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The mom in Castle Rock who has seen her savings disappear and now relies on food stamps to feed her family isn’t alone. Now more than 44 million Americans receive food stamps – the largest number in our history. Behind this troubling number is a lack of good-paying American jobs. Getting Cowlitz County residents back to work would go a long way toward helping folks feed their families, pay their mortgages and fill their cars with gas. During my first six months in Congress, I’ve worked to recali... Read more

Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA) and Congressman Kurt Schrader (D-OR) today introduced a “forest roads protection” bill – legislation that will codify the Environmental Protection Agency’s historical treatment of roads on private forest lands as “nonpoint” pollution sources that do not require additional permits. Read more

Today Jaime Herrera Beutler voted with a majority of her colleagues to extend the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), currently set to expire on September 30, for five years. Read more

Last night the U.S. House of Representatives passed Jaime Herrera Beutler’s first-ever legislative amendment as a member of Congress. Read more

Almost one year after it was signed in to law, the Small Business Lending Fund is finally starting to disburse credit to community banks. Read more

The Willapa National Wildlife Refuge is a beautiful place, enjoyed for years by Pacific County residents and visitors alike. Yet just a few months ago, a plan to permanently alter the refuge was nearly set in motion — and most folks within Pacific County knew nothing about it. Read more

– Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler today announced her support for bipartisan legislation that would directly benefit job creators in Southwest Washington. Read more

Today Jaime Herrera Beutler, member of the House Energy Action Team (HEAT), joined a majority of her colleagues in successfully passing the “Jobs and Energy Permitting Act of 2011.” Read more

– During today’s Small Business Committee hearing with U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler questioned the Secretary about why the Treasury’s small business lending program was still inactive in Southwest Washington. Read more

Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler this week urged the United States Geological Survey (USGS) to utilize the best available data in finalizing FEMA flood maps of the Chehalis River Basin. Read more