Working Families

DelBene Leads Bipartisan Effort to Protect American Workers and Businesses from New Tariffs at WTO Conference

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Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Darin LaHood (IL-16), along with Ways & Means Trade Subcommittee Chairman Adrian Smith (NE-03) and Ranking Member Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), led a bipartisan coalition of 32 members of Congress in calling on U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai to push for the renewal of a longstanding agreement that prevents new tariffs and other…

Congressional Prior Auth Champions Welcome New CMS Regulations

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Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Mike Kelly (PA-16), Ami Bera, MD (CA-06), and Larry Bucshon, MD (IN-08), and Senators Roger Marshall, MD (KS), Sherrod Brown (OH), John Thune (SD), and Kyrsten Sinema (AZ) issued the following statement on CMS’ long-awaited prior authorization regulations:  “Today’s action by CMS is a major win for seniors and their families. These new…

DelBene, WA Delegation Secure Over $41 Million For New Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Across Western WA

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Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Rick Larsen (WA-02), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03), Derek Kilmer (WA-06), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Adam Smith (WA-09), and Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), along with Senator Patty Murray (WA), announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded four grants totaling more than $41 million from the bipartisan infrastructure law.…

Amid Nationwide Shortage, DelBene, LaHood Urge Passage of Legislation to Build More Affordable Housing

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Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Darin LaHood (IL-16), Brad Wenstrup (OH-02), Don Beyer (VA-08), Claudia Tenney (NY-24), and Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) sent a bipartisan letter urging House Leadership to include provisions from the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act in any potential tax legislation brought to the floor. The nationwide housing crisis continues to worsen.…

DelBene Celebrates Second Anniversary of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

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Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) released the following statement celebrating the second anniversary of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: "Two years ago, President Biden and Congress made the largest investment in America’s infrastructure since the interstate highway system. In the years since, the law has continued to drive Washington forward, delivering…

DelBene, Newhouse Introduce Bill to Bring Tax Relief to PNW Seafood Industry

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Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Dan Newhouse (WA-04) introduced bipartisan legislation to ensure tax fairness for meals provided to workers on certain Pacific Northwest fish processing vessels and remote facilities. The 2017 Republican tax law restricted deductions for employers providing free meals as a perk of employment, even when off-premises food and beverage…

DelBene: Government Not Shutdown Today Because Democrats Held Fast Against GOP Extremism

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Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) joined MSNBC’s The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart to discuss how Congress successfully avoided a Republican-led government shutdown. The video can be found here and the transcript is below.   Capehart: Congresswoman, welcome back to The Sunday Show. Just, before we talk about why you’re really here, your reaction to…

DelBene: ’MAGA Shutdown Threatens Families, Economy

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Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) joined House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (CA-33) and Vice Chair Ted Lieu (CA-36) to highlight House Democrats’ accomplishments in strengthening the economy and middle-class, lowering costs, increasing wages for workers, and achieving record-low unemployment rates. Meanwhile, Republicans are willing to risk a government shutdown to…

New Data: GOP Abandon Middle-Class Families, Allow Childhood Poverty to Double

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Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) released the following statement in response to new Census data showing that the historic gains made in fighting childhood poverty from one year of the expanded Child Tax Credit in the American Rescue Plan were undone in the year since Republicans refused to continue the policy. “Today’s data further proves how monthly Child Tax Credit payments…