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Pacific Northwest Receives $27.5M for New Hydrogen Hub

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Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) announced that the Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Association (PNWH2) has been awarded $27.5 million in initial federal investment. The hub is a collective of private sector, government, academic, research, and philanthropic entities across Washington, Oregon, and Montana, to accelerate clean hydrogen technology, production, and…

DelBene, Blunt Rochester Introduce Bill to Protect Families During Extreme Heat, Cold Temperatures

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Today, Congresswomen Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE-At-Large) introduced the Preventing Unnecessary Deaths During Life-Threatening Events (PUDDLE) Act to protect families from electricity shutoffs during heat waves and cold snaps. Under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA), electric utilities are prohibited from disconnecting electricity due to overdue…

DelBene, Miller Applaud CMS for Extending Home Dialysis Coverage to Acute Kidney Injury Patients

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Today, Congresswomen Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Carol Miller (WV-01) welcomed the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) decision to include home dialysis services for patients with Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in their Calendar Year 2025 (CY25) End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment System (PPS) Proposed Rule. AKI treatment often requires a hospital stay…

What They Are Saying: Overwhelming Support for DelBene’s Prior Authorization Reform Bill

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Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Mike Kelly (PA-16), Larry Bucshon, M.D. (IN-08) and Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) and Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. (KS), Kyrsten Sinema (AZ), John Thune (SD), and Sherrod Brown (OH) recently introduced an updated Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act. The bipartisan legislation would streamline Medicare Advantage’s prior authorization process to…

DelBene, Huffman Lead Call on IRS to Review ‘Church Status’ for Known Hate Group

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Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Jared Huffman (CA-02) led their colleagues in urging Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Danny Werfel to review the status of the Family Research Council (FRC) as an “association of churches” for tax filing purposes. In August 2022, the lawmakers sent a letter to then-Commissioner Charles P.…

DelBene Delivers $850K for Woodinville Culvert Replacement Project

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Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) presented the City of Woodinville with a $850,000 ceremonial check to replace a culvert in Little Bear Creek that will support fish migration and habitat restoration. DelBene secured the investment in the Fiscal Year 2024 government funding law. The project will replace an undersized culvert that causes flooding and creates barriers to…

DelBene Hosts Roundtable with CMS Administrator on Cutting Health Insurance Red Tape, Improving Care for Seniors

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Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) hosted a roundtable discussion with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Washington patients, and physicians to discuss the policy changes taking place that will improve Washingtonians access to health services and reduce burden on Washington providers. During the discussion, participants…

DelBene Delivers $960K for Redmond Water Pipe Replacement Project

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Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) presented the City of Redmond with a $960,000 check to replace an aging asbestos cement water pipe that has reached the end of its useful life. DelBene secured the investment in the FY24 federal funding law.  The City of Redmond has experienced 27 water main breaks in the last six years alone, which pose a significant risk to life and…

DelBene Introduces Bill to Simplify Tax Filing and Payment Processes for American Workers, Small Businesses

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Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01), a member of the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee, introduced bipartisan legislation to simplify the tax filing and payment processes for taxpayers and small businesses. The Tax Administration Simplification Act would apply the ‘mailbox rule’ to electronically submitted documents and tax payments to the IRS, allow newly formed small…

DelBene ‘Breakthrough’ Legislation Advanced by Ways & Means Committee

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Today, the House Ways & Means Committee marked up the Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act (H.R. 1691), bipartisan legislation introduced by Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Brad Wenstrup (OH-02) to provide Medicare beneficiaries with faster access to safe, effective breakthrough medical devices. The bill was approved 36-5. The bill would…