Press Releases

Today, Congresswomen Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Maria Salazar (FL-27) led a call for answers about the status of Tokitae – also known as Lolita – the world’s oldest captive orca who has lived at the Miami Seaquarium since she was captured from the Puget Sound in 1970. The Seaquarium has recently been met with controversy due to facility conditions and concerns about Tokitae’s… Read more »

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Formula Act (H.R. 8351), bipartisan legislation led by Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) to help alleviate the ongoing infant formula crisis by removing trade tariffs on safe formula from trusted foreign suppliers. The bill passed 421-2. Washington was one of ten states where the out-of-stock rate for formula was higher than 90%, at… Read more »

Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Rick Larsen (WA-02) urged U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel to work with their Japanese counterparts to ensure equal market access for Washington farmers by eliminating Japan’s damaging frozen blueberry tariffs. “We urge you to pursue an amendment to the U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement to ensure U.S.… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) released the following statement after the Biden administration announced that the U.S. will remove Trump-era tariffs on solar products from Canada. “I applaud the Biden administration’s decision to remove tariffs on Canadian solar products. I called on the administration to take this action last year as a way to boost good-paying solar… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) hosted a roundtable with Washington business leaders to highlight the importance of semiconductors to Washington’s economy and the impact of the ongoing global chip shortage. This shortage has impacted a variety of industries, ranging from consumer technologies to defense and critical infrastructure, resulting in higher costs, production delays,… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) released the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health. “Today is a dark day in American history. An activist conservative court has stripped women in this country of their right to make their own health care decisions and thrown out nearly 50 years of legal precedent under Roe v. Wade. “This… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) voted for bipartisan legislation that takes historic steps to combat gun violence and protect our communities and children. The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act will help save lives by keeping weapons out of dangerous hands, strengthening mental health services, and bolstering school safety. This is the first major gun violence prevention package… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of the Treasury established the Office of Tribal and Native Affairs: “The Treasury Department has a significant impact on the welfare and sovereignty of Tribal nations. By establishing the Office of Tribal and Native Affairs, the Biden administration is taking a critical step to fulfill… Read more »

Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), John Larson (CT-01), and Dan Kildee (MI-05) introduced the Affordable and Accessible Infant Formula Act in response to critical infant formula shortages nationwide. At the end of May, Washington was one of ten states where the out-of-stock rate was higher than 90%, with nationwide rates at 74%. As the U.S.… Read more »

Today, Digital Trade Caucus Co-Chairs Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Darin LaHood (IL-18) released the following statement on the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) renewal of the longstanding moratorium on tariffs on digital goods (e.g., e-books, music, movies, and video games) and digital services (e.g., software, emails, and text messages) following their call to do so at the twelfth WTO… Read more »