When discharged from military service, there are many things veterans have to adjust to in civilian life.
One of those things is re-entering the workforce.
In an effort to learn how to make that transition easier for returning veterans, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene of Washington’s 1st Congressional District, which includes Redmond, met with Puget Sound-area employers in the… Read more »
EVERETT — What beer makers don't want, farmers do.
It's those soggy used-up grains, a by-product of the brewing process, that farmers relish as feed for their livestock.
Brewers give the grain away to those willing to pick it up. This practice, considered sustainable and environmentally responsible, has gone on for years without interference from government.
But a federal agency… Read more »
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… Read more »
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Work Plan for Fiscal Year 2014 released today included $400,000 to help continue progress for the Skagit General Investigation Study (G.I.). The Skagit G.I. will help identify long-term flood control projects that will protect lives and property in the Skagit Valley that are vulnerable to regular and harmful floods along the Skagit River.
Congresswoman… Read more »
Congresswoman Suzan DelBene introduced legislation that expands tax credits for small businesses to make offering health coverage to their workers more affordable. Her bill is the companion to legislation introduced last week by Senator Mark Begich from Alaska. Congressman Frank Pallone (NJ-3) and Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter (NH-1) are also original cosponsors of the House… Read more »
Today, after the announcement by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that it is initiating a process under the Clean Water Act to protect the world's largest sockeye salmon fishery in Bristol Bay from the potentially destructive impacts of the proposed Pebble Mine, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene issued the following statement:
“As I have said all along, the EPA’s… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene, along with 121 other members of the House of Representatives sent a letter to US Trade Representative Michael Froman, urging him to continue to push for a robust, fully enforceable environment chapter in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal.
“TPP must include new and robust commitments for member countries to protect and conserve… Read more »
While House Republicans have been adamant that immigration reform is all but dead this year, a coalition of women’s groups is hoping to revive the issue, wrapping it into the “war on women” offensive.
Arguing that women and children bear the brunt of the burden from a broken system, and that women will be decisive in the 2014 and 2016 elections, organizers said that… Read more »
SEATTLE (AP) — U.S. Sen. Patty Murray and Rep. Suzan DelBene on Tuesday brought their fight to raise the national minimum wage to $10.10 an hour to Seattle, where advocates want to raise it $5 higher.
The small-business owner who hosted their news conference thinks the national proposal would be easier to swallow.
Molly Neitzel, owner of Molly Moon's Ice Cream, said she… Read more »
Congresswoman Suzan DelBene issued the following statement regarding Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler’s proposal to issue new rules to preserve net neutrality protections that were struck down by the D.C. Circuit Court earlier this year:
“Ensuring a free and open internet is essential to innovation and economic growth, which is why I am pleased… Read more »
