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WA Delegation Urges Expedited Emergency Declaration for Devastating Storms, Flooding Hitting State

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Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01), along with Senators Patty Murray (WA), Maria Cantwell (WA), and Representatives Rick Larsen (WA-02), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03), Dan Newhouse (WA-04), Michael Baumgartner (WA-05), Emily Randall (WA-06), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Kim Schrier (WA-08), Adam Smith (WA-09), and Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) urged President Donald Trump to approve an…

Washington Delegation Demands Answers on BP Pipeline Leak

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Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Rick Larsen (WA-02), Kim Schrier, MD (WA-08), Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), Emily Randall (WA-06), Adam Smith (WA-09), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) called on BP to answer questions surrounding the November leak of the Olympic Pipeline in Snohomish County. The leak released a reported 2,300 gallons of fuel into…

Trump’s Tariffs Cause Decline in Canadian Tourism and Commerce, Hurting WA Businesses

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Today, the Joint Economic Committee Democrats released a new report showing how declining Canadian tourism is harming American businesses in Washington. The decline in tourism comes as President Trump has proposed annexing Canada, imposed several rounds of tariffs on Canadian goods paid for by Americans, and repeatedly broken off trade talks. The report…

DelBene Announces WA-01 Winner of 2025 Congressional App Challenge

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Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) announced AnemoDx, coded by Isabella Li, Hiya Pandey, and Anya Mehta from Redmond High School, as the winner of the 2025 Congressional App Challenge from Washington’s 1st Congressional District. AnemoDx is an app that serves as a non-invasive, early warning system for people with anemia by helping users estimate their hemoglobin levels and…

DelBene Leads Bipartisan Effort Urging USTR to Hold Canada Accountable for Dairy Trade Violations

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Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Claudia Tenney (NY-24), Tony Wied (WI-8), Jim Costa (CA-21) led a bipartisan group of 74 members of the House of Representatives in a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, urging him to hold Canada accountable for failing to meet its dairy commitments under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The letter calls on…

Trump Finally Admits His Tariffs Are Raising Prices

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Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) released the following statement on President Trump’s rollback of some of his food tariffs.  “President Trump has finally admitted what we’ve all known for months – his illegal tariffs are making everyday items like coffee, bananas, and meat more expensive. Families have needlessly had to pay more at the grocery store while American farmers have…

Government Funding Proposal Fails to Address Republican Health Care Crisis

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Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) released the following statement on the Republican shutdown.  “The government funding proposal fails to address the fundamental needs of the American people. That’s why I will vote against it. “The Republican health care crisis is sending insurance premiums skyrocketing – sometimes double or even triple what they currently are. American families…

Democrats Introduce Legislation to Block Harmful Red Tape in Medicare

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Today, Congresswomen Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Greg Landsman (OH-01), Ami Bera, MD (CA-06), Kim Schrier, MD (WA-08), Mark Pocan (WI-02), and Rick Larsen (WA-02) introduced legislation to protect seniors from new red tape the Trump administration is implementing in traditional Medicare. The Seniors Deserve SMARTER (Streamlined Medical Approvals for Timely, Efficient Recovery) Care Act would…

Health Care, Grocery Costs Skyrocketing Because of Republican Shutdown

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Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) released the following statement on the latest impacts of the Republican shutdown.  “As I travel the state and the country, the number one issue I hear from folks about is affordability. Yet, beginning tomorrow, families in Washington will be hit with a double whammy. Open enrollment begins for health care coverage through Washington…

DelBene, House Democrats Urge USDA to Immediately Fund SNAP

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Today, Representative Suzan DelBene (WA-01), House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Ranking Member Jahana Hayes (CT-05), House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02), and 212 House Democrats sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, urging the agency to use contingency reserve dollars to fund the…