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Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) Wednesday condemned the serious safety and privacy risks posed by dangerous document requests and subpoenas being issued by Republicans on the Select Panel investigating Planned Parenthood. “Five months ago, House leaders created another Benghazi-like Select Panel — this time to target Planned Parenthood. Unable to substantiate a single allegation against the organization, Republicans are now issuing subpoenas and sweeping document requests to intimidate healt... Read more

The U.S. House of Representatives, on top of spending $5 million on a pointless, politically motivated Benghazi investigation, set up a 13-member select panel to investigate Planned Parenthood and the alleged sale for profit of fetal tissue for research. "This panel has an ideological agenda: It should be disbanded," Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., a minority member of the panel, said Wednesday. DelBene described the committee as a "charade" and "waste of money." She was seconded by Washington stat... Read more

SEATTLE – Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today condemned the serious safety and privacy risks posed by dangerous document requests and subpoenas being issued by Republicans on the Select Panel investigating Planned Parenthood. “Five months ago, House leaders created another Benghazi-like Select Panel — this time to target Planned Parenthood. Unable to substantiate a single allegation against the organization, Republicans are now issuing subpoenas and sweeping document requests to intimidate... Read more

In Whole Woman’s Health vs. Hellerstedt, Texas physicians seeking to protect women’s access to safe medical care are challenging the state’s 2013 anti-choice law (HB 2), which threatens to close more than 75 percent of clinics offering abortion care and leave many women with little meaningful ability to exercise their constitutional rights. This law applies to any abortion clinic providing more than 50 abortions per year. It is estimated that there were more than 40 facilities in Texas before th... Read more

Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today issued the following statement after Republicans’ latest taxpayer-funded Select Panel was used as a venue for political theater: “This taxpayer-funded Committee was created by Republicans nearly five months ago after a group of anti-choice extremists made a series of false, unsubstantiated allegations about Planned Parenthood,” DelBene said. “I hope Americans see through this charade. The Majority’s allegations and insinuations are rooted in extreme ide... Read more

Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today issued the following statement as the Supreme Court heard arguments in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt. “A woman’s access to reproductive healthcare shouldn’t be dependent on her income or zip code. Unfortunately, politicians across the country are passing dangerous laws that block women from exercising their constitutionally protected right to choose,” DelBene said. “I hope the Court recognizes that these shameful attacks undermine Roe v. Wade, put... Read more

Dear Friend, Research and innovation are central to American competitiveness and a key driver of our national economy. Each year, investments in research through the National Institutes of Health (NIH) help us push the boundaries of scientific knowledge, support promising medical advances and address the heartbreaking diseases facing our nation. Medical innovation not only saves lives, it also creates jobs — NIH alone supports more than 400,000 American workers, including 14,000 right here in Wa... Read more

Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today introduced bipartisan legislation aimed at ensuring National Guard members retain their health coverage when responding to state emergencies, such as landslides or earthquakes. “In the aftermath of the SR 530 landslide, highly trained members of the Washington National Guard did a tremendous job helping with search-and-rescue and decontamination operations. Unfortunately, some of these members and their families inadvertently lost health coverage becaus... Read more

Today, Ranking Member Jan Schakowsky and the Select Panel Democratic Members sent a letter to Chair Marsha Blackburn to condemn the process by which the Panel has conducted its work to date and request a Panel vote on the Democrats’ proposed investigative plan and rules. Republicans have continued to exclude Democrats, persisted in sending out dangerous and overbroad document requests, and even failed to hold an initial organizational meeting. In the letter the members write, “We write now to r... Read more

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today voted against yet another attempt by Republicans to repeal parts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and block funding for Planned Parenthood. Read more