Who We Support (2023-2024)
Rep. Ami Bera, MD
(D-CA-06)
Rep. Ami Bera, MD, is a primary care physician and former Chief Medical Officer for Sacramento County. He is one of four physicians in the House Democratic Caucus. Rep. Bera is a proven champion for the physician community on Capitol Hill. He leads efforts to stop impending Medicare payment cuts that are finalized in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule and is focused on reforming the physician reimbursement system overall.
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers
(R-WA-05)
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers serves as the Chair of House Energy & Commerce Committee. Rep. McMorris Rodgers supports many issues important to the physician community, including expanding access to quality and affordable medical care – especially in rural areas.
Rep. Deborah Ross
(D- NC-02)
Rep. Deborah Ross serves on the Science, Space and Technology Committee and has an ongoing interest in addressing the physician workforce shortage – particularly in rural America. She also enthusiastically supports ongoing medical research funding initiatives at agencies such as the National Institutes of Health.
Rep. Dwight Evans
(D-PA-03)
Rep. Dwight Evans serves on the House Ways & Means Subcommittee on Health, which has jurisdiction on many AUA priorities, including the Medicare program. During his time in Congress, Rep. Evans has consistently supported physician and healthcare-centric issues, including prior authorization reform, telehealth expansion, and graduate medical education funding.
Rep. Frank Pallone
(D-NJ-06)
Rep. Frank Pallone serves as the ranking member of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, which has jurisdiction on vital issues such as health care, health insurance, Medicare and Medicaid, and biomedical research.
Rep. Greg Murphy, MD
(R-NC-03)
Rep. Greg Murphy, MD, is one of two urologists and the only practicing surgeon currently serving in Congress. He serves on the House Ways and Means Committee, House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, and the Committee on House Administration, and he Co-chairs the House Republican Doctors Caucus. He tirelessly promotes urologic issues on Capitol Hill. Rep. Murphy cosponsored H.R. 4880, a bill directing the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national clinical pathway for prostate cancer, and H.R. 2163, a bipartisan initiative establishing an exception to medication step-therapy protocol in specified cases. Congressman Murphy is also a co-sponsor of H.R 2630, the Safe Step Act, which modifies step therapy protocols and establishes exceptions for physicians and patients.
Sen. Jacky Rosen
(D-NV)
Sen. Jacky Rosen is a champion for remedies to physician workforce shortage issues. Among other efforts, Sen. Rosen sponsored the Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care Act (S.705) and the Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (S.704). She also launched the Bipartisan Comprehensive Care Caucus that is dedicated to raising awareness and promoting the benefits of palliative care.
Rep. Jason Smith
(R-MO-08)
Rep. Jason Smith serves as the Chairman of the House Ways & Means Committee, which has jurisdiction on vital issues such as health care, health insurance, Medicare and Medicaid, and biomedical research. He is a first-time AUAPAC recipient.
Sen. John Barrasso
MD (R-WY)
Sen. John Barrasso, MD is a member of the Senate Finance Committee, which oversees health policy. Sen. Barrasso, an orthopaedic surgeon before coming to Congress, has led efforts to protect health care providers during the pandemic and beyond, including supporting telehealth expansion through the CONNECT Act and being a member of the Senate Rural Health Care Caucus.
Rep. John Joyce, MD
(R-PA-13)
Rep. John Joyce, MD, is a member of the House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Health. Prior to taking office in 2019, Dr. Joyce served as a dermatologist for over 25 years in rural Pennsylvania. He has supported numerous issues during his time in office, including sponsoring the Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care Act (H.R. 2761).
Rep. Ken Calvert
(R-CA-42)
Rep. Ken Calvert is Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense. Rep. Calvert is champion for urological research funding initiatives. He is a first-time AUAPAC recipient.
Rep. Kim Schrier, MD
(D-WA-08)
Rep. Kim Schrier, MD, is the first pediatrician to serve in the U.S. Congress and one of four physicians in the House Democratic Caucus. She serves on the House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Health, which has jurisdiction on health care workforce issues. She is a cosponsor of H.R. 2389, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act - which is a bill that expands graduate medical education training and funding - and H.R. 2630, the Safe Step Act - which modifies step therapy protocols and establishes exceptions for physicians and patients.
Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester
(D-DE-At Large)
Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester is a member of the House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Health, which is one of two central committees that oversee health policy in the House. Rep. Blunt Rochester is an original cosponsor of H.R. 2389, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act - which is a bill that expands graduate medical education training and funding - and H.R. 2630, the Safe Step Act - which modifies step therapy protocols and establishes exceptions for physicians and patients. She is also a member of the Congressional Kidney Caucus.
Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, MD
(R-IA-02)
Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, MD, is a former ophthalmologist who sits on the House Energy & Commerce Committee as well as the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee. She is also a member of the House GOP Doctors Caucus. She is one of the Republican co-leads of the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act (H.R. 2474) that would implement a new Medicare physician payment update tied to the Medicare Economic Index.
