Health

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 »

BOTHELL – Congresswoman Suzan DelBene issued the following statement regarding the announcement by the Washington Health Benefit Exchange of an error they discovered in calculating tax credit amounts for residents who applied for health plans: “Washington state’s health insurance exchange is a major component of helping hundreds of thousands of our state’s… Read more »

MOUNT VERNON – Today, the boards of Skagit Valley Hospital and Cascade Valley Hospital voted to begin negotiating a partnership with PeaceHealth/UW Medicine. Congresswoman Suzan DelBene issued the following statement:“Today's decision by Skagit Valley Hospital and Cascade Valley Hospital to move forward with negotiations on a partnership with a larger hospital network will… Read more »

Congresswoman Suzan DelBene released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed a bill today that would ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, with no exceptions for the health of the woman:“I’m deeply frustrated and disappointed by the House’s vote to pass this unconscionable and unconstitutional legislation. “H.R. 1797 is an… Read more »

In a speech in the US House Judiciary Committee this morning, freshman US Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-WA,1) called a proposal sponsored by Rep. Trent Franks (R-8, AZ) that would ban all abortions after 20 weeks' gestation, including to save the health of a woman or in cases of rape or incest, "unconstitutional" and "unconscionable." After offering a (failed)… Read more »

Congresswoman Suzan DelBene released the following statement after the House Judiciary Committee passed a bill today that would ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, even in cases of rape, incest or when the pregnancy threatens the health of the woman. During today’s committee mark-up, DelBene co-sponsored an amendment to help ensure that women's health and medical safety… Read more »