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Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA-03) intends to force a vote by the U.S. House to extend the lifeline Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) using a legislative maneuver called a discharge petition. Last night, Herrera Beutler filed a formal resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives to allow expedited floor consideration of a bill to extend the PPP. According to U.S. House rules, the earliest she can file the formal petition is Friday, September 25. After that, should the petition garner... Read more

Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA-03) today lauded an announcement by the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) that the City of Ridgefield will be receiving a $5,812,000 grant for critical infrastructure upgrades. From her position as a senior member of the U.S. House Appropriations Committee, Herrera Beutler fought to secure critical funding which is now being awarded through the Better Utilizing Investment to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant to the city of Ridgefield. Herrera Beut... Read more

Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler was named a “Guardian of Small Business” by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) – a designation she has repeatedly earned for her work to support and empower Southwest Washington’s small businesses in Congress. The “Guardian of Small Business” awards are given to Members of Congress who steadfastly support legislative solutions in Congress to promote Main Street businesses. Herrera Beutler’s score and NFIB’s criteria to determine ratings are... Read more

Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler today called on congressional leaders to immediately reconvene the U.S. House of Representatives and pass legislation to extend the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) allowing Southwest Washington’s employers to apply for a second round of forgivable PPP assistance. In the letter, Herrera Beutler highlights the positive impact of the PPP, which has supported nearly 9,000 small businesses and preserved over 95,000 jobs throughout Southwest Washington. With more ... Read more

The Columbia River is closer to getting a vital turning basin navigation improvement project, thanks to a Congresswoman Herrera Beutler-authored provision in yesterday’s House-passed Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (WRDA). Herrera Beutler’s provision in the House WRDA bill sets in motion the establishment of a turning basin on the Columbia River near Kalama, known as the Lower Martin Bar, and the improvement of two turning basins near Longview and Vancouver. The addition of the turning b... Read more

Today, Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler welcomed the news that more than 6,400 Clark County businesses received Paycheck Protection Program loans, with an estimated 66,000 jobs being saved or retained. Herrera Beutler championed the creation of the PPP to aid small businesses and workers during the COVID pandemic. “There’s no doubt that Southwest Washington’s economies and workforce have been severely impacted by COVID-19. Fortunately, the data now proves that the Paycheck Protection Program ... Read more

Today, U.S. Representatives Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA-03) and Derek Kilmer (WA-06) announced that they helped secure $50 million in support for Washington’s non-tribal fishing and shellfish industries. The funding, which is the highest award amount in the country, comes from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, for states, tribes, and territories with coastal and marine fishery participants who have been negatively affected by COVID–19. The Representatives also helped ... Read more

Today, Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler applauded an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announcement that a $600,000 grant will be provided to revitalize segments of the Fourth Plain Corridor. Herrera Beutler formally championed the grant with a letter of support to the EPA in January. This Brownfields Assessment Coalition Grant has been awarded to a coalition led by the city of Vancouver, which includes Clark County Public Health and the Vancouver Housing Authority, to begin revitalizing ... Read more

Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler issued the following statement today stating her support for the emergency funding legislation slated for a House vote tomorrow, but emphasized that her bipartisan legislation to increase the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) by $900 billion is still needed. The current package was approved by the U.S. Senate on Tuesday and extends the PPP by $310 billion. Read more

Today, Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler and Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle sent a letter to Governor Inslee requesting the implementation of a demonstration project to begin re-opening the economy by conducting rapid saliva tests on residential construction industry workers by use of Vancouver’s Molecular Testing Labs (MTL). Read more