Washington health

Source topic or question: Health care

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I support getting America to universal quality coverage and the best way to incentivize competition is to give people a choice between public and private coverage options. We must make it easier and more affordable for small businesses to provide health coverage for their employees.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 16, 2026

Source topic or question: Health care

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I support policies to lower the cost of living, reduce taxes for working families and ensure the wealthy pay their fair share. I’m fighting to lower health care premiums, roll back the cruel cuts to Medicaid, and end President Trump’s reckless tariffs.

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Source topic or question: Health care

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Medicare is a cornerstone of our nation’s health care system. I am committed to protecting it and will fight against any efforts to privatize or dismantle Medicare. The focus instead should be on controlling the rising costs of care and improving the quality of care our seniors receive. That’s why I championed policies that now allow the government to negotiate lower prescription drug prices in Medicare, cap insulin prices at $35 per month, and cap out-of-pocket drug costs for seniors at $2,000 annually. These commonsense reforms are costs for seniors and improve access to care. Moving forward, we must extend these hard-fought cost savings to all Americans, not just those with Medicare.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 16, 2026

Source topic or question: Reproductive rights

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To help working families, I’ve led on permanently expanding the Child Tax Credit, which would send monthly checks to families and cut child poverty in half. I’ve introduced bipartisan legislation to spur the creation of two million affordable homes. It’s past time to reform our immigration system and rein in out-of-control ICE agents who have spread fear and violence in our communities. Unlike MAGA Republicans, I’m committed to strengthening Social Security and Medicare. I strongly support reproductive rights and will do everything I can to fight back against Republican extremists’ attempts to pass a nationwide abortion ban.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 16, 2026

Source topic or question: Health care

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Medicaid, called Apple Health in Washington, along with the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) provide coverage to nearly 80 million people nationwide, including more than 1.8 million Washingtonians. These programs play a crucial role in providing families access to health care. However, the Republican’s Big, Ugly Bill, gave substantial tax cuts to the wealthiest Americans and paid for them by slashing Medicaid funding by $1 trillion. These cuts include at least $3 billion from Apple Health each year. We must reverse these cruel, Republican cuts to Medicaid when Democrats take back the House Majority.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 16, 2026

Source topic or question: Health care

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We cannot go back to the days when someone could be denied coverage because of a pre-existing condition or when you could be charged more for coverage for simply being a woman. That’s why I have consistently voted to protect the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and build on it. I championed the passage of the American Rescue Plan in 2021, which included the first major expansion of the advanced premium tax credits since the ACA’s initial passage, which helped nearly 22 million people across the country enroll in affordable, quality health care. However, Congressional Republicans let these tax credits expire at the end of 2025. Because Congress failed to extend them, Washingtonians enrolled in health plans through WA Healthplanfinder are seeing their premiums increase by an average of 65 percent. This will cause tens of thousands of Washingtonians to lose their health care coverage.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 16, 2026

Source topic or question: Health care

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I am working to ensure the ACA tax credits are permanent. In January 2026, House Democrats fought for legislation to extend them for three years. While this effort passed the House of Representatives, Republicans in the Senate stalled this effort, leaving many Americans with rising health care costs. The fight isn’t over, and I’m still working everyday to restore this critical program.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 16, 2026

Source topic or question: Securing Reproductive Rights

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An extreme Republican supermajority on the Supreme Court has now stripped women of their constitutional right to an abortion. This is the culmination of 50 years of Republicans’ assault on women and now millions of women have lost the ability to make their own health care decisions. While Washington protects abortion access in law, Republicans have been clear they want to pass a nationwide abortion ban. We cannot let this happen. We cannot let our daughters have less freedom than we have enjoyed for nearly a half-century. Moreover, our clinics have experienced an unprecedented influx of out-of-state patients seeking life-saving medical care.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 16, 2026

Source topic or question: Economic Security and Rising Costs for Families

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While our economy grew because of Democrats’ economic policies, including the expansion of the Child Tax Credit, under the Trump administration many families are struggling with rising costs including the price of gas, housing, and child care. I’m committed to creating an economy that works for everyone by helping our small businesses and local industries rebuild so they can support good-paying jobs for years to come, including in the aerospace, manufacturing, high-tech, sustainable agriculture, clean energy, and health care industries. We must support businesses that are creating jobs and invest in the training, education, and skills of our workers to ensure they are prepared for success. This has been a long-term commitment of mine since I secured $200 million to expand job training opportunities during my first term in Congress.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 16, 2026

Source topic or question: Candidate statement

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At the same time, I have heard from many residents who are facing real challenges. The cost of living continues to rise. Housing has become more difficult to afford. Healthcare and education bring growing concerns for many families. And there are those who have served our country and communities who feel they are not receiving the full support they deserve.When I hear these concerns,I believe it is important to reflect and consider how things can be improved.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 16, 2026

