Press Releases

Today U.S. Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Mike Quigley (IL-05) sent a letter with 56 of their colleagues urging the Obama Administration to take greater action to revise immigration enforcement procedures and provide relief from unnecessary detention and deportation. “Our broken immigration system is hurting Washington state’s economy and families. Today far too… Read more »

Today, Representatives Derek Kilmer (WA-06) and Suzan DelBene (WA-01) called for Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Eric Shinseki to resign after the VA Office of Inspector General released a report detailing the manipulation of wait lists for veterans seeking medical care.   “The Inspector General’s report makes clear that the VA system is failing our veterans. We… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene introduced bipartisan legislation to help boost efforts to revitalize the economies of tribal communities. Called the Indian Country Economic Revitalization Act, the bill would direct the Department of Commerce to produce a comprehensive report that identifies policies and strategies for promoting the sustained growth of the economies of Indian tribes… Read more »

Today Congresswoman Suzan DelBene issued the following statement after voting against a modified version of the USA Freedom Act: “The NSA surveillance bill that the House leadership put before a vote today is a weakened, watered-down version of the USA Freedom Act that I originally cosponsored. “The truth is today’s bill falls short of clearly guaranteeing that… Read more »

Congresswoman Suzan DelBene, Congressman Rick Larsen and Congressman Jim McDermott sent a letter to the leaders of the House Appropriations Committee calling for additional funding for national landslide programs and funding for the latest in landslide mapping technology. The letter comes as the House Committee plans to mark-up the appropriations bill that funds the U.S. Geological… Read more »

To expand veterans’ access to long-term, good-paying jobs in the manufacturing industry, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene introduced new legislation today to boost skills training for U.S. veterans and servicemembers who are re-entering the civilian workforce. Called the Manufacturing Jobs for Veterans Act, the bill would direct the Department of Labor to award $50 million in grants… Read more »

In a unanimous bipartisan vote, the House Judiciary Committee passed the USA Freedom Act today which would reform the NSA and end the government’s surveillance programs that collect American’s phone data in bulk. Congresswoman Suzan DelBene is an original cosponsor of the USA Freedom Act and was successful in getting a key amendment included in the final bill that passed… Read more »

(Seattle, WA) – Today, Washington Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, Representatives Suzan DelBene and Rick Larsen, and Snohomish County Executive John Lovick announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will provide Snohomish County with $7,585,139 as part of its Public Assistance (PA) Grant Program. This funding represents the first payment as part of the… Read more »

Today, U.S. Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell and Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Rick Larsen (WA-02) announced that legislation to protect the Green Mountain Lookout in Snohomish County has been signed into law by President Obama.   The new law comes after a group based in Montana filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) for using a helicopter and… Read more »

The federal delegation representing Snohomish County called on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to declare a Secretarial Disaster Designation for Snohomish County to assist farmers who have been affected by the State Route 530 mudslide. In a letter sent to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack, Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA), U.S. Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01),… Read more »