Press Releases

Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) led more than 100 House members in urging the House Appropriations Committee to fund the National Institutes of Health (NIH) at a level of at least $32 billion in any forthcoming appropriations legislation. The bipartisan letter was co-led by Reps. David McKinley (WV-01) and Chris Van Hollen (MD-08). “Insufficient funding for NIH has a… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) voted to advance bipartisan legislation out of the House Judiciary Committee. DelBene cosponsored the Sentencing Reform Act (H.R. 3713), which reduces mandatory minimums for drug offenses, reduces the three-strike mandatory life sentence to 25 years and provides judges with greater discretion in determining appropriate sentences. “Locking… Read more »

Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today introduced legislation aimed at giving women entrepreneurs equal treatment when it comes to starting and growing their own businesses. The Women’s Small Business Ownership Act would improve access to lending and increase business counseling and training services for women entrepreneurs, and give women-owned businesses the same level of… Read more »

KIRKLAND – Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today hosted the annual First Congressional District career fair at Lake Washington Institute of Technology (LWTech). “With many working families still struggling in the midst of continued economic recovery, my top priority in Congress is helping to create jobs and strengthen our economy,” DelBene said. “But there are… Read more »

BOTHELL – Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) is reminding Washington’s First District high school students that her office is now accepting submissions for the Second Annual Congressional App Challenge. The deadline for submissions is Jan. 15, 2016. “As someone who worked in the technology sector before coming to Congress, I know firsthand that innovation requires… Read more »

TULALIP – Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today met with Washington state tribal leaders to discuss barriers to broadband access on tribal land. DelBene serves on the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet. Last year, she requested the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) study and report on the status of Internet and… 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, Derek Kilmer, Suzan DelBene, Denny Heck, and Dan Newhouse, sent a letter to FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, expressing concern over the slow pace of FEMA’s progress to update its criteria for Individual Assistance. After… Read more »

Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today introduced the Protecting Individuals From Mass Aerial Surveillance Act, which would require the federal government to obtain a warrant to conduct aerial surveillance in the United States. Reps. Donald Beyer (VA-08), Zoe Lofgren (CA-19), Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) and Ted Poe (TX-02), are original cosponsors of the bipartisan bill. “Just… Read more »

Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today voted for a long-term highway funding bill to invest $325 billion on transportation projects for the next six years. “Our nation’s infrastructure is facing a breaking point. An efficient and functioning infrastructure system is critical to our economy,” DelBene said. “I’m glad Congress has finally prioritized funds… Read more »

Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) has been appointed to serve on the House Republicans’ new Energy and Commerce Select Committee to Attack Women’s Health. “I hope this will be a fair and honest investigation, rather than a venue for political theater,” DelBene said. “So far, there has been no evidence of unlawful activity by Planned Parenthood, a… Read more »