Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) introduced the Developing Alternative Mitigation Systems (DAMS) for Beavers Act, legislation that would help protect public infrastructure and private property from beaver damage while supporting non-lethal mitigation alternatives for these important animals and saving taxpayers money.
Beavers play a critical role in shaping the environment,… Read more »
Today, Congresswomen Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE-At-Large) introduced the Preventing Unnecessary Deaths During Life-Threatening Events (PUDDLE) Act to protect families from having their electricity shut off during extreme weather events like heat waves and cold snaps.
The Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) prohibits electric utilities from… Read more »
Today, the U.S. Forest Service announced that emergency mitigation efforts to prevent landslides and floods along Highway 2 in the area burned by the Bolt Creek Fire will begin Thursday.
“Getting relief out quickly to communities impacted by wildfires is critical not only to rebuild from fire and smoke damage but also to mitigate the risk of landslides and other… Read more »
Dear friend,
We live in the most beautiful region in the country but the wildfires across our state are a painful reminder of how climate change is making these events more frequent and powerful. In recent years, we have seen record-setting heatwaves, wildfires, and smoke destroy our farmland and crops, jeopardize our homes and business, and threaten our lives and… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Washington Senator Maria Cantwell, and Congresswoman Kim Schrier (WA-08) sent a letter to U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Chief Randy Moore, calling for the agency to begin post-burn treatment in the Bolt Creek Fire area.
In the letter, the lawmakers noted that the Bolt Creek Fire burned over 14,000 acres along U.S. Highway 2, a key… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Washington Senator Maria Cantwell, and Congresswoman Kim Schrier (WA-08) hosted a roundtable discussion with local leaders, transportation experts, firefighters, and business owners to identify how federal assistance can help residents recover from the Bolt Creek Fire along the Highway 2 corridor and find solutions to help prevent landslides and… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) announced that Washington state will receive over $1 billion in fiscal year 2023 to strengthen the state’s roads and bridges from investments in the historic bipartisan infrastructure law that she supported.
The resources are divided between:
$916 million for highway and road improvements
$130 million for bridge repairs
$15… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) hosted a virtual press conference to highlight the historic energy savings for Washington families, small businesses, and municipalities included in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) that President Biden signed into law in August 2022.
The Inflation Reduction Act delivers an unprecedented federal investment in clean energy and climate action. It… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) participated in a House Ways & Means Committee hearing on the climate crisis and highlighted the impact of the Bolt Creek Fire currently raging in her district that has burnt nearly 10,000 acres in King and Snohomish counties.
Witnesses included:
Jodi Sherman, M.D., Associate Professor of Anesthesiology of the Yale School of… Read more »
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives, with the support of Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01), passed the Inflation Reduction Act, which will lower costs for families, make historic investments in our clean energy future, and decrease the federal deficit.
The bill passed the Senate on Sunday and now heads to the President’s desk to be signed into law. It was a top priority for the… Read more »
