Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) issued the following statement on the American Medical Association’s 2021 prior authorization survey.
“The data is clear that the prior authorization status quo delays care, worsens health outcomes, and is an additional barrier for seniors, families, and medical providers. We need to bring this practice into the 21st century so that seniors can… Read more »
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Postal Service Reform Act (H.R. 3076) with the support of Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01). This legislation will support the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and its workers by updating outdated institutional requirements and taking cost-saving measures that will strengthen mail service across the county. The bill would:
Save USPS… Read more »
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the America COMPETES Act (H.R. 4521) with the support of Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01). This bold legislation will strengthen U.S. domestic manufacturing and supply chains, accelerate research and innovation, invest in American workers, and prepare our country to compete in the 21st century. DelBene secured a number of provisions in… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) issued the following statement on the U.S. and E.U. agreeing to lift their ban on shellfish trade effective February 24, 2022.
“Lifting the decade-long ban on shellfish trade between the United States and European Union is long overdue and a major win for Washington’s shellfish growers. Before this trade freeze, Washington was exporting hundreds… Read more »
Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and David Schweikert (AZ-06) introduced the Virtual Currency Tax Fairness Act, a bipartisan bill that would create a workable structure for taxing purchases made with virtual currency, also known as cryptocurrency, further strengthening the legitimacy of virtual currency in our digital economy. The legislation is cosponsored by Representatives… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) called on Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to scrap plans that would consolidate mail processing at the Seattle East DDC facility in Redmond and move operations south to Tukwila. In a letter to DeJoy, she also requested he visit the center with her to see its importance to the growing region.
This consolidation would slow mail delivery… Read more »
Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Rick Larsen (WA-02) hosted a press conference with Mount Vernon Mayor Jill Boudreau, Burlington Mayor Steve Sexton, and WSDOT Deputy Secretary Amy Scarton at the Trooper Sean M. O’Connell Jr. Memorial Bridge (I-5/Skagit River Bridge) to highlight the historic investments in Washington bridges through the bipartisan infrastructure… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) announced that a $750,000 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) grant is being awarded to the Washington State Department of Health to fortify Title X family planning services and expand reproductive health care access across the state.
This grant program was made possible by the American Rescue Plan and will help protect patients… Read more »
Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Ron Kind (WI-03), Darin LaHood (IL-18), Jackie Walorski (IN-02), and 137 of their colleagues sent a bipartisan letter to United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai expressing their strong support for establishing a comprehensive and fair exclusion process that would allow U.S. producers, manufacturers, and importers to request… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Chair of the New Democrat Coalition, issued the following statement on the first missed monthly Child Tax Credit payment.
“Today is the first time in six months that 36 million families will not receive their monthly Child Tax Credit payments after the Senate failed to act at the end of last year. While parents will not be receiving this… Read more »
