Jobs and the Economy

Students push hard for immigration reform

| Posted in In the News

A handful of college students with undocumented immigration status and big career goals gathered Wednesday at the Bothell campus of the University of Washington to urge 1st Congressional District Rep. Suzan DelBene to work for immigration reform and in particular, the passage of the DREAM Act.

Op-Ed: Breaking Congressional gridlock to grow economy, aid agriculture

| Posted in In the News

Arriving in Congress just after the November election, I was disappointed to see the brinksmanship and hyper-partisanship that defined the 112th Congress and earned it the dubious distinction as one of the least productive ever. I am hopeful that with this new Congress, we can break the gridlock and do better. I look forward to doing my part to accomplish this.