Working Families

Everett Herald: At the Evergreen State Fair, try the deep-fried Oreos

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Families stood in line for roller coasters, nibbled at nachos and watched 4-H Club animal showings as the Evergreen State Fair opened Thursday. The fair will run through Sept. 4, but will be closed Wednesday. Attractions include a monster truck rally Friday, a Neon Trees concert Tuesday and an international lumberjack show Thursday. Liam Sorensen, 10, enjoyed the Tilt-a-Whirl because…

DelBene Delivers $750K for Snohomish County’s Food and Farming Center

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Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) presented Snohomish County with a $750K check for its Food and Farming Center, which will serve as a crucial resource hub for fruit and vegetable farmers across Snohomish, Whatcom, Skagit, and King counties. DelBene secured the investment in the Fiscal Year 2023 government funding law.   The Snohomish County Food and Farming Center will…

Salon: Time, food and money: With hunger on the rise, here are ways to actually help

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Hunger is on the rise in America. Food insecurity experts have predicted this surge for months, starting as soon as expanded pandemic-era supplemental nutrition benefits were cut earlier this year. According to the USDA, more than 34 million people, including 9 million children, in the United States are food insecure, while the pandemic increased food insecurity among…

DelBene Leads WA Delegation Members Pushing for Cascadia High-Speed Rail Funding

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Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) led 10 members of the Washington congressional delegation calling for the U.S. Department of Transportation to award funds for the Cascadia High-Speed Rail project. In a letter to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, the lawmakers urged the department to invest in establishing a high-speed rail network that will connect the Cascadia region…

DelBene Fights to Protect PNW Cancer Patients from GOP Medicare Cuts

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Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) pushed to protect cancer patients from Republicans’ efforts to cut Medicare payments to leading cancer centers around the country. DelBene offered an amendment during a Ways & Means committee markup that would exempt dedicated cancer centers, which treat patients with some of the most serious cancer diagnoses and perform cutting-edge research…

DelBene, Kelly, Bera, Bucshon Statement on Prior Auth Reform

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Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Mike Kelly (PA-16), Larry Bucshon, MD (IN-08), and Ami Bera, MD (CA-06), released the following statement on efforts to modernize and streamline prior authorization following today’s Ways & Means markup. “The ‘Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act’ continues to gain momentum in the 118th Congress following unanimous passage in the U.S.…

DelBene, Tenney Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Support Community News Institutions, Small Businesses

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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,…

DelBene Secures Clean Aviation Wins in House FAA Reauthorization

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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…

DelBene Announces $33.5M for King Co. Battery-Powered Buses

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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…

KOMO: Rep. DelBene weighs in on expanding child tax credit, addressing poverty

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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…