Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Jared Huffman (CA-02) led their colleagues in urging Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Danny Werfel to review the status of the Family Research Council (FRC) as an “association of churches” for tax filing purposes.
In August 2022, the lawmakers sent a letter to then-Commissioner Charles P.… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) presented the City of Woodinville with a $850,000 ceremonial check to replace a culvert in Little Bear Creek that will support fish migration and habitat restoration. DelBene secured the investment in the Fiscal Year 2024 government funding law.
The project will replace an undersized culvert that causes flooding and creates barriers to… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) hosted a roundtable discussion with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Washington patients, and physicians to discuss the policy changes taking place that will improve Washingtonians access to health services and reduce burden on Washington providers.
During the discussion, participants… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) presented the City of Redmond with a $960,000 check to replace an aging asbestos cement water pipe that has reached the end of its useful life. DelBene secured the investment in the FY24 federal funding law.
The City of Redmond has experienced 27 water main breaks in the last six years alone, which pose a significant risk to life and… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01), a member of the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee, introduced bipartisan legislation to simplify the tax filing and payment processes for taxpayers and small businesses.
The Tax Administration Simplification Act would apply the ‘mailbox rule’ to electronically submitted documents and tax payments to the IRS, allow newly formed small… Read more »
Today, the House Ways & Means Committee marked up the Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act (H.R. 1691), bipartisan legislation introduced by Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Brad Wenstrup (OH-02) to provide Medicare beneficiaries with faster access to safe, effective breakthrough medical devices. The bill was approved 36-5.
The bill would… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman DelBene (WA-01) announced that our region will receive $30 million in federal grant funding for two Eastrail expansion projects in King County. These projects include $25 million for King County to complete the final gap in the southern portion of the Eastrail, and $5 million for the City of Woodinville to complete planning to expand the Eastrail… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court dismissed a challenge to the medication abortion drug mifepristone:
“This case was never about science. It was yet another effort by anti-abortion extremists – with the encouragement of House Republicans and the former president – to chip away at reproductive health care. Today’s decision is… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) introduced an updated Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act along with Representatives Mike Kelly (PA-16), Larry Bucshon, M.D. (IN-08) and Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) and Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. (KS), Kyrsten Sinema (AZ), John Thune (SD), and Sherrod Brown (OH).
The bipartisan legislation would help get seniors the care they need and… Read more »
Today, the House Energy and Commerce Committee unanimously passed the Honor Our Living Donors (HOLD) Act (H.R. 6020) that Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Jay Obernolte (CA-23) introduced. The HOLD Act will allow more living donors to qualify for wage, travel, and caregiver reimbursements when donating organs.
“No one should have to choose between a paycheck and donating a… Read more »
