Today, Congresswomen Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03) reintroduced the Strengthening Welfare in Marine Settings (SWIMS) Act, legislation that would end the future capture and breeding of whales for public display.
Certain cetaceans, such as orcas, beluga whales, pilot whales, and false killer whales, are cognitively, emotionally, and socially complex animals who… Read more »
Members of Congress said they're actively working to better protect our country from landslides.
The promise is timely as North Carolina approaches two years since Hurricane Helene. The historic storm caused thousands of landslides in the mountains that killed at least 31 people.
After WCNC Charlotte's "Lost Ground: America's Landslide Crisis" investigation exposed a national… Read more »
Landslides are considered among the most dangerous kinds of natural disasters, but they often catch communities off guard. Nearly half of the United States is at risk and not nearly enough people know it.
At least 31 people alone died from landslides after Helene triggered thousands of them in western North Carolina in September 2024. Autopsies identified victims found in mud and… Read more »
Congressman Seth Moulton (Massachusetts-06), along with Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (Washington-01), re-introduced the American High Speed Rail Act of 2026, a landmark piece of legislation that represents a “generational investment in America’s infrastructure, economy, and future.”
The bill authorizes up to $41 billion annually over five years to build a high-speed passenger rail… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) announced that Snohomish County will receive nearly $300,000 for flood prevention efforts. The resources will allow the county to make life-saving investments to protect communities at increasing risk of severe flooding. The funding, initially approved in June 2025, was held up awaiting the signature of then-Homeland Security Secretary… Read more »
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced nearly $21 million for long-term flood mitigation work in Washington and Oregon — part of $250 million the agency is distributing nationwide for more than 100 flood-mitigation projects.
“These awards are distributed through FEMA’s Flood Mitigation Assistance, which empowers states to take proactive action against the devastating… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene announced last week that she secured federal appropriations for several projects in the county, including $3.15 million toward the Snohomish Civic Campus at Fourth Street and Pine Avenue put forward under former Mayor Linda Redmon.
They are secured in the larger federal appropriations act which passed in the U.S. House. The U.S. Senate and President Trump would… Read more »
Washington State Governor Bob Ferguson on January 21, in unison with the entire bi-partisan Washington state congressional delegation the following day, sent letters to President Donald J Trump requesting critical FEMA designation, and funding, to help communities impacted by the record-breaking flooding in December 2025. For nearly two weeks in December, many rivers across Washington… Read more »
Today, Representative Suzan DelBene (WA-01) along with the entire Washington congressional delegation, urged President Donald Trump to approve Governor Bob Ferguson’s request for a Major Disaster Declaration for Individual Assistance to unlock an estimated $21.3 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) resources for families whose homes were destroyed or significantly damaged… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Senate Environment and Public Works Ranking Member Sheldon Whitehouse (RI) reintroduced the Clean Competition Act, legislation to make American companies more competitive in the global marketplace and cut planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions with a carbon border adjustment.
On average, U.S. manufacturers are over 50 percent less… Read more »
