Economy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08), introduced the Permanent Housing Affordability Act, legislation aimed at addressing the ongoing housing affordability crisis and increasing access to home ownership. Companion legislation was introduced in the United States Senate by Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE).
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Homeownership has become increasingly out of reach for many families, and a new bill introduced in Congress aims to make buying - and keeping - a home affordable for future generations.
On Thursday, U.S. Rep. Kim Schrier, M.D., D-Wash., introduced the Permanent Housing Affordability Act, legislation intended to address the housing affordability crisis and increase access to homeownership. Companion legislation was introduced in the U.S. Senate by Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware.
ISSAQUAH - Congresswoman Kim Schrier (WA-08) and members of the New Democrat Coalition on Wednesday unveiled a sweeping Rural Revitalization Agenda designed to strengthen rural economies, lower costs for families, expand health care access, and address long-standing infrastructure gaps across rural America.
Today, New Dem Members completed the 11th stop on the New Dems on the Road Tour, an initiative to get New Dem Members out of Washington, D.C. to hear from American workers, businesses, industry experts, nongovernmental organizations, and local leaders about how to improve policy in Washington.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) introduced the Improving Child Care for Working Families Act, a bipartisan bill to help families afford child care by increasing the cap set on the Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP), which allows families to set aside part of their pre-tax income to cover expenses related to child care.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Congresswoman Kim Schrier's, M.D. (WA-08) bipartisan Critical Infrastructure Manufacturing Feasibility Act. Congresswoman Schrier was joined in introducing this bipartisan legislation by Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks, M.D. (IA-01). This bill will direct the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study on the feasibility of manufacturing more critical infrastructure goods in the United States, with a focus on identifying rural communities best suited to support domestic production.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) released the statement below following the termination of the Kroger-Albertsons merger and messy fall-out and lawsuit between the two grocery giants:
ISSAQUAH, WA – Organized retail crime has become increasingly prevalent across the United States, threatening local businesses and jobs, putting employees and customers at risk, and fueling transnational criminal organizations’ illicit activities, including human, drug, and weapons trafficking. To address this issue, Congresswoman Schrier has co-sponsored the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act, a bipartisan, bicameral bill that takes steps to crack down on organized retail crime.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – At a recent Energy and Commerce Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee hearing, Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) spoke on the destructive impacts that the proposed merger between Kroger and Albertsons would have on the Eighth District and called for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to stop the merger.
COVINGTON, WA – Today, Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) hosted a press conference to highlight the challenges that organized retail theft poses to law enforcement and local businesses.