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Rep. Denny Heck Sends Letter to Amtrak CEO Opposing New Arbitration Rules on Second Anniversary of DuPont Derailment

Dec 18, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, on the second anniversary of the Amtrak Cascades 501 derailment in DuPont, Washington, Congressman Denny Heck (WA-10) sent a letter to Amtrak President and CEO Richard Anderson opposing changes that would prevent future accident victims from suing Amtrak in court. Rep. Heck is joined on the letter by Rep. Stephen Lynch (MA-08) and Rep. Danny Davis (IL-07).

Issues:
Local Issues

Heck hails record-breaking reauthorization for Export-Import Bank

Dec 17, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As Congress passed an end-of-year spending package, Congressman Denny Heck drew attention to a significant win for American workers contained deep within the appropriations bill.

Congressman Heck Applauds Funding & Authorization of Defense Communities Infrastructure Program

Dec 17, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congress took the final steps to create the Defense Community Infrastructure Program (DCIP), an effort begun by Congressman Denny Heck (WA-10) in 2014. The program will provide grants to state and local governments to improve and expand infrastructure in communities to accommodate growing defense installations.

Congressman Heck Commends the Passage of 2020 Appropriations Bills

Dec 17, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Denny Heck (WA-10) voted in support of the two legislative packages that together make up the twelve funding bills for fiscal year 2020. Congressman Heck secured a number of vital provisions in both pieces of legislation that will create and protect U.S.

Heck’s Bill Naming Tumwater Post Office Signed Into Law

Dec 13, 2019 Press Release
Yesterday, Congressman Denny Heck’s (D-WA) bill naming the Tumwater Post Office to honor Eva G. Hewitt was signed into law. Hewitt served as Tumwater’s first woman postmaster from 1915 until her retirement in 1942.

Congressman Heck applauds passage of National Defense Authorization Act

Dec 12, 2019 Press Release
Yesterday, Congressman Denny Heck (WA-10) voted in support of the FY20 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) conference report. Rep. Heck secured a number of vital provisions that will improve servicemember quality of life and emergency preparedness in the South Sound.

Rep. Heck’s Climate Security Initiative Included in Defense Authorization Package

Dec 10, 2019 Press Release
On Monday, congressional leaders prepared the defense authorization package for passage, which includes a section drawn from Congressman Denny Heck’s (D-WA) climate security legislation. Section 5321 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (NDAA) would establish a Climate Security Advisory Council to help the intelligence community analyze climate-based security threats.

Rep. Denny Heck, Rep. Adam Kinzinger Secure Critical Legislative Measures to Combat Russian Aggression in Must-Pass Defense Package

Dec 10, 2019 Press Release
Today, Congressman Denny Heck (WA-10) and Congressman Adam Kinzinger (IL-16) applauded the agreement reached by the House and Senate on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes work led by Rep. Heck and Rep. Kinzinger to counter Russian efforts to build the Gazprom Nord Stream 2 pipeline project.

Bipartisan Bill Introduced in House to Improve Housing Conditions in Indian Country

Dec 5, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Denny Heck (D-WA), Scott Tipton (R-CO), Deb Haaland (D-NM), Tom Cole (R-OK), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Don Young (R-AK), Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), and Gwen Moore (D-WI) introduced a bipartisan bill to reauthorize the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (NAHASDA) through 2024.

Rep. Denny Heck Announces Retirement from U.S. House

Dec 4, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Congressman Denny Heck (WA-10) announced that he will retire from the U.S. House of Representatives at the end of the 116th Congress. Congressman Heck made the announcement in the following letter:

Dear Friends:

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Connelly: Larsen breaks with fellow Dems, backs partial Dodd-Frank rollback

May 22, 2018 In The News
By Joel Connelly
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Wash., broke with fellow state Democrats on Tuesday, and voted with Republicans for a partial rollback in banking rules, enacted in the Dodd-Frank Act to curb abuses that fueled the Great Recession.
Issues:
Fiscal Responsibility

US weighs plans to curb Chinese investment

May 21, 2018 In The News
By Natalie Sherman
BBC
You might expect Leo Chan to be pessimistic about the future of Ohio, a state in the American Midwest that has seen its former manufacturing might gutted by automation, foreign competition and the financial crisis. But Mr Chan, who moved to the state in 2000, says recently he's seen reason for optimism: a wave of investments by Chinese firms, which have purchased companies and opened factories and restaurants, helping to stem the region's employment and population declines.
Issues:
National Security

The Cybersecurity 202: Congress is offering millions in election security. States may not use it by November.

