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DelBene Announces $20 Million for Green Bus Programs in King, Snohomish, and Whatcom Counties

August 17, 2022

Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) announced that three public transit systems in King, Snohomish, and Whatcom Counties will receive a combined $20 million for energy efficient bus lines. These systems include: Transit System Location Amount Sound Transit King & Snohomish Counties 9.2 million Whatcom Transporta...

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

August 12, 2022

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 Pr...

Transcript of DelBene Remarks at Press Conference on Congressional Delegation to Indo-Pacific

August 10, 2022

Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Chairman Gregory Meeks, Chairman Mark Takano, and Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi held a follow-up press conference on the Congressional delegation to the Indo-Pacific region. Below is a full transcript. The video can be found here. Congresswoman DelBene: ...

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Redmond Reporter: U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene urges Postmaster General to reconsider closing Eastside mail facility

January 26, 2022

On Jan. 26, U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-Wash) issued a letter to the U.S Postmaster General, Louis DeJoy, strongly urging him to “reconsider” the U.S. Postal Service’s plan to move mail operations out of the Seattle East DDC in Redmond. On Jan. 5, DelBene toured the East DDC facility and met with postal worker union mem...

NYTimes: Cash Aid to Poor Mothers Increases Brain Activity in Babies, Study Finds

January 24, 2022

A study that provided poor mothers with cash stipends for the first year of their children’s lives appears to have changed the babies’ brain activity in ways associated with stronger cognitive development, a finding with potential implications for safety net policy. The differences were modest — researchers likened the...

The Canadian border is open, but packages are still stacked up in Blaine

November 8, 2021

There wasn’t a deluge of Canadian visitors on the first day of border restrictions being lifted, but Blaine business owners and government officials are happy to start welcoming them back. Downtown Blaine was quiet on Monday afternoon, Nov. 8, hours after the U.S. government eased restrictions on nonessential travelers...

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Interested in Learning More About Federal Grant Opportunities?

July 7, 2022

Dear friend, For non-profit organizations, businesses, local government officials, and individuals, there are hundreds of federal grant opportunities that are made available through different federal agencies and departments throughout the year. In recent years, organizations from the 1st District have secured a variet...

How I’m Helping Put Baby Formula Back on Shelves

July 2, 2022

Dear friend, Washington state has felt the brunt of the baby formula shortage with parents facing empty shelves earlier and more severely than other states. At the end of May, Washington was one of ten states where the out-of-stock rate was higher than 90%, compared to nationwide rates at 74%. There has been federal ac...

The Fight for Women’s Health Care is Not Over

June 25, 2022

Dear friend, Yesterday, Washingtonians woke up to the news that the Supreme Court had stripped women in this country of their right to make their own health care decisions by overturning Roe v. Wade. The burden of this ruling will be felt disproportionately by lower-income women and women of color across the country in...

Press Releases

DelBene Announces $20 Million for Green Bus Programs in King, Snohomish, and Whatcom Counties

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

Transcript of DelBene Remarks at Press Conference on Congressional Delegation to Indo-Pacific

In The News

Redmond Reporter: U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene urges Postmaster General to reconsider closing Eastside mail facility

NYTimes: Cash Aid to Poor Mothers Increases Brain Activity in Babies, Study Finds

The Canadian border is open, but packages are still stacked up in Blaine

E-Newsletters

Interested in Learning More About Federal Grant Opportunities?

How I’m Helping Put Baby Formula Back on Shelves

The Fight for Women’s Health Care is Not Over

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