Press Releases

Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) released the following statement on the Republican budget bill. “With this bill, Republicans are saying that they would rather spend over $70 billion to continue enabling ICE’s campaign of violence instead of lowering prices for American families. “Trump and Congressional Republicans are indifferent to the challenges facing Americans. While… Read more »

Today, Congresswomen Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Emilia Sykes (OH-13), and Judy Chu (CA-28) led 83 of their colleagues in conducting oversight of the recently-launched Moms.gov. The letter demands that Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. provide answers about the department’s goals in developing, funding, reviewing, and operating… Read more »

Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Ron Estes (KS-04),  Darin LaHood (IL-16), Nathaniel Moran (TX-01), Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), and Brad Schneider (IL-10) introduced a bipartisan resolution expressing strong opposition to Digital Services Taxes (DSTs) and other foreign taxes that unfairly target and discriminate against American companies and workers.  The resolution… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) grilled Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on why he authorized Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staff to have access to a sensitive payment system that sends out money on behalf of the entire federal government. This system contains the personal information and financial data of millions of Americans. Secretary Bessent personally granted… Read more »

Today, Congresswomen Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) introduced legislation to expand opportunities for veterans to gain long-term, good-paying manufacturing jobs by boosting training options for service members transitioning from military to civilian life. The Manufacturing Jobs for Veterans Act would invest $50 million into creating veteran manufacturing pilot… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) released the following statement on the Trump administration’s latest illegal tariffs scheme: “This latest move from the administration is nothing more than a sham effort to reimpose Trump’s illegal tariffs that the Supreme Court struck down. Trump made clear after the ruling that he would try to find new authorities to continue his damaging… Read more »

Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Warren Davidson (OH-08), along with Senators Mike Lee (UT) and Ron Wyden (OR) introduced the bipartisan Email Privacy Act, which would create updated privacy protections for emails and other personalized digital records. Currently, law enforcement can obtain private email communications older than 180 days without a warrant because the law… Read more »

Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Seth Moulton (MA-06) introduced the American High Speed Rail Act, which would invest $200 billion over five years to build a world-class high-speed passenger rail system. This legislation lays out a comprehensive foundation for America’s rail resurgence and would put the United States on par with nations in Europe and Asia that have long… Read more »

Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Vern Buchanan (FL-13), and Terri Sewell (AL-07) introduced the Semiconductor Superiority Act to amend the Section 48D Advanced Manufacturing Investment Credit to explicitly include property and infrastructure for space-based semiconductor manufacturing. Section 48D of the Internal Revenue Code provides a tax credit to incentivize U.S.… Read more »

Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Greg Landsman (OH-01) introduced a Congressional Review Act resolution to end a controversial pilot program that is using AI to delay and deny health care for seniors on traditional Medicare. In January 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) model in… Read more »