SEATTLE – On Earth Day, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) spoke about the importance of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) at the March for Science. “Science shouldn’t be a partisan issue,” DelBene said. “Scientific research helps inform our decision making, including on ways we can protect our environment and address the damaging effects of climate change. On Earth Day, it’s important to highlight how STEM helps protect our environment and inform conservation efforts, such as ad...
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REDMOND – Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) announced that Nate McGaw from Glacier Peak High School won the 2017 Congressional Art Competition for Washington’s First District. DelBene joined local students, families and friends at a reception honoring all the participants who submitted artwork for the competition. McGaw won with his piece, “Ballpoint Boy,” which will be displayed in the Cannon Tunnel of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., as part of a year-long national exhibition. McGaw is ...
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MOUNT VERNON – Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today visited the Boys & Girls Club of Skagit County to donate computers and highlight the devastating effects of President Trump’s proposed budget cuts on our community — including this important afterschool program. “It’s shameful the President is proposing the elimination of funding for vital afterschool programs like the Boys & Girls Club. These investments provide an essential safety-net for middle-class families, improve academic achieveme...
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Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today helped introduce the Social Security 2100 Act to improve retirement security for America’s seniors by enhancing benefits, increasing annual cost-of-living adjustments, scrapping the income contribution cap on the wealthy and ensuring the long-term stability of Social Security into the next century. “For more than 80 years, Social Security has kept seniors out of poverty and provided a vital safety-net for the middle class. Instead of breaking our promis...
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On Equal Pay Day, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) joined Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) in reintroducing the Paycheck Fairness Act, which would help close the wage gap between women and men doing the same jobs. On average, women make just 80 cents for every dollar made by a man. The wage gap is even worse for Washington state women, who earn only 79 cents for every dollar made by male colleagues. “Equal pay is not just good for women — it’s good for families, businesses and our economy....
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Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today joined a bipartisan group of colleagues in writing to the House Appropriations Committee, urging appropriators to fund the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) to address the opiate and heroin addiction crisis. “The opioid epidemic is having a devastating impact on public health and safety across the United States,” the letter stated. “As you begin consideration of the [Fiscal Year] 2018 appropriations bill, we hope that you will recognize th...
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Yesterday, Congressman Adam Smith, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, reintroduced the Relief from Sequestration Act, along with Reps. Conyers, Lujan Grisham, McGovern, DelBene and Jayapal. This legislation would end sequestration and the drastic, across-the-board cuts sequestration has inflicted on our economy. For years, the Budget Control Act of 2011 (BCA) and its continued threat of sequestration have negatively impacted our economy, government, and harmed our nation. The...
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Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today voted in support of a resolution that would have forced the release of President Trump’s tax returns. “This President is breaking 40 years of precedent with his alarming lack of financial transparency, and his refusal to release his tax returns is a serious red flag. Given the President’s evasive maneuvering, Congress has a constitutional responsibility to obtain the records needed to perform rigorous, unbiased oversight,” DelBene said. “If the Presiden...
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Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) applauded the failure of the Republicans’ healthcare bill, which never lived up to the President’s promise that everyone would have health insurance coverage. In fact, 24 million people would have lost their healthcare if the bill became law. “If Republicans crafted legislation that lived up to the promise of ‘insurance for everybody’ at lower cost, they would have broad support for their efforts. But it’s clear this bill left middle-class families, seniors, ...
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Sens. Patty Murray (D-WA) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA), and Reps. Rick Larsen (WA-02), Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA-03), Suzan DelBene (WA-01), and Derek Kilmer (WA-06) sent a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Office of Management and Budget to request funding to fulfill critical dredging and maintenance needs at six small ports and harbors in Washington state. Ports and harbors, crucial economic drivers in communities throughout Washington state, require regular upkeep. The Ports of...
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