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New Bipartisan Legislation Gives Small Businesses a Voice in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Apr 3, 2014 Press Release

Congressman Denny Heck (D-WA) and Congressman Robert Pittenger (R-NC), members of the House Financial Services Committee, introduced today the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Small Business Advisory Board Act of 2014. This bipartisan legislation will allow a formal advisory role in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for small businesses in financial services.

Congressman Denny Heck Hosts United States Service Academy Information Night

Mar 24, 2014 Press Release

On Tuesday, April 22, 2014, Congressman Denny Heck will host his second United States Service Academy Information Night at the Lacey City Hall Council Chambers.

Federal Government Unveils New Banking Access Guidance for Legitimate Marijuana Businesses

Feb 14, 2014 Press Release

Rep. Denny Heck (WA-10), who has been a leading voice in Congress on banking access for legitimate marijuana businesses, released the following statement in response to today's DOJ/Treasury announcement:

Congressman Heck Introduces the Servicemembers Opportunity Act

Feb 11, 2014 Press Release

Congressman Denny Heck (WA-10) introduced the Servicemembers Opportunity Act today. The legislation ensures all servicemembers can utilize the financial protections they’ve earned under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act of 2003.

Valentines for Veterans Drive Launched by Congressman Denny Heck

Feb 6, 2014 Press Release
Congressman Denny Heck (WA-10) has launched his second annual Valentines for Veterans Drive. He’ll kick off the drive by making cards with Dower Elementary School students tomorrow morning. All students from around the South Sound are encouraged to decorate cards thanking our local veterans for their service to our country.

Puget Sound Recovery Included in Omnibus Federal Appropriations Bill

Jan 14, 2014 Press Release

Congressmen Denny Heck and Derek Kilmer, co-chairs of the Congressional Puget Sound Recovery Caucus, have released the following statement on Puget Sound recovery funding in the omnibus federal appropriations bill:

Statement on Banking Access in Washington's Regulated Marijuana Market

Jan 9, 2014 Press Release

Rep. Denny Heck has released the following statement on banking access in Washington’s regulated marijuana market:

Statement on House Passage of Murray-Ryan Budget Deal

Dec 12, 2013 Press Release

Rep. Denny Heck (D-WA) has released the following statement on House passage of the Murray-Ryan budget deal:

Rep. Denny Heck Signs On to Federal Minimum Wage Indexing Bill

Dec 4, 2013 Press Release

Rep. Denny Heck (WA-10) has signed on to a bill that would index the federal minimum wage to the Consumer Price Index, just like Washington state’s minimum wage law. The bill, H.R. 1010, would also initially increase the federal minimum wage to $10.10 over two years before indexed increases begin.

Rep. Denny Heck Encourages Participation In “Holiday Mail For Heroes” Program

Dec 2, 2013 Press Release

Congressman Denny Heck (WA-10) is encouraging South Sound residents to participate in the “Holiday Mail for Heroes” program sponsored by the American Red Cross. The program, which began in 2006, provides Americans with the opportunity to send holiday cards to service members, veterans, and their families across the United States and around the world.

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New Federal Action Plan For Puget Sound Restoration Leverages Tribal Treaty Rights

Oct 19, 2016 In The News
By Bellamy Pailthorp
KNKX
Efforts to restore and protect Puget Sound are getting a big boost from the Obama administration. Local advocates for that work have long argued that, as one of the nation’s largest and most iconic estuaries, Puget Sound is a national treasure and deserves protections on par with Chesapeake Bay and the Great Lakes. Now a federal task force has formed to prioritize the pressing need for salmon restoration in the Sound, due in large part to what officials say is a steadfast commitment to local tribes’ treaty fishing rights.
Issues:
Congressional Issues, Energy and Environment

Obama Administration Steps Up Efforts to Protect Puget Sound

Oct 18, 2016 In The News
By Phuong Le
Associated Press
The Obama administration on Tuesday stepped up efforts to protect Puget Sound, including forming a new federal task force to identify priorities for restoring one of the nation's largest estuaries. The task force of federal agencies will work with tribal governments and others to come up with an action plan to better coordinate programs focused on Puget Sound.
Issues:
Congressional Issues, Energy and Environment

