Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) announced she is seeking a veteran, Gold Star Family member, or an active-duty spouse living in Washington’s 1st Congressional District for a position in her Kirkland district office through the Green & Gold Congressional Aide Program.
This position will work with military and veteran constituents to handle veterans-related casework and act… Read more »
Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Carol Miller (WV-01), Brad Schneider (IL-10), and Larry Bucshon, M.D. (IN-08) led 47 of their colleagues in expressing their support for the newly proposed Increasing Organ Transplant Access (IOTA) Model that aims to increase access to kidney transplants and reduce Medicare spending. In a bipartisan letter, the lawmakers also urged the Centers… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the House of Representatives passed the Strengthening State and Tribal Child Support Enforcement Act (H.R. 7906), bipartisan legislation introduced by Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) to strengthen state and tribal child support services. The bill was approved as part of the Protecting America’s Children by Strengthening Families Act (H.R. 9076) by a bipartisan… Read more »
Today, in remarks to the U.S. House of Representatives, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) called for the immediate release of Dr. Seif Fateen, who has been detained in Egypt without trial for nearly six years.
Dr. Fateen, a distinguished MIT-educated chemical and environmental engineering professor, has been held in prison since his house was raided without a warrant in… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) announced that Washington will receive $300,000 from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as part of a nearly $1 million federal investment in landslide preparedness and research efforts nationwide that will save lives and better protect communities. This funding was made possible through DelBene’s National Landslide Preparedness Act, which was… Read more »
Today, U.S. Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), and Ritchie Torres (NY-15) released a statement in response to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau that shows that child poverty rate remains high following a lapse in extension for the expanded, monthly Child Tax Credit. The new data shows that the child poverty rate increased 1.3 percentage points to 13.7… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) responded to a recent American Enterprise Institute article that claims that Democrats’ efforts to bring back and make permanent the enhanced Child Tax Credit “punishes working families” and would “discourage parental employment and risk harming the long-run prospects of children.”
“The idea that permanently expanding the Child Tax Credit would… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) celebrated the historic announcement from the Biden-Harris Administration around Medicare’s first-ever drug price negotiations made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act. These negotiations will lower prices on 10 of the most expensive and frequently used drugs in the Medicare program.
These negotiated prices will save Medicare beneficiaries… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) presented the City of Bellevue with a $963,000 ceremonial check to support the Bellevue Police Department’s new body-worn camera program. DelBene secured the investment in the FY24 federal funding law.
The project will equip Bellevue police officers with body-worn cameras, a vital tool for boosting transparency and trust with the… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) presented Snohomish County with a $960,000 ceremonial check that will support habitat restoration efforts in Chinook Marsh. DelBene secured the investment in the FY24 federal funding law.
The project will restore 430 acres of tidal habitat and nearby drinking water lines. It will strengthen flood protection, restore recreational… Read more »
