NDC Member Action
DelBene Leads a Bipartisan Effort Pushing for White House to Protect Americans Against New Tariffs at WTO Conference
As a Co-Chair of the Digital Trade Caucus, Rep. Suzan DelBene (WA-01) led a bipartisan effort calling on World Trade Organization members to renew a longstanding agreement that bars new tariffs and other trade barriers on digital goods and digital services that would harm American companies and workers. In their letter to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, 34 House lawmakers pushed the Biden administration to make renewing the Moratorium on Customs Duties on Electronic Transmissions one of its top priorities at the twelfth WTO Ministerial Conference (MC12) in Geneva.
Over 10 New Dems Attend Congressional Delegation Led by Speaker Pelosi to the Summit of the Americas
Reps. Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Stacey Plaskett (VI-AL), Gregory Meeks (NY-05), Raul Ruiz (CA-36), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23), Julia Brownley (CA-26), Tony Cardenas (CA-29), Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Norma Torres (CA-35), Salud Carbajal (CA-24), Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08), and Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) all joined a Congressional delegation to Los Angeles led by Speaker Pelosi for the Ninth Summit of the Americas. The summit, hosted by the U.S. State department, focused on building a sustainable, resilient, and equitable future for the Western Hemisphere. During the summit, the Congressional delegation worked with regional stakeholders to secure commitments and actions to improve pandemic response, promote green and equitable recovery, build strong democracies, and address the root causes of migration.
O’Halleran Calls for FCC Investigation Into Disastrous Arizona Outages
Following reports of consistent, catastrophic outages in Northeastern Arizona, Rep. Tom O’Halleran (AZ-01) sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel. The letter calls for a full investigation into the outages in Frontier Communications’ network and points out the need to hold Frontier accountable for its pattern of negligent behavior toward communities in northern and eastern Arizona.
Larsen Holds Most Community Project Funded & Infrastructure Events in House Democratic Caucus
On Tuesday, June 14, the House Democratic Policy & Communications Committee announced that Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) held the most in-person and virtual Community Project Funding and infrastructure events between March 9 and June 6. Larsen held a total of 30 events. Combined with the 70+ events Larsen held between November 2021 and January 2022, Larsen has held more than 100 infrastructure-related events to discuss how the law invests in jobs, drives economic recovery and builds a cleaner, greener and safer transportation network.
Strickland Demands Accountability from Small Business Administration on Disaster Loans
Rep. Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) sent a bipartisan letter demanding accountability from the Small Business Administration on how they have been processing Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) applications. The letter expressed concerns regarding the lack of transparency around the end of the EIDL program and urged the SBA to provide small business applicants with immediate relief and clarity. She was joined by 70 of her colleagues, including three Republicans.
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