Press Releases

WOODINVILLE – Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today called on House Republicans to allow a vote on President Obama’s emergency Zika funding request during a visit to SpringStar, a local business at the forefront of that fight. “Repeatedly, Democrats have asked for a vote on the President’s request for emergency funding to combat Zika. Instead of addressing… Read more »

Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today praised President Obama for signing the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA), which included her amendment scaling-up a successful Washington model to help individuals suffering from substance abuse. “Opioid abuse is tearing apart families across the country, including in Washington state, and the legislation signed by the… Read more »

Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) released the following statement today, seven years since the last federal minimum wage increase. “Millions of Americans work 40 hours or more every week and still can’t earn a living wage. This is unacceptable,” DelBene said. “We cannot achieve strong economic growth unless all working families have the opportunity to succeed.… Read more »

Members of Congress praised a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Thursday affirming that the U.S. government does not have authority to serve search warrants unilaterally on electronic communications held abroad.  The members, Senators Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Representatives Tom Marino (R-Pa.) and Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.), noted… Read more »

Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today introduced the Birth Control Privacy Act (H.R. 5746) to ensure women’s personal medical decisions about contraception are not disclosed to their employers — preventing serious exposures of personal health data and protecting the financial security of millions of women and their families. “If a woman stops filling her… Read more »

Today, U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA), and Representatives Jim McDermott (WA-07), Adam Smith (WA-09), Rick Larsen (WA-02), Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Denny Heck (WA-10), and Derek Kilmer (WA-06) applauded the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) announcement that Alaska Airlines has been selected as a tentative awardee to provide service between the… Read more »

Reps. Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05), Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-05) and Derek Kilmer (WA-06) today introduced bipartisan legislation that would open up new markets and create jobs for rural economies by providing research, assistance and incentives for the construction of tall wood buildings throughout the United States. The Timber Innovation Act (H.R.… Read more »

Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt. “A woman’s access to reproductive healthcare shouldn’t be dependent on her income or zip code. Unfortunately, politicians across the country have been passing dangerous laws that block women from… Read more »

U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (D-WA) introduced a resolution to designate June 26, as “LGBT Equality Day,” honoring the anniversary of three significant victories won at the U.S. Supreme Court for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Americans. “America should celebrate the progress we have made to pass on to the next… Read more »

Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a tied ruling in United States v. Texas, upholding the Fifth Circuit Court decision. As a result, families and children who might have benefitted from the President’s Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA) and expanded Deferred Action for Childhood… Read more »