May 18, 2018 In The News
By Derek Hawkins
The Washington Post
Eight House Democrats urged Trump in a letter not to terminate the position of White House cybersecurity coordinator.

Dems urge Trump to reinstate top cyber post

May 17, 2018 In The News
By Olivia Beavers
The Hill
House Democrats are urging President Trump to reconsider his decision to scrap a top cyber policy adviser role following the administration's decision to eliminate the position aimed at coordinating the government's approach to cybersecurity policy across federal agencies.
Issues:
National Security

Is It Time for a NTSB-Style Cybersecurity Board?

May 13, 2018 In The News
By Erin Mundahl
Inside Sources
Over the past several years, cybsersecurity has become a growing concern for both the federal government and private corporations. Thus far, it has been largely a game of catch up, as security firms scramble to try to patch the holes discovered by hackers probing weaknesses in the system. As more and more of American life begins to move onto cloud servers and to store data on external databases, the need for data security has become more and more pronounced. In a paper last week, Paul Rosenzweig, a senior fellow at the R Street Institute, proposed a new model of cybersecurity oversight based on the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
Issues:
National Security

Yelm to Host 5K for the Fallen

May 10, 2018 In The News
Nisqually Valley News
The City of Yelm will host a free 5K run, walk, bike on the Friday before Memorial Day to remember service members who have lost their lives in the line of duty. This will be the city’s first Memorial Day event.
Issues:
Local Issues, Veterans Issues

Register now for Lakewood’s annual Developer’s Forum

May 6, 2018 In The News
The Suburban Times
Are you interested in developing in Lakewood? Then you don’t want to miss the city of Lakewood’s annual Developer’s Forum, being held this year on June 14 from 8 to 10 a.m. at the McGavick Conference Center, 4500 Steilacoom Blvd SW in Lakewood.
Issues:
Housing

Washington National Guard CFMO builds the future

May 2, 2018 In The News
By Capt. Joseph Siemandel
Defense Visual Information Distribution Service
Located on Byrd Street on Seminary Hill in Centralia sits a Washington National Guard Armory. The 133 ft. long by 99 ft. wide building shows its age, not because of the condition of the building, but the artwork on the building.
Issues:
National Security

IBC Bank Executive Testifies at Congressional Hearing

May 1, 2018 In The News
Business Wire
Dalia Martinez, IBC Bank executive vice president, testified at a hearing today in Washington, D.C. before the House Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit regarding FinCEN’s Customer Due Diligence Rule.
Issues:
Fiscal Responsibility

Connelly: Lutheran Rep. Heck 'mad as hell' at firing of Jesuit House chaplain

Apr 30, 2018 In The News
By Joel Connelly
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer
The quiet, duplicitous firing of U.S. House of Representatives Chaplain, Jesuit priest Fr. Pat Conroy, a Washington state native, has left a Lutheran friend Rep. Denny Heck, D-Wash., "mad as hell, and "devastated and enraged."
Issues:
Congressional Issues

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Congressman Denny Heck (D-WA) Speaks Out Against Economic Damage of Climate Change

Oct 29, 2013 Video
Issues:
Energy and Environment, Jobs and the Economy

Congressman Denny Heck (D-WA) Speaks in Favor of Modernizing our Water Infrastructure

Oct 23, 2013 Video
Issues:
Energy and Environment, Jobs and the Economy

Congressman Denny Heck (D-WA) Honors Medal of Honor Recipient Staff Sergeant Ty Michael Carter

Sep 18, 2013 Video
Issues:
Local Issues, National Security

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