Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) offered an amendment to legislation slated to be considered in the House of Representatives this week that would protect the Pacific Northwest from offshore oil drilling. The amendment is co-led by Representatives Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) and Derek Kilmer (WA-06).
The Republican-led Strategic Production Response Act (H.R. 21) would limit… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) announced that over 28,000 Washington seniors can save nearly $17 million this year on insulin as a result of Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act. This averages to $603 in annual out-of-pocket savings per Washington senior.
The law, which was passed last year with DelBene’s support, caps out-of-pocket prescription insulin costs at $35 per month… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) released the following statement on the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision.
“Today’s anniversary is the first time in five decades that women across the country aren’t guaranteed the fundamental right and freedom to make their own health care choices. In the months since the Supreme Court’s conservative… Read more »
This week, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Rick Larsen (WA-02) called for answers about persistent mail delays reported to both offices in Northwest Washington during the December holiday period. In a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, DelBene and Larsen called for the United States Postal Service (USPS) to expeditiously address delays and mail failures. The lawmakers… Read more »
Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Darin LaHood (IL-16) introduced the Small Business Tax Fairness and Compliance Simplification Act (H.R. 45), bipartisan legislation that would bring tax relief to beauty salon owners and workers by extending the Federal Insurance Contribution Act (FICA) tax tip credit to the beauty service industry. The tip credit helps ensure accurate… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01), a member of the Ways and Means Committee, released the following statement on Republican legislation that would gut funding from the IRS designed to improve taxpayer services and increase enforcement.
“Only this extreme Republican majority would use its first bill of the 118th Congress to embolden tax cheats and cut services for working… Read more »
Recently, President Joe Biden signed the fiscal year 2023 federal funding legislation that contained $19.4M for 15 community projects which Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) secured for Washington’s 1st Congressional District. These projects range from road and trail improvements, expanded mental health facilities, and support for farmer’s markets and senior services.
Community leaders… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) introduced the Email Privacy Act, legislation that would create 21st Century protections for personal emails and other digital records.
Currently, law enforcement can seize any email older than 180 days without a warrant. The bill would require law enforcement to obtain a warrant to access emails and other digital records and allow providers to… Read more »
Today, the House passed the fiscal year 2023 funding legislation, which included over $19 million for 15 community projects across Washington’s 1st Congressional District that were championed by Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01). These range from road and trail improvements, expanded mental health facilities, and support for farmer’s markets and senior services.
DelBene submitted 15… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) issued the following statement after the House Democratic Caucus unanimously voted to confirm her as Chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), a critical position in House Leadership.
“It is an honor to be nominated by Leader-designate Jeffries and now confirmed by a vote of the entire House Democratic Caucus as DCCC… Read more »