Rep. Mike Kelly
(R-PA-16)
Rep. Mike Kelly serves on the Subcommittee on Health and as the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Tax within the House Committee on Ways and Means. Serving as the former Republican co-lead of the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act, he led a monumental effort to expand healthcare access and increase healthcare quality for all Americans. Rep. Kelly’s service as the Republican chairman of the House Automotive Caucus, the Childhood Cancer Caucus, and the Health Care Innovation Caucus demonstrates his values in a wide array of issues.
Rep. Mike Thompson
(D-CA-04)
Rep. Mike Thompson serves as a member of the House Committee on Ways and Means and as a senior member of the Health Subcommittee. A Vietnam veteran himself and the husband of a family nurse practitioner, Rep. Thompson has led and supported numerous efforts to support veterans’ advocacy and healthcare expansion efforts, including the 21st Century GI Bill, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act, and the Supporting Medicare Providers Act. He also serves as the co-chair of the Telehealth Caucus, acting as the primary sponsor of the CONNECT for Health Act.
Rep. Neal Dunn, MD
(R-FL-02)
Rep. Neal Dunn, MD, is one of two urologists currently serving in Congress. He serves on the House Energy & Commerce Committee, which has primary jurisdiction on many of our nation’s healthcare policies. He continues to champion urologic issues in Congress, including sponsorship of the PSA Screening for HIM Act (H.R. 1826).
Rep. Raul Ruiz, MD
(D-CA-25)
Rep. Raul Ruiz, MD – an emergency room physician prior to being elected to Congress in 2012 – serves on the House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Health. Dr. Ruiz has been a champion for issues critical to the physician community, including financial stability through reforms to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and step therapy. He serves as the sponsor of the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act (H.R. 2474) and cosponsor of the Safe Step Act (H.R. 2630).
Rep. Richard Hudson
(R-NC-09)
Rep. Richard Hudson serves as a member of the House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Health, which is one of two central committees that oversee health policy in the House. Rep. Hudson is a champion for physicians through his steadfast support of AUA priorities, including being an original cosponsor of the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act and cosponsoring the Preserving Seniors’ Access to Physicians Act and the Physician Fee Schedule Update and Improvements Act.
Rep. Richard McCormick
MD (R-GA-06)
Rep. Richard McCormick, MD is a former emergency physician and newly elected member of Congress. He is also a member of the House GOP Doctors Caucus. He is passionate about ensuring that our nation’s veterans have access to the healthcare they need and deserve.
Sen. Robert Casey
(D-PA)
Sen. Bob Casey is a member of both the Senate Finance and HELP Committees, which oversee health policy. Sen. Casey is a cosponsor of numerous key pieces of legislation including the Safe Step Act (S. 652) and the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act (S.3018) from the 117th Congress. He is a first-time AUAPAC recipient.
Rep. Suzan DelBene
(D-WA-01)
Rep. Suzan DelBene serves on the House Ways and Means Committee and has been committed to health care reform and lasting retirement security through her leadership. This is demonstrated through multiple bills including the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act, co-sponsorship of healthcare reforms, the CONNECT for Health Act, and her support of H.R 2630, the Safe Step Act, which modifies step therapy protocols and establishes exceptions for physicians and patients. Additionally, she currently serves as Chair of the forward-thinking New Democrat Coalition and as Co-chair of the Women’s High-Tech Coalition, Kidney Caucus and MedTech Caucus.
Sen. Tammy Baldwin
(D-WI)
Sen. Tammy Baldwin is Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies and a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. Both of these committees have jurisdiction on healthcare issues. Sen. Baldwin is a strong advocate for rural healthcare and broadband connectivity with an emphasis on telehealth.
Rep. Terri Sewell
(D-AL-07)
Rep. Terri Sewell is the first Black woman to serve in the Alabama Congressional delegation. She serves on the House Ways and Means Committee as a member of the Ways and Means Health Subcommittee. She displays unwavering commitment to both healthcare and diversity initiatives. Rep. Sewell is the previous primary sponsor of the DIVERSE Trials Act, which improves diversity in clinical trials and data collection for COVID-19 and future public health threats. She also cosponsored the CONNECT for Health Act, Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act, and the Safe Step Act.
Sen. Tim Kaine
(D-VA)
Sen. Tim Kaine serves on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, which has jurisdiction on key public health matters under consideration by the U.S. Congress. Sen. Kaine has supported many urologic priorities during his time in the Senate, including the Safe Step Act (S. 652) , the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act (S.3018), and CONNECT for Health Act (S. 1512) from the 117th Congress. He is a first-time AUAPAC recipient.
Rep. Yadira Caraveo
MD (D-CO-08)
Rep. Yadira Caraveo, MD, is a practicing pediatrician who serves in the U.S. Congress. In addition to being one of four physicians in the House Democratic Caucus, Rep. Caraveo is a supporter of many AUA initiatives, including the PSA for HIM Act, the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act, and the Safe Step Act. She is also a member of the Congressional Bipartisan Rural Health Caucus.
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