Led by Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI), Rep. Scott Peters (D-CA) and Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO), 43 New Democrat Coalition Members sent a letter to Dr. Ralph Cicerone, President of the National Academy of Sciences, requesting a report on the state of digital literacy in America’s education system. The Coalition argued that “in a more connected and… Read more »
Congresswoman Suzan DelBene praised an announcement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that $4.2 million in grants were awarded to Washington state through the USDA’s Specialty Crop Block Grant (SCBG) Program. These grants will support Washington producers of fresh fruits and vegetables by funding research to improve growing practices and help farmers gain access to new… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene announced that the Department of Education has recognized the Bear Creek School in Redmond as a National Blue Ribbon School of 2014. The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program recognizes schools based on their overall academic excellence. The Bear Creek School was selected because their standardized test scores in reading and math placed them among the… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene applauded an announcement by the Department of Justice that the Skagit County Sheriff’s office will receive $250,000 in COPS grant funding to hire two additional officers, part of $124 million made available nationally by the Department of Justice COPS Office, COPS Hiring Program (CHP) grant to create and/or preserve law enforcement jobs… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene announced that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded two grants to Friends of Youth: $149,500 to support their Basic Center Program, which works to meet immediate needs of runaway and homeless youth, and $139,776 for their Street Outreach Program, which works to help young people get off the streets.
“Friends… Read more »
Today, U.S. Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell and U.S. Representatives Adam Smith, Rick Larsen, Suzan DelBene, Derek Kilmer and Dennis Heck applauded an announcement by Washington Governor Jay Inslee that the state has been awarded $4.3M in Department of Defense (DoD) Office of Economic Adjustment (OEA) Defense Industry Adjustment program funding to focus on the military and… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene applauded an announcement by the U.S. Geological Survey that they have started a study on Glacier Peak in Snohomish County. Glacier Peak is classified as a Very-High-Threat volcano by the USGS National Volcano Early Warning System (NVEWS). According to the USGS, Glacier Peak has virtually no real-time monitoring network, only a single, nearly… Read more »
Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Judy Chu (CA-27), and Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18) 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 of 2014” would improve access to lending and increase business counseling and training services for… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene released the following statement on her vote in favor of the McKeon amendment authorizing the Pentagon, in coordination with the State Department, to train and equip appropriately vetted Syrian rebels and associated groups to defend the Syrian people from attacks by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
“It’s clear that ISIL… Read more »
U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Chris Coons (D-DE), and U.S. Representatives Howard Coble (R-NC) and Suzan DelBene (D-WA) today announced the formation of the Congressional Trademark Caucus, the first Congressional Caucus dedicated solely to trademark issues and matters of importance to consumers. The bipartisan, bicameral Congressional Trademark Caucus will serve to… Read more »
