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DelBene, Kind, LaHood, Walorski Lead Colleagues in Calling for Expanded Tariff Exclusion Process

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Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Ron Kind (WI-03), Darin LaHood (IL-18), Jackie Walorski (IN-02), and 137 of their colleagues sent a bipartisan letter to United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai expressing their strong support for establishing a comprehensive and fair exclusion process that would allow U.S. producers, manufacturers, and importers to request…

DelBene Statement on First Missed Monthly Child Tax Credit Payment

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Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Chair of the New Democrat Coalition, issued the following statement on the first missed monthly Child Tax Credit payment. “Today is the first time in six months that 36 million families will not receive their monthly Child Tax Credit payments after the Senate failed to act at the end of last year. While parents will not be receiving this…

DelBene Delivers Historic $605M for WA Bridges through Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

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Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) announced the first round of investments to repair Washington bridges under the bipartisan infrastructure law that she helped pass. Washington state will receive $121 million for bridge improvements for Fiscal Year 2022, which is part of the $605.1 million total investment over the next five years through the Federal Highway Administration’s…

DelBene Secures $144M to Help Washingtonians Stay Warm this Winter

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Tags: Energy

Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) announced a more than doubling of the annual federal investment toward helping Washington families and seniors afford energy costs. In total, DelBene helped secure $143.6 million for Washington state in Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funding through the American Rescue Plan and annual appropriations. WA families and seniors…

Representatives DelBene, Kilmer, and Larsen, Senators Murray and Cantwell, Applaud Biden Administration Major Disaster Declaration Following Winter Storms, Flooding in Northwest Washington

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Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Derek Kilmer (WA-06), and Rick Larsen (WA-02), and U.S. Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell (WA) applauded the Biden administration’s approval of a major disaster declaration following winter storms and flooding in Northwest Washington. This declaration will allow funding to be available to affected individuals in the counties of…

DelBene, Bucshon Call on Biden Administration to Prioritize Kidney Innovation in FY 2023 Executive Budget

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Tags: Health

Today, Congressional Kidney Caucus Co-Chairs Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Larry Bucshon (IN-08) called on the Biden administration to prioritize investments in kidney innovation and research in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Executive Budget. In a letter signed by 18 members of Congress, the lawmakers urged the administration to include $25 million for KidneyX, a public-private partnership…

DelBene Hosts Roundtable on Major Broadband Investments Headed to Washington

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Yesterday, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) held a roundtable with constituents and local leaders at the Monroe Public Library to discuss how the pandemic has exacerbated digital inequality and highlight upcoming investments from the bipartisan infrastructure law that will help improve broadband access and affordability around the state. In Washington state, around 8.5% of residents…

Digital Trade Caucus Co-Chairs Statement on Canadian Pursuit of Digital Services Tax

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Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Darin LaHood (IL-18), Co-chairs of the Digital Trade Caucus, issued the following statement on Canada’s decision to move forward with a unilateral Digital Service Tax (DST): “We are concerned with Canada’s decision to move forward with a unilateral DST. If enacted, this tax would erode confidence in the October 8 OECD/G20 agreement reached…

DelBene Announces Nearly $900M in Funding for WA Roads and Bridges Under Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

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Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) announced that Washington state will receive nearly $900 million in federal funding under the bipartisan infrastructure law to improve our roads and bridges, help create good-paying jobs, and grow our regional economy. This is the first round of funding for Washington highways under the law. “The bipartisan infrastructure law is delivering…

DelBene Closes Shipbuilding Loophole in Defense Authorization Bill

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Today, the U.S. Congress approved the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that includes a provision championed by Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) to close a loophole that enabled the Navy to purchase a critical ship component from foreign sources, circumventing the law and President Biden’s Buy America directive. DelBene’s fix will protect the sole remaining U.S. supplier…