Health

DelBene Congratulates UW Medicine for Addressing Racial Bias in Kidney Care, Medical Students Who Pushed for Change

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The following statement can be attributed to Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01). “As Co-Chair of the Congressional Kidney Caucus, I welcome the announcement UW Medicine is leading the medical community in addressing racial bias in our health care system by no longer using race as a correction factor when determining kidney function. The race-based correction factor, which has no…

DelBene Statement on Trump Administration’s Testing Strategy to Shift Blame Away from Itself

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Representative Suzan DelBene (WA-01) released the following statement today after the Trump administration submitted a report to Congress outlining its national testing strategy: “Over 1,000 lives have been lost in Washington state from this pandemic. People in my district and across our state have been responding to this crisis the longest and they deserve leadership from the federal…

House Passes Heroes Act with DelBene Provisions to Avoid 60 Million Layoffs, Support Families, Continue Essential Services, and Ramp Up Testing

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Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed its next major piece of urgently-needed legislation to address the COVID-19 outbreak, the Heroes Act (H.R. 6800). This bill will protect American lives and our economy from the devastation of this pandemic. “The House of Representatives continues to meet this historic crisis with bold action to protect Americans and ward off an economic…

DelBene Urges Trump Administration to Prioritize Privacy When Collecting Personal Health Data

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Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) released the following statement in response to reports the Trump administration is considering creating a national COVID-19 surveillance system that would collect personal health data: “We need to be strategic in how we address the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. This includes making the best decisions regarding resource allocation…

DelBene Condemns Trump Statements on Voting by Mail

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Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) released the following statement in response to recent comments by President Trump about voting by mail during the COVID-19 pandemic: “The president should be embarrassed by his recent comments about voting by mail. Forcing people to go to a polling location during a public health crisis is shameful. People should never have to…

DelBene Releases Additional COVID-19 Resource Guides for Tribes, Students, Educators, and Farmers

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Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) released additional COVID-19 resources guides to help tribes, students, educators, and farmers navigate the benefits in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the historic $2 trillion relief package recently passed by Congress and signed into law. DelBene’s newly released guides are specific to: …

Reps. DelBene, Kilmer Call for an Immediate Response to Washington’s Additional COVID-19 Needs

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Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Congressman Derek Kilmer (WA-06) led a bipartisan effort by the Washington congressional delegation calling on the Trump administration to immediately fulfill Washington state’s additional needs to combat the COVID-19 outbreak. “Ongoing support at the highest levels of the U.S. government is critical to our state’s ability to…

Rep. DelBene Tours Hospital Caring for COVID-19 Patients, Calls for Additional Needs to be Met

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Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene toured EvergreenHealth, the health system caring for many of the COVID-19 patients, to discuss its ongoing needs as the facility manages the outbreak.  “I want to thank the staff and leadership at EvergreenHealth who have been working around the clock over the past week, alongside our local public health…

Rep. DelBene Secures Immediate $11.5 Million for Washington Public Health Departments in COVID-19 Emergency Funding Bill

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Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene released the following statement on the House emergency funding bill to respond to the coronavirus (COVID-19).  “I am pleased to see robust funding for state and local public health departments, which have collectively spent millions of dollars to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak in Washington state. In the absence of any medical…

DelBene to Bring Local Diabetes Patient and Health Care Advocate to State of the Union Address

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Congresswoman DelBene has announced that Dana VanBuecken – a patient with type 1 diabetes from Kenmore who has dedicated her life to researching diabetes and advocating for a cure – will be her guest at the State of the Union Address on Tuesday.   VanBuecken, a mother of four, was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes 13 years ago, and attended an event last year hosted by…