Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler released the following statement on passage of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) in the U.S. House today: “Washington is the most trade-dependent state in the union and it’s critical our trade policies benefit workers and business owners here. For instance, Canada and Mexico purchase nearly one-fifth of Washington’s total manufacturing exports, and Canada is Washington’s largest market for wine. I supported the USMCA today because this updated ...
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U.S. Representatives Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA-3) and Conor Lamb (PA-17) recently introduced H.R. 5428, the Grid Modernization Research and Development Act of 2019. This bill would refine and expand vital research programs at the Department of Energy focused on modernizing and improving our nation’s electric grid.
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Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA-3) joined Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Patty Murray (D-WA), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), and Kamala Harris (D-CA), and U.S. Representatives Peter DeFazio (D-OR-4), Greg Walden (R-OR-2), Kurt Schrader (D-OR-5), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1), and Jared Huffman (D-CA-2) today in announcing a major, bipartisan victory for West Coast trawlers in the 2020 spending bill that passed the U.S. House today.
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Today, Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler released the following statement on the articles of impeachment: “Since the president’s call with Ukraine came to light, I have been clear that no one is above the law. I’ve also advocated for providing the American people with full and absolute transparency into the circumstances surrounding that conversation. This morning, the House Judiciary Committee reported two articles of impeachment to be voted on by the full House of Representatives. “I will vo...
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Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler supported yesterday’s U.S. House passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which included her bill, the Reserve Medical Officer Parity Act, as well as a 3.1 percent pay raise for U.S. troops. Herrera Beutler introduced her bill earlier this year to better meet U.S. armed service members’ medical needs by allowing Reserve Medical Officers to continue serving past retirement age if the military has a need for more surgeons, medical specialists and doctors.
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Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler is helping introduce a bipartisan bill today to lower prescription drug prices and protect access to new medicines and cures. H.R. 19, the Lower Costs, More Cures Act uses bipartisan reforms to cap how much seniors pay each year at the pharmacy and requires full cost transparency at the doctor’s office. The legislation also includes a specific provision to make insulin more affordable.
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Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler joined her colleagues today in introducing a bipartisan, bicameral bill to help provide financial relief for new parents. The legislation, Advancing Support for Working Families Act, gives new parents the option of receiving up to $5,000 following the birth or adoption of a child through the Child Tax Credit (CTC). In exchange for this benefit, families would take a $500 reduction from their future annual child tax credits over the following 10 years.
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Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler applauded U.S. Department of Transportation’s announcement yesterday that it was awarding a $1.5 million Bus and Bus Facilities grant to the city of Longview following the congresswoman’s support. In addition to helping secure funding for this grant program as a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, Herrera Beutler specifically advocated for the city’s request for federal funds to replace the four oldest buses in the RiverCities Transit fleet.
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Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler applauded the advancement of two bipartisan bills she’s co-sponsoring to improve maternal health care and reduce maternal mortality rates. The bills, which were approved by the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee this week, build upon Herrera Beutler’s bipartisan Preventing Maternal Deaths Act that was signed into law last year.
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Today, the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee advanced bipartisan legislation aimed at reducing and ending America’s growing maternal mortality crisis. U.S. Representatives Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), Robin Kelly (D-IL), Michael Burgess, MD (R-TX), Buddy Carter (R-GA), Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) and Lauren Underwood (D-IL) cosponsored H.R. 4996, the Helping Medicaid Offer Maternity Services (MOMS) Act of 2019.
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