Today, members of the Washington State Congressional Republican delegation, Reps. Dave Reichert, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Dan Newhouse, and Jaime Herrera Beutler, sent a letter to Washington Governor Jay Inslee and Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler outlining their priorities for healthcare reform and concerns about Obamacare’s impact on Washington residents.
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Today, Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler sent a letter to U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan urging him to ensure Congress pursues replacement health care solutions simultaneously with efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
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After learning that a Southwest Washington veteran’s cancer treatment was delayed three months by the VA, Jaime Herrera Beutler has requested that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs launch an investigation into the lapse that appears to have cost him his life.
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Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Representative Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA-03) introduced bipartisan bills in the Senate and House, respectively, to permanently extend a decades-long fishery management agreement that has been vital to Washington state’s Dungeness crab fishery.
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We all know it’s not acceptable. In some instances, it’s unimaginable. So how is it possible that in many parts of our state, the largest provider of mental-health services is the county jail?
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Today, President Obama signed U.S. Representative Jaime Herrera Beutler’s bill, the Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Act (BABES Act), into law.
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Today, President Obama signed Jaime Herrera Beutler’s legislative effort to prevent aquatic invasive species from infiltrating the Columbia River ecosystem into law.
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Today, President Obama signed a bill coauthored by U.S. Representatives Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA) and Kathy Castor (D-FL), the Safe Medications for Moms and Babies Act, that was included in the bipartisan 21st Century Cures Act.
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Over the weekend, the U.S. Senate unanimously approved Jaime Herrera Beutler’s bill to better accommodate parents traveling with infant food and equipment, protecting them against harassment-like scrutiny that contradicts Transit Security Administration’s (TSA) own policies. The president will sign this bill into law before the end of the year. “With holiday travel season quickly approaching, parents across the country are vulnerable to inconsistent treatment, having their child’s food thrown aw...
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