Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today voted against H.R. 1927 because it included unnecessary and burdensome requirements that would deny asbestos victims their privacy and timely compensation. Instead, DelBene called for a vote on her bill, the Reducing Exposure to Asbestos Database (READ) Act (H.R. 230) to protect American families and workers from exposure to asbestos. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ahead of Sunday’s wild-card game featuring the Seattle Seahawks versus the Minnesota Vikings, Reps. Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Keith Ellison (MN-05) placed a friendly wager on whose team will prevail and advance to the NFL playoffs. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today voted against a bill that would repeal parts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and block funding for Planned Parenthood for one year. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today joined her colleagues in filing an amicus brief with the Supreme Court supporting a woman’s constitutional right to decide whether and when to have a child, as the Court prepares to consider Whole Women’s Health v. Cole. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) issued the following statement after supporting the omnibus appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2016, which passed in the House of Representatives on a 316-113 vote: Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) released the following statement today after supporting a tax relief package, which passed in the House of Representatives on a 318-109 vote. Read more »

BOTHELL – Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today met with Washington state researchers to call for an increase in federal funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Read more »

Today, Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, and Reps. Jim McDermott, Adam Smith, Rick Larsen, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Dave Reichert, Jaime Herrera Beutler, Suzan DelBene, Derek Kilmer, Denny Heck, and Dan Newhouse sent a letter to Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx, urging the Department of Transportation to quickly approve emergency relief funding to repair… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) sent a letter calling on Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Edith Ramirez to stop hotels from masking the true price of a room and include any mandatory fees to be listed as part of the hotel room rate. “During this holiday season, Americans across the country are booking travel to visit family and friends, or… Read more »

This afternoon, the Congressional Women’s Working Group on Immigration Reform and We Belong Together were joined by children at a Capitol Hill press conference to call for an end to America’s family detention system.  Nine members of Congress spoke out about the need to end family detention, including Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40),… Read more »