Health

Dear Friend, As we start the 114th Congress, I’m eager to work with colleagues on both sides of the aisle to pass smart, bipartisan policy that will help grow our economy and support good-paying jobs. While there has been some economic relief, there is still much more work Congress should do to ensure that a strong, growing middle-class can thrive. I am committed to… Read more »

Congresswoman Suzan DelBene delivered the following remarks on the House of Representatives today, voicing her opposition to legislation that would create sweeping new restrictions on reproductive health services for women across the country. The bill (H.R. 7) passed the House by a vote of 242-179, and it now heads to the Senate for further consideration. DelBene’s speech, as… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene led a group of more than 100 House colleagues in urging Speaker John Boehner and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi to fully restore funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to its pre-sequester level, adjusted for inflation, when the current continuing resolution expires on December 11, 2014. The letter was co-led by Congressman Chris Van… Read more »

Congresswoman Suzan DelBene joined her colleagues in the House Pro-Choice Caucus in introducing legislation today that would prohibit for-profit employers from using religious beliefs to deny employees coverage of contraception or any other vital health services required by federal law. The bill responds to the Supreme Court’s decision last week in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, and… Read more »

Joining 15 of her colleagues, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene cosponsored legislation to help families access tax credits in the Affordable Care Act to ensure they get the most affordable coverage possible. Called the Family Coverage Act, the bill would fix what is known as the “family glitch” by clarifying ACA rules so individuals who are offered health coverage by their… Read more »

Congresswoman Suzan DelBene introduced legislation that expands tax credits for small businesses to make offering health coverage to their workers more affordable. Her bill is the companion to legislation introduced last week by Senator Mark Begich from Alaska. Congressman Frank Pallone (NJ-3) and Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter (NH-1) are also original cosponsors of the House… Read more »

Congresswoman Suzan DelBene gave the following remarks today on the floor of the House of Representatives to voice her opposition to HR 7, which would make sweeping restrictions on women’s health options across the country. The full text of DelBene’s speech, as prepared for delivery, is below: “I rise to urge my colleagues to oppose this sweeping anti-choice bill, which… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME) and Congressman Ron Kind (D-WI) introduced legislation to ensure low-income seniors living in rural areas across the country can continue to get rides to and from their doctor’s appointments. The bill, called the Recruiting Individuals to Drive Our Elders (RIDE) Act, would help bolster volunteer driver… Read more »

Today, the five women who sit on the House Judiciary Committee, Representatives Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) and Karen Bass (D-CA) sent a letter to Judiciary Committee Chair Bob Goodlatte denouncing his decision to hold the first mark-up of 2014 on a divisive bill to restrict women’s access to reproductive health care. The No… Read more »

Congresswoman Suzan DelBene issued the following statement today after voting for legislation that would allow health insurance companies to renew individual market health insurance policies through 2014: “One of our top priorities must be ensuring that the Affordable Care Act works for Washingtonians, and I’m committed to doing what it takes to make sure that all of my… Read more »