Health

The House today passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for 2017, which included Congresswoman Suzan DelBene’s (WA-01) National Guard Family Protection Act (H.R. 4554) to ensure National Guard members retain health coverage when responding to state emergencies, such as landslides or earthquakes. The bill also included a DelBene measure easing the burden of relocation… Read more »

Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today chided House Republicans for wasting even more taxpayer dollars on the harassment and intimidation of women’s healthcare providers and medical researchers. “It’s unfathomable that House Republicans are not only condoning the harassment and intimidation of people involved in life-saving medical research, but approving hundreds… Read more »

Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today issued the following statement after supporting passage of the 21st Century Cures Act, which now heads to the Senate before reaching the President’s desk: “This legislation is an important step toward spurring medical innovation, and I am pleased many of the critical investments I have championed were included in the compromise… Read more »

Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today blasted House Republicans for wasting even more taxpayer dollars on the harassment and intimidation of women’s healthcare providers and medical researchers. “Instead of conducting a fair and fact-based investigation, the Select Panel has wasted hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars to harass, intimidate and threaten people who… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) led more than 160 House members in urging the House Appropriations Committee to fund the National Institutes of Health (NIH) at no less than $34 billion in any forthcoming appropriations legislation. The bipartisan letter was co-led by Reps. David McKinley (WV-01), Chris Van Hollen (MD-08) and Peter King (NY-02). “On a bipartisan basis,… Read more »

When the nurse left the room following a routine ultrasound of her 19-week-old pregnancy, Stephanie knew something was wrong. Having given birth once before, she knew the normal routine. Click here for the full story. Read more »

Dear Friend, Last week, I held a roundtable with local healthcare and technology leaders to discuss the opportunities and challenges that exist as researchers come up with innovative ways to use internet-connected devices, or the Internet of Things (IoT), in healthcare settings. We talked about how industry leaders, doctors and policymakers can work together to make smart choices… Read more »

BOTHELL – Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today discussed the opportunities and challenges that exist within healthcare innovations such as the use of internet-connected devices — also known as the Internet of Things (IoT). “Washington’s First District is uniquely situated to lead the nation in IoT healthcare, given the wealth of life sciences and technology… Read more »

Dear Friend, If a woman stops filling her prescription for birth control, her boss shouldn’t be the first to know. That’s why I’ve introduced the Birth Control Privacy Act (H.R. 5746) to ensure a woman’s personal medical decisions about contraception are not disclosed to her employer. I took action after hearing reports that some companies’… Read more »

A witch hunt-like probe of Planned Parenthood and medical research firms by House Republican conservatives has caused always-cool U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., to do a slow burn. DelBene was named to a "Select Investigative Panel" created by House Republicans to investigate Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers, after an anti-abortion group released doctored videos… Read more »