Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (D-WA-01) introduced legislation today to expand veterans’ access to long-term, good-paying jobs in the manufacturing industry by boosting training for those re-entering the civilian workforce.
The Manufacturing Jobs for Veterans Act (H.R. 344) would direct the Department of Labor to award $50 million in grants over the next five years to establish… Read more »
During the August district-work period, we traveled our districts in the states of Washington, Connecticut, New Hampshire and Illinois and met with small-business owners, entrepreneurs and middle-class families who desperately want to see a Congress focused on fostering an environment for job growth.
If there's one thing we heard time and time again, it's this: Congressional leaders… Read more »
Dozens of people who helped clean up in the aftermath of the Oso landslide are about to lose their jobs.
But they're hoping the experience they gained through that disaster will help them start a new chapter in life.
"In Darrington, you have the mill, and IGA, and a couple gas stations, but that's about it," said 19-year-old Ward Hoftell, one of dozens of people in Snohomish County… Read more »
Today, U.S. Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell and U.S. Representatives Adam Smith, Rick Larsen, Suzan DelBene, Derek Kilmer and Dennis Heck applauded an announcement by Washington Governor Jay Inslee that the state has been awarded $4.3M in Department of Defense (DoD) Office of Economic Adjustment (OEA) Defense Industry Adjustment program funding to focus on the military and… Read more »
Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Judy Chu (CA-27), and Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18) introduced legislation aimed at giving women entrepreneurs equal treatment when it comes to starting and growing their own businesses. The “Women’s Small Business Ownership Act of 2014” would improve access to lending and increase business counseling and training services for… Read more »
Congresswoman Suzan DelBene welcomed an announcement from U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today that the USDA will begin taking applications from states for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training (SNAP E&T) pilot program, which was included by Rep. DelBene in the Farm Bill reauthorization enacted earlier this year. The provision is… Read more »
Reps. Suzan DelBene, WA-01, and Rick Larsen, WA-02, praised the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) announcement today that it will use its authority under the Clean Water Act to protect one of the world’s largest salmon fisheries in Bristol Bay, Alaska from the proposed Pebble Mine. The Bristol Bay salmon fishery supports thousands of jobs for Washington state fishers and… Read more »
Responding to a call from Congresswoman Suzan DelBene and local residents to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to take actions to reduce wait times and increase border crossing capacity at all five ports of entry in Whatcom County, CBP announced that it will begin extending the Point Roberts border crossing NEXUS lane hours… Read more »
Congresswoman Suzan DelBene is asking the Department of Homeland Security to take steps to cut back wait times at Whatcom County ports of entry, especially Point Roberts. And she’s getting results.
In a July 7 letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Gil Kerlikowske expressed concerns about… Read more »
Congresswoman Suzan DelBene this week called on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to allocate the appropriate resources to reduce wait times and increase border crossing capacity in Whatcom County. DelBene urged CBP to take action in a letter sent to DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson and CBP Commissioner Gil Kerlikowske. The First… Read more »
