Budget and Fiscal Responsibility

President Biden Includes DelBene’s Child Tax Credit and Affordable Housing Proposals in Budget Plan

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Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) released the following statement on President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2024 budget proposal, which includes her proposals to permanently expand the Child Tax Credit and increase affordable housing across the country. “I welcome President Biden’s budget proposal today as a blueprint that would help expand the American middle class, build on the…

DelBene Statement on President Biden’s State of the Union Address

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Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene issued the following statement on President Biden’s State of the Union address.  “Tonight, President Biden highlighted the historic progress that he and Congressional Democrats have made over the past two years - creating millions of good-paying jobs, lowering costs for working families, and starting to rebuild our nation’s infrastructure. He also…

DelBene Statement on Republican Legislation Gutting Resources for Improved Taxpayer Services and Fairness

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Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01), a member of the Ways and Means Committee, released the following statement on Republican legislation that would gut funding from the IRS designed to improve taxpayer services and increase enforcement.  “Only this extreme Republican majority would use its first bill of the 118th Congress to embolden tax cheats and cut services for working…

What They Are Saying: DelBene Secures $19.4M for Community Projects in WA-01

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Recently, President Joe Biden signed the fiscal year 2023 federal funding legislation that contained $19.4M for 15 community projects which Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) secured for Washington’s 1st Congressional District. These projects range from road and trail improvements, expanded mental health facilities, and support for farmer’s markets and senior services. Community leaders…

DelBene Secures $19.4M for Community Projects in FY23 Federal Funding Package

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Today, the House passed the fiscal year 2023 funding legislation, which included over $19 million for 15 community projects across Washington’s 1st Congressional District that were championed by Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01). These range from road and trail improvements, expanded mental health facilities, and support for farmer’s markets and senior services. DelBene submitted 15…

Amid Ongoing Baby Formula Crisis, DelBene Introduces Bill to Boost Domestic Production

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Today, House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Member Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Chairman Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), Ranking Member Adrian Smith (NE-03), and Members John B. Larson (CT-01), Dan Kildee (MI-05), and Drew Ferguson (GA-03) introduced legislation that would boost domestic baby formula production and get more product on shelves amid the continued shortage across the United…

House Passes Historic Legislation to Lower Costs for Families, Invest in Clean Energy Future

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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…

HuffPost: Joe Manchin Thinks Parents Should Have To Work For Child Tax Credit

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Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) suggested Sunday that he’s fundamentally opposed to a key part of the Democratic agenda: monthly benefits for parents. Since July, the federal government has been sending most parents monthly cash payments, a revolutionary policy that could slash child poverty ― but the payments will stop after December if Congress doesn’t pass a new law to keep them…

House Democrats Advance Key Pieces of President Biden’s Economic and Civil Rights Agenda

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Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed historic legislation key to President Biden’s economic and civil rights agenda with Congresswoman Suzan DelBene’s (WA-01) support. House lawmakers approved a budget outline that is the first step in unlocking the reconciliation process that will allow Democrats to advance President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda with a simple majority in…

DelBene, DeLauro, Torres Secure $13.6 Billion in Child Tax Credit Funding and Report Language in FY 2022 Financial Services and General Government Spending Bill

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Today, the House Appropriations Committee passed the fiscal year 2022 Financial Services and General Government funding bill. In this spending bill, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), and Ritchie Torres (NY-15) secured $13.6 billion for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), an increase of $1.7 billion above the FY 2021 enacted level. This increase in funding will…