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Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez

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Southwest Washington’s independent voice in Congress. Auto repair shop co-founder, mom, lives in the woods. #WA03

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Right now, only one VA facility nationwide allows veterans who live in their vehicles or RVs the option of secure overnight parking at the VA facility - which provides vets with an option of not driving home that same day. I’d like to see this system replicated nationally, and my colleagues agree. We’re urging the Secretary to expand this program across the country so that veterans don’t delay critical medical care because they can’t find someone to drive them home after appointments.

Right now, only one VA facility nationwide allows veterans who live in their vehicles or RVs the option of secure overnight parking at the VA facility - which provides vets with an option of not driving home that same day. I’d like to see this system replicated nationally, and my colleagues agree. We’re urging the Secretary to expand this program across the country so that veterans don’t delay critical medical care because they can’t find someone to drive them home after appointments.

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The last thing veterans need after serving their country is to be forced into one-size-fits all housing solutions when they’re trying to build their own home or site their RV. My amendment asks Veterans Affairs to allow veterans to use their VA home loan for land to park their mobile home or RV on.

The last thing veterans need after serving their country is to be forced into one-size-fits all housing solutions when they’re trying to build their own home or site their RV. My amendment asks Veterans Affairs to allow veterans to use their VA home loan for land to park their mobile home or RV on.

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Things are terrible, but we need to be strategic right now.

Things are terrible, but we need to be strategic right now.

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez

6,918,729 views • 5 months ago

Given that Red Delicious are the worst apples, have you ever wondered why they’re in every school cafeteria? It’s because there’s a list of "approved" apple varieties allowed in schools, and it hasn’t changed since Kmart sold firearms.

Given that Red Delicious are the worst apples, have you ever wondered why they’re in every school cafeteria? It’s because there’s a list of "approved" apple varieties allowed in schools, and it hasn’t changed since Kmart sold firearms.

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1,883,642 views • 2 months ago

My bill to legalize peeling bananas has passed the house! current law made it functionally impossible to peel a banana at many daycares but seamless to open a bag of chips-my bill creates a separate class for healthy low risk foods like peeled fruit and veggies and ensures day cares aren’t punished for serving them - when laws are centered on listening to people who are most impacted by them (kids, parents and daycare workers-rather than lawyers and big corporations) we get better policy!

My bill to legalize peeling bananas has passed the house! current law made it functionally impossible to peel a banana at many daycares but seamless to open a bag of chips-my bill creates a separate class for healthy low risk foods like peeled fruit and veggies and ensures day cares aren’t punished for serving them - when laws are centered on listening to people who are most impacted by them (kids, parents and daycare workers-rather than lawyers and big corporations) we get better policy!

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1,222,378 views • 2 months ago

A new rule mandating finger-detection technology in table saws could raise costs by hundreds of dollars and result in a government-mandated monopoly. I introduced a bipartisan bill to protect consumer choice and block this mandate until the patents for this tech are made public.

A new rule mandating finger-detection technology in table saws could raise costs by hundreds of dollars and result in a government-mandated monopoly. I introduced a bipartisan bill to protect consumer choice and block this mandate until the patents for this tech are made public.

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7,103,920 views • 2 years ago

There's no AP credit available for shop classes, so lots of kids have to give up something they're really good at to keep their college applications competitive. I got an amendment included in the LHHSE Appropriations bill to expand options for college credit for technical classes like welding and woodworking, and I'll continue engaging with the Dept. of Education to keep the ball rolling.

There's no AP credit available for shop classes, so lots of kids have to give up something they're really good at to keep their college applications competitive. I got an amendment included in the LHHSE Appropriations bill to expand options for college credit for technical classes like welding and woodworking, and I'll continue engaging with the Dept. of Education to keep the ball rolling.

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez

1,414,125 views • 6 months ago

I’m a bit late, but glad to finally settle the record … sorta.

I’m a bit late, but glad to finally settle the record … sorta.

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez

6,813,765 views • 2 years ago

Car headlights have gotten absurdly bright – roughly doubling in recent years – and it's dangerous for others on the road. I encouraged the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to look into setting better maximum brightness standards in their upcoming infrastructure bill.

Car headlights have gotten absurdly bright – roughly doubling in recent years – and it's dangerous for others on the road. I encouraged the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to look into setting better maximum brightness standards in their upcoming infrastructure bill.

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2,235,018 views • 1 year ago

Southwest Washington has a serious predatory pinniped problem — tens of thousands of massive invasive sea lions are venturing further and further up the Columbia River and its tributaries to gorge on our local salmon. I'm pushing to explore more effective lethal removal options.

Southwest Washington has a serious predatory pinniped problem — tens of thousands of massive invasive sea lions are venturing further and further up the Columbia River and its tributaries to gorge on our local salmon. I'm pushing to explore more effective lethal removal options.

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez

1,042,548 views • 7 months ago

A few weeks ago, my husband and I lost a pregnancy. The physical toll was something not even my doctor prepared me for. The standard of care for women’s pain is medieval. We don’t need to agree on everything to agree this should be better.

A few weeks ago, my husband and I lost a pregnancy. The physical toll was something not even my doctor prepared me for. The standard of care for women’s pain is medieval. We don’t need to agree on everything to agree this should be better.

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170,938 views • 1 month ago

To my friends at TSA — I know it sucks to work without pay during a shutdown. Hang tough, we’re grateful for you and working hard to restore funding.

