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DelBene Secures House Approval of $22 Million for 15 Projects to Make WA-01 More Affordable, Safe, Accessible

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Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) secured House passage for more than $22.2 million in federal funding legislation for 15 community projects across Washington’s 1st Congressional District. These projects include expansions of health, safety, and educational facilities, road and trail improvements, environmental sustainability initiatives, and utility upgrades. The 15 community…

DelBene, WA Delegation Urge Trump to Approve Request for Major Disaster Declaration for Individual Assistance for WA Flooding Victims

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Today, Representative Suzan DelBene (WA-01) along with the entire Washington congressional delegation, urged President Donald Trump to approve Governor Bob Ferguson’s request for a Major Disaster Declaration for Individual Assistance to unlock an estimated $21.3 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) resources for families whose homes were destroyed or significantly damaged…

WA Families Spent Over $2,000 More Because of Inflation During Trump’s First Year

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today marks one year since President Trump began this term, and in that time, he has made life more expensive for American families. The Joint Economic Committee Minority released a new report today showing that Washington families spent an average of  $2,008 more on everyday goods due to inflation under President Trump. This new analysis shows that in…

DelBene, Frankel Lead Push to Remove Medicare Red Tape in FY26 Funding Package

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Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Lois Frankel (FL-22), Kim Schrier, MD (WA-08), Lloyd Doggett (TX-37), Mark Pocan (WI-02), Greg Landsman (OH-01), Ami Bera, MD (CA-06), Rick Larsen (WA-02), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), and Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), along with 62 colleagues, urged House and Senate leadership to include language that would prohibit the implementation of new…

DelBene Joins 115 Colleagues in Urging HHS Secretary Kennedy to Restore Childhood Vaccine Schedule

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Today, Representative Suzan DelBene (WA-01) joined 115 of her colleagues in a letter led by Representative Kim Schrier (WA-08) in urging Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to save lives by restoring the previous childhood immunization schedule. The letter comes on the heels of the Secretary Kennedy-led Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announcing they…

DelBene Statement on Trump’s Military Operation in Venezuela

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Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) released the following statement on President Trump’s military operation in Venezuela: “Maduro was a dictator who used violence against his own people, but President Trump’s decision to invade Venezuela without consulting Congress does not make America safer. Trump is committing the United States to ‘run’ the country for an indefinite timeline.…

DelBene, Moore Lead Inquiry into How IRS is Using AI

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Today, Congresswomen Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Gwen Moore (WI-04), along with Members of the House Ways and Means Committee, sent a letter to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regarding the agency’s use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to write code used to manage Americans’ taxpayer data. A recent study found that AI-generated source code is frequently inaccurate. Developers often spend…

DelBene, Whitehouse Introduce Carbon Border Adjustment to Boost Domestic Manufacturers, Tackle Climate Change

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Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Senate Environment and Public Works Ranking Member Sheldon Whitehouse (RI) reintroduced the Clean Competition Act, legislation to make American companies more competitive in the global marketplace and cut planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions with a carbon border adjustment.  On average, U.S. manufacturers are over 50 percent less…

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…