Yesterday, the U.S. House Appropriations Committee approved the 2017 Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations bill that included strong salmon recovery efforts.
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Today, Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler’s transparency measure to expose the lack of accuracy in data used by The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) was passed by the U.S. House Appropriations Committee.
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Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Jaime Herrera Beutler’s accountability measures to address the lengthy VA hiring process and staff vacancies that have delayed care for Southwest Washington veterans.
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Today, U.S. Representatives Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA) and Kathy Castor (D-FL) introduced the Safe Medications for Moms and Babies Act, legislation that will increase safety for women who are pregnant and breastfeeding and must take medication.
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This week, Jaime Herrera Beutler sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation urging it to expeditiously release emergency funds for Forest Road 23 – a major route for recreational access in Southwest Washington’s Gifford Pinchot National Forest.
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Yesterday, Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler urged the federal housing and development department via letter to improve its plans to evaluate development grant eligibility for towns like Toledo, Pe Ell and Vader that have erroneously been qualified as “too affluent.”
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This week, U.S. Representative Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA) introduced the Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Act (BABES Act) that requires TSA to better support air passengers traveling with breastmilk, formula and infant feeding equipment.
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