To my friends at TSA — I know it sucks to work without pay during a shutdown. Hang tough, we’re grateful for you and working hard to restore funding.

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636,950 views • 5 months ago

In our laws and legislation, a thousand words paint a picture. But sometimes a concept just can't be described w/o an image. After I found out there's no process to add home blueprints for veterans to a bill, my amendment passed committee to work toward including visual info in bills.

In our laws and legislation, a thousand words paint a picture. But sometimes a concept just can't be described w/o an image. After I found out there's no process to add home blueprints for veterans to a bill, my amendment passed committee to work toward including visual info in bills.

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez

713,472 views • 11 months ago

There is broad consensus affirming what parents already know — mandatory active school shooter drills are deeply traumatizing for children and have no evidence of decreasing fatalities. We should not use taxpayer dollars to mandate kids’ participation in ineffective strategies from the 1990s. Parents deserve the right to opt their kids out. My amendment affirming that passed the Appropriations Committee on a bipartisan basis last night, and I'll continue working with colleagues on both sides of the aisle to move this legislation forward.

There is broad consensus affirming what parents already know — mandatory active school shooter drills are deeply traumatizing for children and have no evidence of decreasing fatalities. We should not use taxpayer dollars to mandate kids’ participation in ineffective strategies from the 1990s. Parents deserve the right to opt their kids out. My amendment affirming that passed the Appropriations Committee on a bipartisan basis last night, and I'll continue working with colleagues on both sides of the aisle to move this legislation forward.

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez

629,706 views • 10 months ago

Somebody at the DOJ seems to think a Sharpied out PDF is “unredacted”. I think they’re not complying with the law we passed. Members of Congress are supposed to have access to uncensored files- but reviewing files today, my bipartisan colleagues and I found blacked out pages, obstructive search systems, and continued surveillance of our individual search history. This is anti-American and we’re not going to let it ride. #EpsteinFiles

Somebody at the DOJ seems to think a Sharpied out PDF is “unredacted”. I think they’re not complying with the law we passed. Members of Congress are supposed to have access to uncensored files- but reviewing files today, my bipartisan colleagues and I found blacked out pages, obstructive search systems, and continued surveillance of our individual search history. This is anti-American and we’re not going to let it ride. #EpsteinFiles

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266,695 views • 4 months ago

If there's one thing Democrats & Republicans can agree on, it's that headlights are too damn bright. Brightness doubled in the last decade, yet our standards are from before I was born. My amendment passed to find solutions, since it's not a binary choice between the light of 1,000 suns and driving in the dark.

If there's one thing Democrats & Republicans can agree on, it's that headlights are too damn bright. Brightness doubled in the last decade, yet our standards are from before I was born. My amendment passed to find solutions, since it's not a binary choice between the light of 1,000 suns and driving in the dark.

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez

536,986 views • 1 year ago

Thanks for bringing attention to miscarriage Pamela Brown and The Situation Room. These aren’t easy conversations to have, but things won’t get better if we don’t talk–and that’s crazy because 1 in 4 women will have a miscarriage at some point in their life.

Thanks for bringing attention to miscarriage Pamela Brown and The Situation Room. These aren’t easy conversations to have, but things won’t get better if we don’t talk–and that’s crazy because 1 in 4 women will have a miscarriage at some point in their life.

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez

25,562 views • 18 days ago

I don’t care what your politics are, if you’re willing to f around like this to steal an election, you don’t deserve power

I don’t care what your politics are, if you’re willing to f around like this to steal an election, you don’t deserve power

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez

128,127 views • 4 months ago

WA state regs make it illegal for some daycare teachers to peel a banana - but opening a bag of Cheetos is just fine. Sadly, many states in the country treat serving fruits and vegetables in the same bureaucratic class as making sushi - and the result is more processed food for toddlers. We see eye to eye on this Secretary Brooke Rollins Dept. of Agriculture - help us fix these nonsense food prep regulations and legalize fresh fruit for our toddlers!

WA state regs make it illegal for some daycare teachers to peel a banana - but opening a bag of Cheetos is just fine. Sadly, many states in the country treat serving fruits and vegetables in the same bureaucratic class as making sushi - and the result is more processed food for toddlers. We see eye to eye on this Secretary Brooke Rollins Dept. of Agriculture - help us fix these nonsense food prep regulations and legalize fresh fruit for our toddlers!

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez

67,133 views • 3 months ago

In my county, we’re seeing a 30% increase in search and rescue calls—the vast majority involving people from outside the county. Our search and rescue teams are being forced to do more with less. I’m working to change that. My amendment to help make our rural counties whole is now law. And I’ll keep working to bring federal dollars home for rural communities and law enforcement.

In my county, we’re seeing a 30% increase in search and rescue calls—the vast majority involving people from outside the county. Our search and rescue teams are being forced to do more with less. I’m working to change that. My amendment to help make our rural counties whole is now law. And I’ll keep working to bring federal dollars home for rural communities and law enforcement.

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez

60,542 views • 2 months ago

Crazy permitting and building codes increase homelessness and push homeownership further out of reach… my build now act pushes local and state government to clean up and right size their codes Builders, comment the wackiest code you’ve seen below

Crazy permitting and building codes increase homelessness and push homeownership further out of reach… my build now act pushes local and state government to clean up and right size their codes Builders, comment the wackiest code you’ve seen below

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70,487 views • 3 months ago