Folks in Northwest Washington deserve to participate in a fair election and have the right to know who is spending money to influence elections.

But in today's political environment, wealthy special interests and dark money groups are spending millions to influence elections while hiding who is actually funding those efforts. That kind of secrecy undermines trust in our democracy and leaves working families wondering whose interests are really being represented.

Last winter, we faced historic and devastating flooding in our communities. We need federal support to recover from the aftermath.

Last week, Republicans have once again put forward a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill that fails to create accountability for ICE's reckless enforcement agenda and killing of U.S. citizens.