Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) joined colleagues in writing to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) urging them to look into improving access to genetic testing and patient outcomes through precision medicine. “Investments in genomics research have led to the development of technologies that present nearly limitless opportunities to implement better diagnosis and treatment methods, enhance patient outcomes, and reduce health ca...
Read more
Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today opposed the Republican health bill that increases out-of-pocket costs for middle-class families and strips healthcare from tens of millions who received coverage through the Affordable Care Act. In addition to hiking co-pays and deductibles for middle-class families, the Republican bill gives a $7 million tax break to each of the 400 wealthiest American households, guts benefits and protections for seniors, defunds Planned Parenthood and cuts funding fo...
Read more
U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today joined Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID) and U.S. Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Glenn Thompson (PA-05) to reintroduce the Timber Innovation Act – bipartisan, bicameral legislation that aims to find new and innovative uses for wood as a building material. The legislation will accelerate the research and development of wood for use in construction projects, focusing on the...
Read more
Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today released the following statement on the Republican’s bill, which strips healthcare from tens of millions who received coverage through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and increases out-of-pocket costs for middle-class families: “It’s no wonder this bill was kept under lock and key until the very last second. Instead of building upon the reforms we’ve already made to expand coverage and reduce costs, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle have put fo...
Read more
Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today cosponsored the Women’s Health Protection Act (H.R. 1322), a bill that aims to prevent state restrictions from threatening women’s access to reproductive healthcare. “Nearly 44 years ago, the Supreme Court ruled women have a constitutional right to decide whether and when to have a child. But at no time since 1973 has a woman’s access to reproductive healthcare been more reliant on her income or zip code,” DelBene said. “State politicians across the cou...
Read more
Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today released a congressional report on the devastating effects repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) would have on Washington’s First District. Since the ACA was implemented, the uninsured rate in the First District has dropped from 11.1 percent to just 5.1 percent. If President Trump and congressional Republicans succeed in dismantling the ACA that progress could be lost, and more than 465,000 First District constituents with employer-sponsored health in...
Read more
Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today went to the House floor to remind lawmakers that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is about more than numbers – it’s about real Americans. In a floor speech, DelBene told the story of a Snohomish constituent, Paul, whose son-in-law died of cancer before the healthcare reforms took effect. He had delayed seeking medical care because his family couldn't afford the cost of health insurance. “We cannot go back to a time when getting sick meant going bankrupt,” ...
Read more
Today, Rep. Adam Smith (WA-09), joined by Reps. Rick Larsen (WA-02), Dave Reichert (WA-08), Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA-03), Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05), Denny Heck (WA-10), Derek Kilmer (WA-06), Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), released the following statement in response to Monday evening’s bomb threat that lead to the evacuation of the Mercer Island Jewish Community Center in Mercer Island, Washington: The Members of Congress joined in sending a lette...
Read more
Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today released the following statement after President Trump’s address to Congress: “In order to create jobs and provide economic security, Americans need certainty and stability – something that has been severely lacking in the first few weeks of this presidency. I’m hearing a lot of fear and anxiety from constituents about some of the President’s recent actions. I share many of their concerns and want people to know I will continue to work to provide Americ...
Read more
Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today joined more than 70 colleagues in asking Kaléo Pharmaceuticals to explain their recent price increase of Evzio, a naloxone auto-injector that helps reduce opioid overdose deaths. “As members of Congress who have seen firsthand the toll the opioid epidemic has taken on our communities, we cannot sit idly by while life-saving naloxone is priced beyond reach of those that need it,” the letter states. “In response to press reports about the price increase, ...
Read more
