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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) led her Democratic Doctors Caucus colleagues on a letter to the Energy and Commerce and Oversight and Government Reform Committees, demanding immediate oversight into the Trump Administration’s baseless and dangerous report linking acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, to higher rates of autism.
Washington, D.C. – The Democratic Doctors Caucus, comprised of U.S. Representatives Ami Bera (CA-06), Herbert Conaway (NJ-03), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), Kelly Morrison (MN-03), Raul Ruiz (CA-25), and Kim Schrier (WA-08), released the following statement in response to HHS Secretary Kennedy and President Trump’s irresponsible press conference where they baselessly linked acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, to higher rates of autism.
As the first and only pediatrician in Congress, Representative Kim Schrier of Washington state has a unique perspective.
Her background is her "north star," Schrier tells TODAY.com, as she prioritizes policies including reproductive rights, universal preschool and the child tax credit. And right now, she's particularly concerned about the politicization of public health issues, especially vaccines.
BELLEVUE, Wash. — Gov. Bob Ferguson and Democratic Congressional leaders urged Congress to prevent tax credits, aimed making health care more affordable, from expiring at the end of the year.
At a press conference Friday, Ferguson, Washington Reps. Suzan DelBene and Kim Schrier and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries called on Congress to extend the Enhanced Premium Tax Credits.
Democrats in Washington state and Congress are urging Republicans to extend Biden-era health insurance subsidies, while warning of the consequences if those credits are
Congresswoman Kim Schrier, D-Sammamish, has called for the resignation of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Alongside her colleagues in the Democratic Doctors Caucus, they wrote a letter for Kennedy’s resignation, citing repeated actions that have undermined evidence-based public health guidance and jeopardized the health and safety of the American people, according to a Sept. 4 Schrier press release. Schrier held a press conference in Washington, D.C., to announce the call for his resignation.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08), alongside her colleagues in the Democratic Doctors Caucus, called for the resignation of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., citing repeated actions that have undermined evidence-based public health guidance and jeopardized the health and safety of the American people.
U.S. Rep. Kim Schrier warned this week that health insurance costs will soar for countless Washington families.
At a Tuesday news conference at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, the Washington Democrat noted that many constituents are concerned about the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s steep cuts to Medicaid, which provides health care coverage for low-income people.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) joined physicians and researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (Fred Hutch) to discuss how DOGE and proposed federal budget cuts to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and critical medical research have already and will further jeopardize patient access to clinical trials, cutting-edge medical research, future generations of U.S. scientists and clinical care providers, and overall access to innovative cancer therapies in Washington state.