Budget and Fiscal Responsibility

Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) heard from the Port of Bellingham about how a lack of funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) would affect airport staff, such as Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents. If Congress doesn’t act by February 27, nearly 50,000 TSA workers and more than 40,000 CBP… Read more »

The U.S. House of Representative, after a day of backstage maneuver and a Democratic revolt, approved a $1.1 trillion spending bill for Fiscal Year 2015 on a 219-206 vote late Thursday night. A Washington congressman, set to retire after 20 years, served as the House’s presiding officer as he has over the years on many close votes. Rep. Doc Hastings, R-Wash., is a longtime buddy… Read more »

Congresswoman Suzan DelBene issued the following statement on tonight’s passage of the CRomnibus in the House by a vote of 219 to 206: “I am extremely disappointed that Congress has opted to push through a divisive spending bill that was injected with irrelevant, controversial and harmful provisions. It contained measures that will re-open the door for taxpayer-funded… Read more »

Congresswoman Suzan DelBene issued the following statement regarding today’s vote on the House Republican budget: “To get our economy back on track and help Washington’s families and businesses, we need to find responsible, bipartisan solutions to our nation’s fiscal issues. Unfortunately, the Ryan Republican budget passed by the House today was neither… Read more »

Today the US House of Representatives passed by a vote of 221-201 legislation to extend the nation’s borrowing authority for one year, through March 15, 2015. The measure will allow the government to fully finance government operations until that time, averting an economic catastrophe that many economists predicted if the debt ceiling limit was not raised. Congresswoman Suzan… Read more »

EVERETT — The 500 low-income Snohomish County families who received notices last month about federal rent subsidies running out are off the hook — for 2014, at least. The Housing Authority of Snohomish County on Monday mailed a second letter informing those households that their Section 8 vouchers will last through year’s end. That came as a relief for Destinaey… Read more »

Congresswoman Suzan DelBene released the following statement reacting to the President’s 2014 State of the Union address to the nation: “One of the greatest challenges facing us as a nation is how we grow our economy, create jobs and expand opportunity for all. This evening, the President made a strong case for policies that will help us build the foundation for long-term… Read more »

The House of Representatives today passed an omnibus appropriations bill for fiscal year 2014 by a vote of 359-67. The bill meets the terms set by the Murray-Ryan budget agreement, providing $1.012 trillion for the operation of the federal government and avoiding a government shutdown. After her vote in support of the omnibus appropriations bill, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene issued the… Read more »

Today, the House of Representatives voted to pass a bipartisan two-year budget agreement that helps avoid another unnecessary government shutdown in January, provides sequester relief to domestic and defense spending and reduces the deficit. Rep. DelBene has long called for Congress to enact a common-sense, long-term budget that provides families and businesses certainty, and following… Read more »

Congress today voted to reopen the government and avoid a default on the nation’s debt. Congresswoman Suzan DelBene issued the following statement: “Thanks to a bipartisan vote that should have been allowed weeks ago, Congress is finally reopening the government and averting what could have been a disastrous default on our nation’s debt. “This shutdown never… Read more »