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ISSAQUAH, WA – Today, while hosting a roundtable discussion focused on addressing affordable housing, Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) announced her new bill, the Lasting Home Affordability Act of 2024, which increases homeownership opportunities and will help bring Washington state’s skyrocketing housing costs down.
WASHINGTON, D.C – On May 20, the EPA selected Forterra NW for a Brownfields Cleanup Grant funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that Congresswoman Schrier voted to pass. Grant funds will be used to clean up the Roslyn Number 4 Mine in the City of Roslyn. The 30-acre coal mine began operations in the 1880s and was shut down in 1909 following a mine explosion. After the closure, a foundry built for the mine continued to process coal from other mines until the mid-1970s.
ISSAQUAH, WA. – Today, Representative Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) was joined by Teri Ohta, Senior Corporate Counsel at T-Mobile, and Lauren Paolini, External Affairs at AT&T, in hosting an event to highlight the impact of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) and emphasize the importance of funding and extending the program.
U.S. Rep. Kim Schrier came to Ellensburg’s Morgan Middle School Friday to highlight the impact of the Affordable Connectivity Program and emphasize the importance of funding and extending the program after it runs out this year.
Thanks to funding from the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act, the program has helped expand access to high-speed internet by providing eligible households with a discount of up to $30 per month and a one-time discount on necessary equipment like laptops, desktop computers and tablets, according to Schrier’s communications team.
SEATAC, WA. – Representative Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) visited King County Sheriff's Advanced Training Office with King County Executive Dow Constantine and King County Sheriff Patti Cole-Tindall to celebrate the deployment of body cameras in her district and additional federal funding she was able to secure for King County Sheriff’s Office.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, President Biden released his proposed budget, which included $500 million for the Howard Hanson Dam fish passage facility project.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Kim Schrier M.D. (D-WA) will be joined by local Veteran, Andrew Apple, as her guest to President Biden’s State of the Union Address to Congress.
Andrew Apple is a Veterans Law Fellow who is currently working in Representative Schrier’s office and a recipient of VA benefits made possible by the PACT Act.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Kim Schrier (WA-08) announced that 14 of her Community Project Funding (CPF) requests were included in a funding bill passed by the United States House of Representatives. These projects will help fund local infrastructure, law enforcement, and community priorities.
SUMNER, WA – Today, U.S. Representative Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) convened a roundtable to discuss the impacts of fentanyl in Pierce County and surrounding communities and ways to combat this crisis. Representative Schrier was joined by Department of Homeland Security SAC Robert Hammer, as well as public health, emergency service, and law enforcement officials.
GRANITE FALLS, WA – Today, Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) visited Granite Falls Library to learn more about the facility’s digital navigator program and celebrate a recent federal investment to expand broadband access. Thanks to funding from the American Rescue Plan Act, Granite Falls Library will add 750 new loanable computers and hotspots to its current inventory. This technology will be available to the public and will help to bring reliable internet access to residents in the area.