Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler expressed serious concerns to U.S. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt this week over a flawed conservation plan that will harm rural communities within Pacific and Wahkiakum Counties.
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Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler will be hosting a live telephone town hall on Thursday, November 14 @ 5:25pm Pacific Standard Time. All residents of Southwest Washington’s third congressional district are invited to join Jaime for updates on her initiatives to grow jobs, help working families and improve health care. Residents will also be invited to ask questions or share whatever is on their mind. Southwest Washington residents can sign up to receive a phone alert to join the telephone tow...
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U.S. Representatives Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA) and Brian Higgins (D-NY) introduced the Fire Department Proper Response and Equipment Prioritization Act (FD PREP Act) today to better equip firefighters to respond to oil train accidents. The FD PREP Act would direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to categorize hazmat operations, training, and equipment acquisition relating to crude oil and ethanol rail traffic as “high priority” within its Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program.
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Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler today applauded an announcement by the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) that Southwest Washington communities will be receiving $875,000 in federal grants to prevent youth substance use.
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Today, Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler announced she is inviting Southwest Washington veterans to take part in an event November 8 to record their stories as part of the Veterans History Project within the Library of Congress.
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Congresswomen Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA) and Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA), the co-founders and co-chairs of the Congressional Maternity Care Caucus, today introduced a bipartisan resolution recognizing women’s cardiovascular health as a critical health care priority. Given that heart disease is the number one killer of women in the United States, this resolution promotes increased awareness and education centered on symptoms of heart disease in women. The resolution also calls for gender-specific cardiovascular disease research, prevention, treatment, and policy action to alleviate the risks of heart disease among women.
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Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler has helped Southwest Washington residents save or recoup more than $1 million through her casework services in 2019.
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Today, Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler applauded the U.S. Department of Commerce’s announcement that it had awarded a $1.9 million grant to the city of Longview for the Beech Street extension project. This effort is projected to create more than 200 jobs and bring an anticipated $111 million in private investment to the city.
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Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler applauded the decision by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to protect the viability of earthquake early warning systems like ShakeAlert as they make changes to the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA). The waiver issued by the FCC will ensure alerts issued by the ShakeAlert system will reach affected individuals’ cell phones in a timely manner, increasing their chances of being able to get to safety.
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Last night, U.S. Representatives Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), Denny Heck (D-WA), Trey Hollingsworth (R-IN) and Mike Quigley (D-IL) introduced a bipartisan bill, H.R. 4351, that encourages communities to prioritize measures that will increase housing supply and affordability.
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