Press Releases

Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) joined Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35) and 41 other members of Congress to urge the Trump administration to reconsider its “public charge” rule in light of the COVI-19 outbreak. “Normally, I would call the public charge rule callous but in light of the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak the policy is also dangerous and shortsighted,” said Rep. DelBene.… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and members of the Washington congressional delegation urged the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to extend the tax filing deadline in light of the COVID-19 outbreak in Washington state. “We request that the IRS use its authority, immediately, under the Internal Revenue Code to extend the time for filing any return for six months… Read more »

Reps. Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), and Jamie Raskin (D-MD) today introduced the Resilient Elections During Quarantines and Natural Disasters Act of 2020. This legislation addresses the threat COVID-19 poses to 2020 elections by requiring states and localities to create and administer plans to operate their elections in the event of quarantines advised by public health and… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Congressman Derek Kilmer (WA-06) led a bipartisan effort by the Washington congressional delegation calling on the Trump administration to immediately fulfill Washington state’s additional needs to combat the COVID-19 outbreak. “Ongoing support at the highest levels of the U.S. government is critical to our state’s ability to… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene toured EvergreenHealth, the health system caring for many of the COVID-19 patients, to discuss its ongoing needs as the facility manages the outbreak.  “I want to thank the staff and leadership at EvergreenHealth who have been working around the clock over the past week, alongside our local public health… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene released the following statement on the House emergency funding bill to respond to the coronavirus (COVID-19).  “I am pleased to see robust funding for state and local public health departments, which have collectively spent millions of dollars to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak in Washington state. In the absence of any medical… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene released the following statement in response to the continued spread of the coronavirus.  “I am deeply saddened by the news of a death in King County today from the coronavirus, and I extend my condolences to his family and loved ones. I will continue to actively monitor the spread of the virus as new cases are… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) introduced H.Res.828, the Resolution on the Environmental Goods Agreement, which would direct the Trump administration to restart and conclude negotiations on the Environmental Goods Agreement.  The Environmental Goods Agreement (EGA) negotiations were first initiated in 2014 by 14 World Trade Organization (WTO)… Read more »

Congresswoman DelBene has announced that Dana VanBuecken – a patient with type 1 diabetes from Kenmore who has dedicated her life to researching diabetes and advocating for a cure – will be her guest at the State of the Union Address on Tuesday.   VanBuecken, a mother of four, was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes 13 years ago, and attended an event last year hosted by… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman DelBene and Congresswoman Jayapal met with officials from Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to discuss the multiple cases of Iranian Americans being detained and questioned at length while entering the US from Canada at the Blaine Peace Arch crossing in January and the recently leaked CBP memo directing CBP agents to discriminate specifically against individuals of… Read more »