Today, Congresswomen Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Claudia Tenney (NY-24) introduced the Community News and Small Business Support Act, bipartisan legislation that would support jobs in local newsrooms, strengthen small businesses, and increase access to hometown information.
While local newspapers are a cornerstone of many communities, they are on the decline nationwide. Since 2004,… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) celebrated House passage of bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that includes provisions she championed to decarbonize the aviation industry through greater adoption of hydrogen-powered aircraft.
“Transportation is responsible for one-third of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, making transitioning to… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) announced that King County Metro Transit will receive $33.5 million to buy approximately 30 battery-powered electric buses and associated charging equipment and train workers to maintain the electric fleet.
This funding comes from the bipartisan infrastructure law and will convert 27 bus routes that serve low-income communities and expand the… Read more »
KOMO News caught with Rep. Suzan DelBene for the Connect to Congress series. DelBene represents Washington's 1st congressional district, which covers parts of King and Snohomish counties.
The congresswoman spoke about new legislation she is co-sponsoring that would expand and improve the child tax credit.
"We just introduced the American Family Act which is the expanded child tax… Read more »
For Melissa Lester, a mother of two from Columbus, Ohio, the rising cost of childcare is a nearly insurmountable obstacle. Lester, a social worker and member of the advocacy group MomsRising, told the Senate Finance Committee in a hearing on Wednesday that her family paid more on childcare than on their mortgage, with the annual cost amounting to more than one year of tuition at… Read more »
Legislators in the House of Representatives pushed a bill forward that seeks to restore a COVID-19-era tax break for American families.
U.S. Representatives Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., and Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y. recently introduced the American Family Act of 2023, which, if passed, would restore the expanded, monthly Child Tax Credit (CTC) to parents and kids across… Read more »
Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), and Ritchie Torres (NY-15) introduced the American Family Act, legislation that would make permanent the expanded and improved monthly Child Tax Credit (CTC).
The expanded and improved CTC that was signed into law as part of the American Rescue Plan was based on the American Family Act and served as the largest tax cut… Read more »
A group of U.S. Representatives has introduced the American Family Act, legislation that would make the previously expanded and improved monthly child tax credit permanent.
Background
During Covid-19, the American Rescue Plan Act provided relief for American families through a series of payments and credits. One of those was a “super-charged” version of the child tax… Read more »
U.S. Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Ron Estes (KS-04) and Senators Michael Bennet (CO) and Marsha Blackburn (TN) introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to improve access to emergency air medical services that are critical for saving lives, particularly for Americans living in rural communities. The Protecting Air Ambulance Services for Americans Act would use data… Read more »
A bill to raise the debt ceiling and avoid the first-ever United States default passed the House on Wednesday.
The deal would suspend the debt limit until 2025, cap some federal spending, take back some money from the IRS, tighten eligibility for food stamp programs, and loosen some environmental rules.
It now heads to the Senate where leaders hope to move quickly despite a group of… Read more »
