Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Darin LaHood (IL-16), Co-Chairs of the Digital Trade Caucus, released the following statement on the U.S. Trade Representative’s (USTR) decision to withdraw support for important digital trade proposals at the World Trade Organization (WTO):
“USTR’s decision to abandon important, longstanding, and bipartisan U.S. digital trade priorities…
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Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Jay Obernolte (CA-23) introduced bipartisan legislation to increase the number of living organ donors eligible for federal assistance through the National Living Donor Assistance Center. The Honor Our Living Donors (HOLD) Act will allow more donors to qualify for wage, travel, and caregiver reimbursement when donating…
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Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) released the following statement on the election of a new Speaker of the House of Representatives.
“Mike Johnson will not solve the problems facing Americans, he will only exacerbate them. After shutting down the House of Representatives for over three weeks, Republicans chose to elevate a key architect of the conspiracy to overturn the 2020…
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Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Carol Miller (WV-01), Tony Cárdenas (CA-29), and Larry Bucshon, M.D. (IN-08) called on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to expand access to home dialysis for Americans on Medicare.
In a letter, the lawmakers urged Medicare to expand coverage for home dialysis to Medicare patients at risk of or currently diagnosed with acute…
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Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) announced that the Pacific Northwest has been named a Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub, receiving a $1 billion investment. The designation for the Pacific NW Hydrogen Hub, a collective of private sector, government, academic, research, and philanthropic communities across Washington, Oregon, and Montana, aims to accelerate clean hydrogen technology,…
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Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) announced nearly $1.1 billion in bipartisan infrastructure law funding for Washington state. These investments will be used for road and bridge repairs and replacements around the state and to build out a nationwide electric vehicle charging network.
The resources Washington will receive from the U.S. Department of Transportation for FY 2024…
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Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) released the following statement after the passage of the Motion to Vacate in the House of Representatives.
“House Republicans have proven once again that they cannot govern. From day one of this Congress, they have put their extreme, unpopular agenda ahead of the interests of the country. They have lurched from one manufactured crisis to…
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Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) joined MSNBC’s The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart to discuss how Congress successfully avoided a Republican-led government shutdown.
The video can be found here and the transcript is below.
Capehart: Congresswoman, welcome back to The Sunday Show. Just, before we talk about why you’re really here, your reaction to…
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Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed a 45-day stopgap funding bill that will avert a federal government shutdown.
“After months of putting forward one extreme proposal after the other, House Republicans today finally accepted what has always been true of the government funding process: to avoid a government…
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Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) announced nearly $1.3 million in federal funding to establish a new comprehensive substance use treatment program at the Kirkland City Jail.
The city will use this funding to create a holistic and evidence-based program that includes screenings, on-site treatment, support services, and reentry planning for incarcerated people with substance use…
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