Source topic or question: Marilyn's Priorities

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Protecting Access to Health Care. Too few Americans have access to health care that is actually affordable. Nobody should die or face bankruptcy because they can’t afford to visit their doctor. I will continue to stand up to extreme attempts to take away health care from Americans, protect Medicare, and make health care more affordable.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 23, 2026

Source topic or question: Health-Care Access

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Protect Americans' access to health care.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 23, 2026

Source topic or question: Career Training

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Expand career training for nursing, health care, teaching, and building-trades occupations.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 23, 2026

Source topic or question: Health care

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But our work is not done. Too many hard-working families, seniors, farmers, and small businesses feel squeezed by the rising cost of gas, groceries, utilities, housing, child-care, and elder-care. It’s why I oppose Trump’s tariffs, his cuts to health care and food assistance, and the cruel chaos of this administration.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 23, 2026

Source topic or question: Health care

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The American people deserve a nation that is safe, just, and secure for all. This means housing and health care they can afford, stable jobs, safe neighborhoods with strong schools, and retiring with dignity. I am proud of my record to protect our civil rights and voting rights, honor tribal treaties, and delivering for the people of the South Sound.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 23, 2026

Source topic or question: Health care

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I believe health care is a right, and I support universal, affordable coverage. That is why I am fighting to reduce health care costs and expand access to high-quality health care that fits families’ budgets. I voted to lower the cost of health care and prescription drugs for working families and seniors: by letting Medicare negotiate drug prices, capping out-of-pocket costs for seniors, and capping the price of insulin at $35 per month. I also voted to restore the ACA tax credits for 26,000 people in Northwest Washington, as Republicans and the Trump administration removed their coverage.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 16, 2026

Source topic or question: Health care

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My top priority is to lower healthcare, gas, groceries, housing, childcare, and energy costs. Hardworking families should be able to put food on the table, but now, too many are struggling to make ends meet.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 16, 2026

Source topic or question: Veterans and service members

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The 2nd District is home to nearly 51,000 veterans, including many veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. I am committed to ensuring that the women and men who have served our country in uniform get the resources and services they need – whether it be health care, housing, or career training. My office released a report last year: Listening to Veterans in Northwest Washington, reporting veterans' most pressing challenges and outlining policy recommendations for Congress and the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 16, 2026

Source topic or question: Reproductive rights

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The values of service and community shape my priorities in Congress. I am guided by the lessons I learned growing up in the Pacific Northwest as I fight to lower costs, bring investments home to Northwest Washington, hold the administration & ICE accountable, combat fentanyl in our communities, protect reproductive freedom, build an economy that works for everyone, increase access to health care, and support our veterans.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 16, 2026

Source topic or question: Public safety and substance-use response

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We have made progress in the fight against the opioid epidemic in recent years, but there is more work to be done. I believe that addiction is a disease, and I am working to bring funding to local prevention and recovery services. I am also working to strengthen law enforcement’s ability to hold accountable those who bring these drugs into our communities.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 16, 2026

Source topic or question: Reproductive rights

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I am working to expand fertility and family-building services that are covered under servicemembers’ and veterans’ health care to include in vitro fertilization (IVF) and adoption assistance, for servicemembers and veterans who are unable to conceive without assistance, and the option for individuals to freeze their eggs or sperm ahead of deployment to a combat zone. I have also fought for bills to provide all veterans with job-skills training and to expand veterans’ access to breast cancer screenings.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 16, 2026

Source topic or question: Health care

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Our economy should work for everyone, but right now, too many hard-working people are struggling to make ends meet and cannot cover basic needs. Costs like groceries, health care, housing, gas, and energy are far too high. I oppose policies that raise prices on families, like sweeping tariffs and reckless foreign wars, and I support practical steps that reduce costs, strengthen supply chains, lower utility bills through clean energy and efficiency and invest in transportation choices that save people money.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 16, 2026

Source topic or question: Health care

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Healthcare costs are too high. I believe healthcare is a right, and I will fight to expand access and lower healthcare costs. Housing prices must be brought down by increasing the supply of affordable homes and investing in local infrastructure so communities can build the housing they need.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 16, 2026

Source topic or question: Reproductive rights

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I will always fight for the right to choose reproductive health care. I support suspending the filibuster to pass the Women’s Health Protection Act, which would re-establish a nationwide right to abortion and enshrine the protections of Roe v. Wade into federal law. I also support protecting a doctor’s ability to prescribe medication abortion via telehealth to reach patients across the country, including in rural communities, and protecting a woman’s right to travel across state lines to receive abortion care.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 16, 2026

Source topic or question: Health care

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My office released a report in 2024: The Opioid Crisis in Washington’s Second Congressional District and a Comprehensive Solution (PDF). Congress and the administration can and must do more to coordinate with local governments, Tribal communities, law enforcement, health care providers and community partners to tackle the opioid epidemic and help individuals suffering from opioid addiction – and I will lead that work.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 16, 2026