Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today issued the following statement after supporting the omnibus appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2017, which passed the House of Representatives on a 309-118 vote:
“While this bill is certainly a compromise, I am relieved to see some of the critical investments I have fought for included, such as increased funding for the National… Read more »
Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today helped reintroduce the Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act, which would ban the harmful practice of so-called “conversion therapy.”
“There is no scientific basis or evidence for these so-called ‘conversion therapies,’” DelBene said. “Americans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender don’t need… Read more »
As Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives hem and haw over when and how to make a second attempt at repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act, President Trump has an opportunity to work with Democrats to keep one of his campaign promises and claim a major victory: protecting Social Security.
Trump, in his promise, meant that he wouldn’t seek cuts to Social Security… Read more »
Dear Friend,
Last week, I, along with many of you, fought against the Republicans’ healthcare bill, which failed to live up to the President’s promise of “insurance for everybody.” I’m relieved it failed to even come up for a vote, as 24 million Americans were at risk of losing health coverage under the misguided legislation — while millions more… Read more »
Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today joined a bipartisan group of colleagues in writing to the House Appropriations Committee, urging appropriators to fund the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) to address the opiate and heroin addiction crisis.
“The opioid epidemic is having a devastating impact on public health and safety across the United States,” the… Read more »
Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) applauded the failure of the Republicans’ healthcare bill, which never lived up to the President’s promise that everyone would have health insurance coverage. In fact, 24 million people would have lost their healthcare if the bill became law.
“If Republicans crafted legislation that lived up to the promise of ‘insurance for… Read more »
Hoping to shore up support for the revised GOP health care bill, President Donald Trump hit Capitol Hill on Tuesday, using his special blend of humor and hubris to get wary Republicans to rally around the troubled legislation.
With a full House vote scheduled for Thursday on legislation to repeal and replace Obamacare, Trump took nothing for granted, telling House Republicans in a… Read more »
Reps. Suzan DelBene, Diana DeGette, Louise Slaughter, Jan Schakowsky, Barbara Lee, Judy Chu, Jerrold Nadler and Katherine Clark today blasted Republicans’ latest changes to their disastrous healthcare repeal bill, which threatens the health and well-being of women and families. Under the latest version of the Republican bill, states would be allowed to kick new mothers off Medicaid… Read more »
U.S. Representatives Suzan DelBene and Pramila Jayapal have been forcefully speaking out against the House Republicans’ extremely destructive Trumpcare bill as it has speedily made its way through committee in the House of Representatives. These videos show them in action.
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