Today, Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler applauded the Bonneville Power Administration’s quick implementation of visibility markers on transition lines suspended over the Columbia River Gorge.
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Today, the U.S. House of Representatives Safe Medications for Moms and Babies Act – a bill co-authored by Reps. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA) and Kathy Castor (D-FL).
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Today, U.S. Representatives Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA) and Kathy Castor (D-FL) applauded the inclusion of their Safe Medications for Moms and Babies Act in a bipartisan medical innovation and mental health reform package.
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Jaime Herrera Beutler is questioning a decision by the U.S. Forest Service to ban pedal-assist bicycles, which are frequently used by individuals with disabilities, on bicycle trails in federal forests.
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Last night, the U.S. House of Representatives approved Jaime Herrera Beutler’s measures to address the lengthy VA hiring process and staff vacancies that have delayed care for Southwest Washington veterans.
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Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (WRDA) that steps up protection on the Columbia River system against aquatic invasive species via an amendment successfully championed by Jaime Herrera Beutler. The WRDA bill authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to maintain our national waterways infrastructure, vital to economic growth and targeted flood prevention. Jaime led the effort to speed up the utilization of funds that have already been ap...
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Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-SW WA) and Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) today applauded the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) new rules that will allow Pearson Airport, one of the oldest operating airfields in the U.S., to continue to operate in a manner that is economically feasible while fostering airspace safety.
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Today, U.S. Representative Jaime Herrera Beutler’s Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Act (BABES Act) was approved by the U.S. House of Representatives with unanimous support.
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Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler is pressing the U.S. Department of Transportation to study whether breaking up the long lines of oil-carrying rail cars with other non-volatile commodities will reduce combustion risks in the event of a derailment.
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Today, the Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act, a bipartisan bill authored by U.S. Reps. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA) and Kurt Schrader (D-OR) to improve the survival of endangered salmon, steelhead and other native fish species in the Columbia River system, was approved by the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee.
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