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DelBene Secures Key Benefits for Middle-Class Families in Build Back Better Proposal

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Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) released the following statement after securing critical middle-class tax provisions in the Ways & Means Committee markup of the Build Back Better Act: “Building back better means focusing on the middle class. From helping put food on the table to producing affordable housing, these provisions will invest in middle-class families and set…

DelBene, Beyer Introduce Direct Air Capture Legislation

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Today, U.S. Representatives Suzan DelBene (D-WA) and Don Beyer (D-VA) introduced the Negate Emissions to Zero (NET Zero) Act, legislation that would substantially increase tax incentives to boost the developing direct air capture industry. DelBene and Beyer serve on the House Committee on Ways and Means, which has jurisdiction over tax policy in the House of Representatives, and which is…

DelBene, Schweikert Introduce Legislation to Protect American Industry, Workers, and Consumers from Patent Trolls

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Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and David Schweikert (AZ-06) introduced the Advancing America’s Interests Act, legislation that will help prevent the International Trade Commission (ITC) from being misused. The ITC has the power to ban products from entry into the U.S. marketplace and this power has been persistently abused by patent licensing entities, more commonly known as…

DelBene, Larson, Beyer Introduce Bill to Spur Development of Clean Hydrogen

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Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01), John B. Larson (CT-01), and Donald Beyer (VA-08) introduced the Clean Hydrogen Production and Investment Tax Credit Act of 2021. This bill would spur the development of clean energy by providing a tax credit to companies that reduce carbon emissions by producing…

DelBene, Beyer, Majority of House Dems Push Affordable Housing Expansion in Reconciliation Package

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Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Don Beyer (VA-08) led 111 House Democrats, a majority of the caucus, in urging House leadership to address the nation’s growing affordable housing crisis in the upcoming reconciliation package. In a letter, the lawmakers ask that the bipartisan, bicameral Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act (H.R. 2573) be included in the…

House Democrats Advance Key Pieces of President Biden’s Economic and Civil Rights Agenda

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Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed historic legislation key to President Biden’s economic and civil rights agenda with Congresswoman Suzan DelBene’s (WA-01) support. House lawmakers approved a budget outline that is the first step in unlocking the reconciliation process that will allow Democrats to advance President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda with a simple majority in…

DelBene Statement on Continued U.S. Northern Border Closure

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Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) released the following statement after the United States extended land and water travel restrictions from Canada through September 21, 2021. “The United States’ decision to extend the northern border closure by another month is wrong and misguided. Over the past year and a half, we have asked our border communities to put their economies and…

DelBene On The Passing of Richard Trumka

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Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) released the following statement today on the passing of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka:  “We lost a fierce champion of workers’ rights in Richard Trumka today. Richard dedicated his life to advocating for unions across the…

DelBene, Murray, Cantwell Call on Homeland Security Secretary to Grant Border Exemption for Point Roberts

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Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Senators Patty Murray (WA) and Maria Cantwell (WA) sent a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas calling on him to grant a border exemption for Point Roberts as the community faces unprecedented challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. “We appreciate and are grateful for the Administration’s science-based…

House Approves $6.7 Million for DelBene Community Projects

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This week, the U.S. House of Representatives approved federal funding legislation that included $6.7 million for community projects across Washington’s 1st Congressional District. These projects were championed by DelBene and include recreation and community centers, child care facilities, career development and youth engagement programs, and telehealth expansion in rural areas that will…