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DelBene Statement on Attorney General Bondi Firing

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Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) released the following statement after President Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi: “Pam Bondi turned a blind eye to Trump’s broad daylight corruption, covered up the Epstein Files, used the law to go after the president’s political enemies, and fired career prosecutors who opposed her. “We need an attorney general who will restore…

Anniversary of Trump’s Tariffs Marked by Higher Prices, Weaker Economy

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Ahead of the first anniversary of President Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs on April 2, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) released the following statement. “The lasting legacy of Trump’s sweeping tariffs will forever be higher prices and a weaker American economy. The cost of groceries, gas, health care, housing, and child care – the bedrock of family budgets – are all up, making it…

DelBene Leads Push to Stop the Trump Administration from Using AI to Deny Medicare Treatments, Procedures

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Tags: Health

Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Ami Bera, MD (CA-06), Llyod Doggett (TX-35), Greg Landsman (OH-01), Rick Larsen (WA-02), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), and Kim Schrier, MD (WA-08) led a letter along with 28 of their colleagues urging leadership of the House Appropriations Committee to repeal the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Wasteful and Inappropriate…

House Republicans Vow to Continue Airport Chaos

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Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) released the following statement on House Republicans continuing the Department of Homeland Security shutdown. “House Republicans couldn’t take yes for an answer. After the Senate unanimously agreed to a bipartisan funding deal, Speaker Johnson caved to the far right and will continue the Homeland Security shutdown with a pointless vote on a…

DelBene, Hobbs Host Live Conversation about Efforts to Restrict Voting Nationwide, Mail-in Ballots in WA

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Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs hosted an Instagram Live conversation about Republican efforts to make it difficult to vote and how they will impact voters in Washington state. President Trump and Republicans in Congress are trying to pass the SAVE America Act, which would require Americans to provide a passport or birth…

DelBene, Miller, Schrier Introduce Bill to Remove Financial Barriers for Living Organ Donors

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Tags: Health

Today, Congresswomen Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Carol Miller (WV-01), and Kim Schrier, MD (WA-08) introduced legislation to provide more support to living organ donors and address the increasingly high costs of donation. The Expanding Support for Living Donors Act would remove financial barriers that prevent many people from donating life-saving organs. Every day, 13 Americans die waiting…

DelBene, Colleagues Call on Trump to Prioritize Opening Japanese Markets to U.S. Potatoes

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Today, Representative Suzan DelBene (WA-01) joined House and Senate colleagues in a letter asking President Trump to prioritize gaining market access for U.S. fresh potatoes during Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s upcoming visit to the United States.  “U.S. potato growers produce the best potatoes in the world. International trade and foreign…

DelBene Leads Bipartisan Warning that NIH Council Vacancies Threaten Medical Research

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Tags: Health

Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01), André Carson (IN-07), and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) led a bipartisan letter along with 31 of their colleagues urging Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to fill vacant positions on National Institutes of Health (NIH) advisory councils, which are essential for approving billions in medical research funding. The failure to…

DelBene on Noem Firing: Accountability ‘Doesn’t Stop with One Firing’

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Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) released the following statement after President Trump fired Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem: “Under Kristi Noem’s failed leadership at Homeland Security, innocent Americans were brutally killed in broad daylight & ICE agents created violence & terror in our communities. It’s long past time she was fired. “The American people…

DelBene, Gomez, Sánchez Introduce Resolution Demanding Transparency on IRS Sharing of Private Taxpayer Data with DHS

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Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), and Linda Sánchez (CA-38) introduced a Resolution of Inquiry (ROI) demanding that the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) turn over all records related to the IRS’s illegal sharing of private taxpayer information with immigration enforcement. This resolution requires Treasury and DHS…