Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene introduced bipartisan legislation to help boost efforts to revitalize the economies of tribal communities. Called the Indian Country Economic Revitalization Act, the bill would direct the Department of Commerce to produce a comprehensive report that identifies policies and strategies for promoting the sustained growth of the economies of Indian tribes and Indian lands. “The federal government has a responsibility to our tribal communities to do everything we c...
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Today Congresswoman Suzan DelBene issued the following statement after voting against a modified version of the USA Freedom Act: “The NSA surveillance bill that the House leadership put before a vote today is a weakened, watered-down version of the USA Freedom Act that I originally cosponsored. “The truth is today’s bill falls short of clearly guaranteeing that massive data collection by the NSA will be put to a full stop. “The question isn’t whether the bill is intended to end bulk collection ...
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Congresswoman Suzan DelBene, Congressman Rick Larsen and Congressman Jim McDermott sent a letter to the leaders of the House Appropriations Committee calling for additional funding for national landslide programs and funding for the latest in landslide mapping technology. The letter comes as the House Committee plans to mark-up the appropriations bill that funds the U.S. Geological Survey next week. Specifically, the letter calls for a significant increase to the Landslide Hazards Program, whic...
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To expand veterans’ access to long-term, good-paying jobs in the manufacturing industry, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene introduced new legislation today to boost skills training for U.S. veterans and servicemembers who are re-entering the civilian workforce. Called the Manufacturing Jobs for Veterans Act, the bill would direct the Department of Labor to award $50 million in grants over the next 5 years to establish pilot State Manufacturing Employment Programs to support on-the-job training, appre...
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In a unanimous bipartisan vote, the House Judiciary Committee passed the USA Freedom Act today which would reform the NSA and end the government’s surveillance programs that collect American’s phone data in bulk. Congresswoman Suzan DelBene is an original cosponsor of the USA Freedom Act and was successful in getting a key amendment included in the final bill that passed today. DelBene's amendment would strengthen transparency by permitting greater disclosure by private companies of U.S. govern...
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(Seattle, WA) – Today, Washington Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, Representatives Suzan DelBene and Rick Larsen, and Snohomish County Executive John Lovick announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will provide Snohomish County with $7,585,139 as part of its Public Assistance (PA) Grant Program. This funding represents the first payment as part of the PA program, which reimburses state and local governments for spending on recovery efforts in the aftermath of federa...
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Today, U.S. Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell and Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Rick Larsen (WA-02) announced that legislation to protect the Green Mountain Lookout in Snohomish County has been signed into law by President Obama. The new law comes after a group based in Montana filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) for using a helicopter and machinery to repair the lookout in the Glacier Peak Wilderness within the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. As a r...
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The federal delegation representing Snohomish County called on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to declare a Secretarial Disaster Designation for Snohomish County to assist farmers who have been affected by the State Route 530 mudslide. In a letter sent to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack, Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA), U.S. Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Rick Larsen (WA-02) and Jim McDermott (WA-07), strongly supported the request made to USDA by Governor Inslee. Th...
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Governor Jay Inslee today announced his decision to preserve existing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for over 200,000 Washington households by providing additional assistance to those who participate in the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). Congresswoman Suzan DelBene issued the following statement: “Today’s announcement by the Governor is good news for hundreds of thousands of Washingtonians, many of them who are children and seniors on fixed-income...
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Congresswoman Suzan DelBene issued the following statement regarding today’s vote on the House Republican budget: “To get our economy back on track and help Washington’s families and businesses, we need to find responsible, bipartisan solutions to our nation’s fiscal issues. Unfortunately, the Ryan Republican budget passed by the House today was neither responsible nor bipartisan. “It’s very disappointing that the budget passed today is projected to cost 3 million jobs and will protect tax brea...
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