Health

Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today joined a letter to Speaker Paul Ryan (WI-01) calling for a vote on President Obama’s full emergency funding request for $1.9 billion to combat the Zika outbreak. “We write to you today to express our extreme concern over the increasing threat posed by the Zika virus,” the letter states. “That is why we support the… Read more »

Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today urged Speaker Paul Ryan (WI-01) to end Chairwoman Marsha Blackburn’s (TN-07) abusive investigation, which has violated House and Committee rules and put doctors and researchers in danger. “Before coming to Congress, I was a businesswoman and entrepreneur. Given the actions of this committee, if the House of Representatives were a… Read more »

Dear Friend, The opioid crisis is tearing apart families across the country, including in Washington state. Since 2000, drug overdose deaths have increased by 137 percent, surpassing the number of Americans killed in motor vehicle accidents each year.   Click to open video Today, the House passed the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Reduction Act (H.R. 5046). This bill is a good… Read more »

Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today voted for the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Reduction Act (H.R. 5046), which included her amendment scaling-up a successful Washington model to help individuals suffering from substance abuse. “The opioid crisis is tearing apart families across the country, including in Washington state. This legislation is a good first step in combating the… Read more »

The House Armed Services Committee today added Congresswoman Suzan DelBene’s (WA-01) bill to the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), ensuring National Guard members retain health coverage when responding to state emergencies, such as landslides or earthquakes. “We should not be forcing our National Guard members to choose between helping our communities and… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene, a former Microsoft vice president, scored a House Judiciary Committee seat, eagerly looking forward to working on intellectual property and privacy legislation. Alas, Democrat DelBene's duties have included challenging some of Congress' most extreme right-wing ideologues. She was made a member of the House Select Investigative Panel on Infant Lives,… Read more »

Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today suggested Select Panel Chairman Marsha Blackburn call more relevant witnesses ahead of the latest taxpayer-funded hearing. “The Chairman called a hearing on ‘fetal tissue pricing,’ yet none of the Majority’s witnesses will be able to answer questions on that topic,” DelBene said. “If Chairman Blackburn were… Read more »

Usually the worst you can say about a Congressional committee is that its hearings provide a soapbox for grandstanding, with more testimony coming from committee members than the witnesses called to testify. But the House Select Investigative Panel on Infant Lives, called last year to investigate allegations that Planned Parenthood was selling fetal tissue for medical… Read more »

Today, the House Select Investigative Panel Democratic Members announced the launch of a new website.   The website is intended to be used as a tool for Members of Congress, the public, and the press to better understand the work of the Panel and to ensure a more transparent and balanced investigation. The site offers quick and easy access to essential facts about what’s… Read more »

Dear Friend, As a former high school athlete and football referee, I know sports are important to keeping our communities fit and healthy. So during March – which is also Brain Injury Awareness Month – I joined a roundtable discussion with athletes, doctors, researchers and coaches at VICIS, a local business that manufactures a football helmet designed to more effectively… Read more »