Press Releases

Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Adam Schiff (CA-28), and Jared Huffman (CA-02) and Senator Dianne Feinstein (CA) introduced the Strengthening Welfare in Marine Settings (SWIMS) Act, legislation that would end the future capture and breeding of whales for public display. Studies have shown that certain cetaceans – specifically, orcas, beluga whales, pilot whales, and… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) was joined by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo to underscore the importance of addressing the nationwide semiconductor chip shortage and its impact on the Washington state economy. On a call with reporters, DelBene and Raimondo discussed how the current chip shortage is affecting prices and product supply in Washington and the urgent… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) issued the following statement after President Biden signed the Formula Act (H.R. 8351) into law. The measure, championed by DelBene, will help alleviate the ongoing formula crisis by eliminating tariffs on safe imported baby formula: “I want to thank President Biden for swiftly signing the Formula Act into law. Families across the country –… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) issued the following statement after the Senate passed the bipartisan Formula Act (H.R. 8351) by unanimous consent. Led by DelBene, this bill would help alleviate the infant formula shortage by removing trade tariffs on safe formula from trusted foreign suppliers: “The baby formula crisis continues to be a major concern for parents around the… Read more »

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 »