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Rather than repealing the progress made, DelBene’s legislation builds on the Affordable Care Act to help more small businesses provide health insurance to their employees.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) introduced legislation today to expand the Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credit for small businesses, making it more affordable for small employers to offer health coverage to their workers.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers in reintroducing the Email Privacy Act. This legislation would update the 1986 Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), the main statute governing law enforcement access to digital records and content, such as email. The bill would require law enforcement to obtain a warrant to access emails. Current law allows law enforcement to obtain emails from third party providers without a warrant if they are older than 180 days.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the National Football League Playoffs kick off this weekend, Reps. Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Debbie Dingell (MI-12) wagered on whether the Seattle Seahawks or the Detroit Lions would win in Saturday’s NFC Wild Card game.
DelBene is wagering Washington wine and Beecher’s cheese, while Dingell has offered up items from Zingerman’s Deli.
DelBene will serve on the House Ways and Means Committee, which will be at the forefront of debate on taxes, healthcare and retirement security in the new Congress.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) has been selected to serve on the House Ways and Means Committee, the chief tax-writing committee in the House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today issued the following statement after Select Panel Republicans issued a final report riddled with unsubstantiated accusations designed to limit women’s healthcare options and restrict medical research:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – With the 2016 College Football Playoffs kicking off this weekend, Reps. Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Terri Sewell (AL-07) placed a wager on whose team would win in Saturday’s game between the University of Washington Huskies and Alabama University Crimson Tide.
DelBene is wagering salmon from the Puget Sound, while Sewell has offered up some Alabama barbeque.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Obama today signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for 2017, which included Congresswoman Suzan DelBene’s (WA-01) National Guard Family Protection Act (H.R. 4554) to ensure National Guard members retain health coverage when responding to state emergencies, such as landslides or earthquakes. The bill also included a DelBene measure easing the burden of relocation on our nation’s military families.
The report contains key observations and opportunities for progress.
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Members of the bipartisan encryption working group – established in March 2016 by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI), House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), and Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, a bipartisan group of ten members of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee — including Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today issued the following statement after Congress passed a short-term continuing resolution to fund the federal government through April 28:
“Today, Congress passed another temporary funding bill. And while I’m thankful we avoided another costly and unnecessary government shutdown, Congress has yet again kicked the can down the road, setting up another potential crisis next Spring.