Marie Gluesenkamp Perez

Gluesenkamp Perez Announces Grant For Port of Vancouver
Gluesenkamp Perez Announces Grant For Port of Vancouver
Gluesenkamp Perez Announces Grant For Port of Vancouver
Earlier this week, southwest Washington representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and Senator Patty Murray announced a $22.5 million grant through the EPA’s Clean Ports Program for the Port of Vancouver to purchase and install two new electric mobile harbor cranes and improve shore power.    With...
Gluesenkamp Perez Wants To See An Increase In Specialty Crops
Gluesenkamp Perez Wants To See An Increase In Specialty Crops
Gluesenkamp Perez Wants To See An Increase In Specialty Crops
Last week, Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, introduced the Helping Optimize Markets and Encourage Generational Resilience through Ownership, Workmanship, and Nurturing (HOMEGROWN) Soil Health Act.  The Southwest Washington democrat says the legislation will support small, generational farm ownership, long-term soil health, and the production of specialty crops here at home, at a time when 4
Gluesenkamp Perez Calls For SRS Extension
Gluesenkamp Perez Calls For SRS Extension
Gluesenkamp Perez Calls For SRS Extension
On Thursday, Southwest Washington’s Marie Gluesenkamp Perez sent a letter urging House Leadership to prioritize a three-year extension of the Secure Rural Schools program.  Gluesenkamp Perez said SRS will ensure rural communities can continue to access vital funds for infrastructure and schools.  In order for ...
Gluesenkamp Perez Visits Lewis County Farms
Gluesenkamp Perez Visits Lewis County Farms
Gluesenkamp Perez Visits Lewis County Farms
Earlier this week, Southwest Washington’s Marie Gluesenkamp Perez joined the Lewis County Farm Bureau for their Tour of Agriculture to hear from local growers.   The tour kicked off with a visit to the Southwest Washington Food Hub in Chehalis, where they discussed the hub’s work with farmers to strengthen economic development and food security in their community.  After that, th...
NW Lawmakers Announce GNA Follow Up Legislation
NW Lawmakers Announce GNA Follow Up Legislation
NW Lawmakers Announce GNA Follow Up Legislation
On Wednesday, Idaho Senator Jim Risch, Idaho Congressman Russ Fulcher as well as Washington’s Marie Gluesenkamp Perez introduced the Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act.  The legislation looks to fully extend eligibility of the Good Neighbor Authority program for federal forest restoration and management projects to Tribes and counties as well as increase opportunities for cross-bou