Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01) Kim Schrier, MD (WA-08), Brad Schneider (IL-10), and Kelly Morrison, MD (MN-03) led 44 of their colleagues calling for the removal of two recently appointed anti-vax OB/GYNs to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). In January, Health & Human Services Secretary Robert F.… Read more »
Dozens of Democratic lawmakers are calling for the removal of two OB-GYNs who were recently appointed to the nation’s top vaccine advisory committee, citing the doctors’ “well-documented history” of anti-vaccine ideology.
The lawmakers said in a Thursday letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that they were concerned about the Jan. 13 appointments of Dr. Adam… Read more »
Today, bipartisan legislation to increase the number of living organ donors eligible for federal assistance was signed into law. The Honor Our Living Donors (HOLD) Act, introduced by Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Jay Obernolte (CA-23), will allow more donors to qualify for wage, travel, and caregiver reimbursement when donating organs.
“No one should be prevented from… Read more »
Lawmakers and Medicare rights groups say the Trump administration is withholding details of a pilot program that will use artificial intelligence to decide whether Medicare will pre-approve coverage for a limited group of procedures, a move they warn could lead to an increased risk of coverage denials.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Jan. 1 quietly launched its… Read more »
Today, Representative Suzan DelBene (WA-01) along with the entire Washington congressional delegation, urged President Donald Trump to approve Governor Bob Ferguson’s request for a Major Disaster Declaration for Individual Assistance to unlock an estimated $21.3 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) resources for families whose homes were destroyed or significantly damaged… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene, a Democrat who represents Washington’s 1st Congressional District, reflected on President Donald Trump’s first year in office while raising concerns about rising costs for families and recent federal policy developments affecting seniors.
In a new interview, DelBene said new data released Tuesday shows Washington families are paying an average of $2,000 more… Read more »
Month after month, Patricia Hunter and other members of the Nursing Home Reform Coalition logged onto video calls with Congressional representatives, seeking their support for a proposed federal rule setting minimum staff levels for nursing homes.
Finally, after decades of advocacy, the Biden administration in 2023 tackled the problem of perennial understaffing of long-term care… Read more »
Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Lois Frankel (FL-22), Kim Schrier, MD (WA-08), Lloyd Doggett (TX-37), Mark Pocan (WI-02), Greg Landsman (OH-01), Ami Bera, MD (CA-06), Rick Larsen (WA-02), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), and Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), along with 62 colleagues, urged House and Senate leadership to include language that would prohibit the implementation of new… Read more »
Today, Representative Suzan DelBene (WA-01) joined 115 of her colleagues in a letter led by Representative Kim Schrier (WA-08) in urging Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to save lives by restoring the previous childhood immunization schedule. The letter comes on the heels of the Secretary Kennedy-led Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announcing they… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01), along with Senators Patty Murray (WA), Maria Cantwell (WA), and Representatives Rick Larsen (WA-02), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03), Dan Newhouse (WA-04), Michael Baumgartner (WA-05), Emily Randall (WA-06), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Kim Schrier (WA-08), Adam Smith (WA-09), and Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) urged President Donald Trump to approve an… Read more »