The Obama administration steps up to the plate on cleaning up Puget Sound

Oct 18, 2016 In The News
By Joel Connelly
Seattle PI
The Obama administration has given resources and a long-sought priority to cleaning up Puget Sound, putting Washington's inland sea and rivers on equal footing with Chesapeake Bay and the Great Lakes as a national water priority. It is creating a federal Puget Sound Task Force and releasing a Memorandum of Understanding directing federal agencies to get about restoration. The feds, the State of Washington and Puget Sound tribal governments are investing $248 million over five years to improve health of estuaries.
Issues:
Congressional Issues, Energy and Environment

Feds step up efforts to protect Puget Sound marine life

Oct 18, 2016 In The News
By Matt Markovich
KOMO News
Local political leaders are calling it “an historic agreement" to restore Puget Sound marine life. President Obama’s White House Council on Environmental Quality announced on Tuesday a new memorandum of understanding that directs several federal agencies to devote resources and money to salmon recovery and protecting tribal treaty rights.
Issues:
Congressional Issues, Energy and Environment

Puget Sound recovery effort gets 'historic' $600M boost

Oct 18, 2016 In The News
By Allison Morrow
KING 5 News
Lawmakers gathered at The Nature Conservancy in downtown Seattle Tuesday to announce a major effort to restoring the health of Puget Sound. "Nobody here should underestimate how big a day this is. This is a big day," said Rep. Denny Heck, D-10th district. "Fifty years from now if they write the history of restoring the Puget Sound and rehabilitating it, they will point to this day and it will get its own chapter as a significant step forward."
Issues:
Congressional Issues, Energy and Environment

Thurston County military veterans will benefit from new service hub

Oct 7, 2016 In The News
By Andy Hobbs
The News Tribune
An estimated 32,000 veterans in Thurston County now have a local one-stop shop for crucial services that can raise their quality of life. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held Friday to dedicate the new Lacey Veterans Services Hub at 4232 Sixth Ave. SE, Suite 202. The facility brings together multiple service providers in one location to serve veterans who need housing, medical appointments, employment and more.
Issues:
Veterans Issues

On Capitol Hill, Wells Fargo CEO hears: ‘When are you going to resign’?

Sep 29, 2016 In The News
By Deon Roberts and Rick Rothacker
The Charlotte Observer
Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf faced another round of tough questioning on Capitol Hill Thursday, with some lawmakers asking why he still has a job or why he shouldn’t go to jail over a fake-accounts scandal. “When are you going to resign?” Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, asked in the fourth hour of the hearing before the House Financial Services Committee. “I personally don’t see how you survive,” added Rep. Denny Heck, D-Wash.
Issues:
Congressional Issues

Bill Paves Way For Return Of 'Kennewick Man' To Northwest Tribes

Sep 29, 2016 In The News
By Emily Schwing
NW News Network
The passage of a congressional bill that authorizes drinking and wastewater projects nationwide has Northwest tribes celebrating. An amendment to the bill means the 9,000-year-old human remains discovered near Kennewick, Washington, 20 years ago will be returned for final burial. Twenty members of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation volunteered DNA samples to prove a genetic linkage between Kennewick Man and Native Americans. Tribal Chairman Michael Marchand was one of them.
Issues:
Local Issues

Dem says Wells Fargo CEO 'in denial'

Sep 29, 2016 In The News
By Molly K. Hooper
The Hill
Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf is "in denial" about the damage done to his bank by the scandal over fake accounts, according to Democratic Rep. Denny Heck (D-Wash.). “[The] CEO and chairman of the board is in denial about the severity, magnitude of this issue," Heck said in an interview with The Hill's Molly K. Hooper shortly after questioning Stumpf during a four-hour hearing of the House Financial Services Committee.
Issues:
Congressional Issues

DEA moves to ban kratom, frustrating both scientists and users

Sep 28, 2016 In The News
By Brendan Kiley
The Seattle Times
Maybe you’ve never heard of kratom — a plant from Southeast Asia with large, green leaves that are dried, powdered and taken as a drug with mild, opioid-like effects. Kratom has been used in Asia for generations — usually chewed or brewed into a tea — as a tonic, painkiller and an aid for people weaning themselves off opium.
Issues:
Congressional Issues