Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Jeff Duncan (SC-03), and Peter Welch (VT-At-Large) reintroduced the Seniors’ Chronic Care Management Improvement Act (H.R. 4755), bipartisan legislation that will facilitate better chronic care management (CCM) for Medicare beneficiaries. Chronic care management has been shown to meaningfully lower patient costs and results in better health… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) led a bipartisan, bicameral effort to secure more relief for farmers, ranchers, and other agriculture producers in the western United States affected by historic wildfires, droughts, and extreme heat. In a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, the lawmakers urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to open relief programs up to more… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) released the following statement after the United States announced it will unilaterally extend the Canada-U.S. border closure through August 21.
“I am deeply disappointed in the Biden administration’s decision to unilaterally extend the Canada-U.S. border closure another month. This action is short-sighted and devastating to our border… Read more »
Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Peter Welch (VT-At-large), Darin LaHood (IL-18), and Brad Wenstrup (OH-02) reintroduced the Value in Health Care Act, a bipartisan bill that will make commonsense changes to the program parameters of Medicare’s Alternative Payment Models (APMs). The changes will increase participation in these value-based health programs that are designed to… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) announced that she secured nearly $7 million in federal funding legislation for community projects in Washington’s 1st Congressional District. This week, the House Appropriations Committee marked up several of its annual funding bills that included projects submitted by DelBene. These projects include recreation and community centers, mental and… Read more »
Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), and Ritchie Torres (NY-15), and Senators Michael Bennet (CO), Sherrod Brown (OH), and Cory Booker (NJ) released the following statement on the delivery of the first Child Tax Credit payments.
“Today is a historic day for American families. With the delivery of the first round of expanded Child Tax Credit payments, help… Read more »
Today, the House approved the INVEST in America Act with Congresswoman Suzan DelBene’s (WA-01) support. The legislation is a five-year, $715 billion surface transportation and water infrastructure bill that will create good-paying jobs by rebuilding and reimagining our nation's roads, bridges, transit, rail, and wastewater and drinking water infrastructure.
The INVEST in America Act… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) called on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to allow fully vaccinated Canadians across the border into the United States.
On July 5, Canada will begin exempting its vaccinated citizens from quarantining and testing requirements after returning from international travel. This will allow Canadians to travel and return home more… Read more »
Today, the House Appropriations Committee passed the fiscal year 2022 Financial Services and General Government funding bill. In this spending bill, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), and Ritchie Torres (NY-15) secured $13.6 billion for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), an increase of $1.7 billion above the FY 2021 enacted level. This increase in funding will… Read more »
Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08), Tom O’Halleran (AZ-01), and Elissa Slotkin (MI-08) reintroduced the Medicare Vision Act of 2021 to expand Medicare coverage to provide affordable vision care. As of now, gaps in Medicare make it hard for 60 million seniors and younger people with disabilities to afford vision services.
The… Read more »
