Press Releases
ISSAQUAH, WA – Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) recently joined local leaders and housing providers to discuss challenges and proposed solutions to the housing affordability crisis.
WENATCHEE, WA – Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08), joined local law enforcement and other leaders to highlight federal funding she secured for the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office. The funding will equip officers with de-escalation tools that aim to reduce the risk of serious injuries and lethal encounters, deter dangerous situations, and improve local public safety response.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. released the following statement after joining her colleagues to pass a bipartisan Farm Bill out of the U.S. House of Representatives:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08), introduced the Gas Prices Relief Act, legislation to help lower gas prices through the end of the year as they continue to climb due to President Trump’s reckless war in Iran. The Gas Prices Relief Act of 2026 would suspend the federal gas tax to cut nearly 20 cents per gallon for the rest of the year, ensuring temporary relief lasts long enough for gas prices to come back down permanently.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08), introduced the bipartisan Medicare Advantage Improvement Act (MAIA), legislation aimed at strengthening the Medicare Advantage program to protect healthcare for seniors. Congresswoman Schrier is joined in introducing this legislation by Reps John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13), Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06), Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03), Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), Beth Van Duyne (TX-24), and Mariannette Miller-Meeks, M.D. (IA-01).
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08), reintroduced the bipartisan Strengthening the Vaccines for Children Program Act, which would strengthen the Vaccines for Children Program by expanding the program and reducing barriers to routine vaccinations. Congresswoman Schrier is joined in introducing this legislation by Congressman John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13).
ICYMI: Yesterday, at an Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee hearing, Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08), the first pediatrician elected to Congress and chair of the Democratic Doctors Caucus, blasted Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for his refusal to take accountability for growing distrust in vitamin K shots for newborns, and his undermining of vaccine efficacy and safety.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) recently visited water storage tanks in Covington with local leaders to celebrate federal funding she was able to secure for the Covington Water District Reservoir Construction Project.
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).
Conditions Come as U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Struggles with Insufficient Staffing and Budget Cuts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswomen Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08), and Andrea Salinas (OR-06) led 21 of their colleagues in demanding answers from the Trump Administration on deteriorating Forest Service trail conditions due to insufficient maintenance by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), which has threatened visitor safety and outdoor recreation access for millions of Americans.