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Prior Auth Leaders Welcome Draft CMS Rule as Adding Momentum Passing Legislation

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule Tuesday evening that brings Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Senator Roger Marshall, M.D.’s (KS) legislation to improve care for seniors, the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act (H.R. 3173), one step closer to becoming law.   This bipartisan, bicameral legislation would…

DelBene Statement on House Action to Avert National Rail Shutdown

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Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) released the following statement on House passage of bipartisan legislation to avert a national rail strike. “I fully support the right of rail workers to negotiate for better pay, benefits, and working conditions. For too long, railroads have had the upper hand. “A national railroad strike would be devastating to working families and our…

DelBene, Wenstrup Lead Bipartisan Affordable Housing Expansion Push in Year-End Legislation

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Tags: Housing

Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Brad Wenstrup (OH-02) led 54 members of Congress urging House leadership to address the nation’s growing affordable housing shortage. In a letter, the lawmakers requested provisions that would strengthen and expand the Housing Credit be included in a potential year-end legislative package to increase affordable housing production and lower…

DelBene Statement on Historic Career of Speaker Pelosi

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Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) released the following statement on the historic career of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. “For two decades, Nancy Pelosi has been the heart of the House Democratic Caucus and fearlessly led us through some of the most challenging moments in our nation’s history. I have watched in awe as she has stood up to enemies of democracy, both foreign and…

DelBene, Blunt Rochester Introduce Legislation to Protect Families from Utility Shutoffs During Extreme Weather Events

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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 having their electricity shut off during extreme weather events like heat waves and cold snaps. The Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) prohibits electric utilities from…

DelBene, Cantwell, Schrier Secure Emergency Stabilization of Fire-Scarred Land Surrounding Highway 2

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Today, the U.S. Forest Service announced that emergency mitigation efforts to prevent landslides and floods along Highway 2 in the area burned by the Bolt Creek Fire will begin Thursday.   “Getting relief out quickly to communities impacted by wildfires is critical not only to rebuild from fire and smoke damage but also to mitigate the risk of landslides and other…

Kidney Caucus Celebrates 50 Years Milestone of Medicare’s Dialysis Benefit

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Tags: Health

Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Larry Bucshon, M.D. (IN-08), Co-chairs of the Congressional Kidney Caucus, released the following statement on the 50th anniversary of the passage of Medicare’s End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Program: “37 million Americans are living with kidney disease and Medicare’s End-Stage Renal Disease Program has been the difference between life and…

DelBene, Cantwell, Schrier Call for ‘Immediate Support’ from U.S. Forest Service to Help Prevent Landslides, Floods in Bolt Creek Fire Area

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Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Washington Senator Maria Cantwell, and Congresswoman Kim Schrier (WA-08) sent a letter to U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Chief Randy Moore, calling for the agency to begin post-burn treatment in the Bolt Creek Fire area.  In the letter, the lawmakers noted that the Bolt Creek Fire burned over 14,000 acres along U.S. Highway 2, a key…

DelBene, Cantwell, Schrier, Local Leaders Call for Federal Assistance in Bolt Creek Fire Crisis

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Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Washington Senator Maria Cantwell, and Congresswoman Kim Schrier (WA-08) hosted a roundtable discussion with local leaders, transportation experts, firefighters, and business owners to identify how federal assistance can help residents recover from the Bolt Creek Fire along the Highway 2 corridor and find solutions to help prevent landslides and…

DelBene, Bonamici Introduce Legislation to Support Veteran Employment in Manufacturing

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Today, Congresswomen Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) introduced legislation to expand veterans’ access to long-term, good-paying manufacturing jobs by boosting training for those reentering the civilian workforce from military service.  The Manufacturing Jobs for Veterans Act of 2022 would provide $50 million in U.S. Department of Labor grants to three states to…