Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Jackie Walorski (IN-02), Tony Cárdenas (CA-29), Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), Terri Sewell (AL-07), and Fred Upton (MI-06) introduced the Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act (H.R. 4043), legislation that would guarantee Medicare beneficiaries access to cutting-edge medical innovation by expediting the… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken calling on the Biden administration to reach an agreement with the Canadian government to grant the Point Roberts community an immediate exemption to current border restrictions and reopen the Boundary Bay Border Crossing.
Since March 2020, residents in the exclave community of Point… Read more »
Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Chris Pappas (NH-01), and Senators Amy Klobuchar (MN) and Susan Collins (ME) introduced the Voices for Veterans Act, which would require the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to include LGBTQ+ veteran representation in its Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans’ membership and scope.
The Advisory Committee on… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene released the following statement commending the resolution in the longstanding trade dispute between the U.S. and E.U. over aircraft subsidies:
“After almost two decades of the Boeing-Airbus trade dispute, the United States and the European Union have reached an agreement that will benefit our aerospace industry and workers in Washington state and… Read more »
Today, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure advanced over $17.6 million in infrastructure projects for Washington’s 1st Congressional District championed by Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01), including road and bridge repairs, culvert replacements, and trail connections.
In April, DelBene submitted a list of projects to the committee for consideration. The… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) introduced the Point Roberts Small Business Fairness Act to help struggling small businesses in Point Roberts, Washington keep the lights on and recover from the COVID-19 economic crisis.
Point Roberts is an exclave community in Whatcom County situated at the southern point of the Tsawwassen peninsula and only connected by land to Canada.… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Congressman Rick Larsen (WA-02), and Senator Patty Murray urged the Biden administration to strengthen domestic solar manufacturing and boost clean energy jobs in Washington state by easing import restrictions on solar panels and cells.
In a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, the lawmakers requested the administration exempt… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Smart Cities Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) introduced the Smart Cities and Communities Act to promote the use of smart city technologies and enhance federal coordination of these programs.
Smart technologies enable cities to improve community livability, services, communication, safety, mobility, and resilience to natural disasters;… Read more »
Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), and Ritchie Torres (NY-15) released a statement on the Biden administration’s announcement that the Child Tax Credit (CTC) payments will be distributed monthly to parents starting July 15, 2021:
“Today, the Biden-Harris administration has taken a critical step to ensure our… Read more »
Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Mike Kelly (PA-16), Ami Bera (CA-07), and Larry Bucshon (IN-08) introduced the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act, bipartisan legislation that would improve care for seniors by streamlining and standardizing the way Medicare Advantage (MA) plans use prior authorization and increasing oversight and transparency around prior… Read more »
