Health

Washington lawmakers react to potential Planned Parenthooddefunding

| Posted in In the News
Tags: Health

House Speaker Paul Ryan says legislation to repeal Obamacare would cut off taxpayer money to Planned Parenthood. “Our goal here is to improve people’s lives, it’s to have a healthcare system that actually works,” Ryan says. Planned Parenthood provides birth control, abortions and various women’s health services. Democratic Senator Patty Murray of…

House Clears Path for Repeal of Health Law

| Posted in In the News
Tags: Health

The House cleared the way on Friday for speedy action to repeal the Affordable Care Act, putting Congress on track to undo the most significant health care law in a half-century. With a near party-line vote of 227 to 198, the House overcame the opposition of Democrats and the anxieties of some Republicans to approve a budget blueprint that allows Republicans to end major provisions…

DelBene selected to serve on House Ways and Means Committee

| Posted in In the News

Congresswoman Suzan DelBene has been selected to serve on the House Ways and Means Committee, the chief tax-writing committee in the House of Representatives. “We need an economy that works for everyone. Unfortunately, our current tax system is failing American families and is out of date with the way the world works today,” DelBene said. “We need a bipartisan solution…

Improving Our Healthcare System

| Posted in eNewsletters
Tags: Health

Dear Friend, In the last six years, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has dramatically improved health coverage and expanded access to care for millions of hard-working Americans. Rather than repeal it, we should do more to ensure the law works for everyone, including small businesses that want to offer health insurance to their employees but are struggling to afford it. That’s why…

DelBene Introduces Bill to Strengthen, Not Repeal, the ACA

| Posted in Press Releases

Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) introduced legislation today to expand the Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credit for small businesses, making it more affordable for small employers to offer health coverage to their workers. “In the last six years, the Affordable Care Act has dramatically improved health coverage and expanded access to care for millions of hard-working…

DelBene Joins House Ways and Means Committee

| Posted in Press Releases

Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) has been selected to serve on the House Ways and Means Committee, the chief tax-writing committee in the House of Representatives. “We need an economy that works for everyone. Unfortunately, our current tax system is failing American families and is out of date with the way the world works today,” DelBene said. “We need a bipartisan…

GOPs probe of Planned Parenthood ends, but fight continues

| Posted in In the News
Tags: Health

OLYMPIA — A politically contentious investigation by Congressional Republicans into the practices of Planned Parenthood and procuring of fetal tissue for research quietly concluded this week. It’s almost certain the fight isn’t over. The House Select Investigative Panel on Infant Lives filed its final report Tuesday, ending a 15-month, $1.59 million undertaking that…

DelBene Statement on Select Panel Republicans Bogus Final Report

| Posted in Press Releases
Tags: Health

Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today issued the following statement after Select Panel Republicans issued a final report riddled with unsubstantiated accusations designed to limit women’s healthcare options and restrict medical research: “As a member of the Select Panel, I have seen firsthand how this so-called investigation has repeatedly shown contempt for the facts…

Supporting our National Guard members

| Posted in eNewsletters

Dear Friend,  President Obama just signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for 2017, which contained my bill to ensure National Guard members retain health coverage when responding to state emergencies, such as landslides or earthquakes. After the tragic Oso landslide in 2014, my office was contacted by members of our state’s National Guard…