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WASHINGTON, DC – The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Director Dr. Rahul Gupta recently announced millions in federal funding for the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Program, including over $5 million to address this crisis in Washington State. Representative Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) has long pushed for legislation in Congress to address drug trafficking and the deadly effects of the fentanyl epidemic and held a back-to-school fentanyl town hall with Dr.
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass Congresswoman Kim Schrier’s, M.D. (WA-08) bill to improve health care for children during emergencies - the Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act. The House passed this bill on suspension by a vote of 399-13.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Kim Schrier, alongside Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), introduced the State Public Option Act to increase access to affordable, high-quality health insurance by allowing states to create a Medicaid buy-in program for all residents.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the United States House of Representatives voted to pass the Medicaid Primary Care Improvement Act, a bipartisan bill introduced by Representatives Kim Schrier, M.D. (D-WA) and Dan Crenshaw (R-TX).
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Kim Schrier (WA-08) was joined by Representatives John Curtis (UT-03), Josh Harder (CA-09), David G.
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.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023, a bill introduced by Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (D-WA), by a vote of 330-99. This bipartisan legislation aims to improve the quality and nutrition of school lunches by allowing for reduced fat (2%) and whole milk to be served in public schools. Congresswoman Schrier is joined in introducing this bill by Congressman Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (R-PA), Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Health Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced two bills introduced by Representative Kim Schrier, M.D. The Expanding Access to Diabetes Self-Management Training Act and H.R. 6369, which are focused on improving health care access and outcomes, received overwhelming, bipartisan support from the subcommittee.
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.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S Representative Kim Schrier’s (D-WA) bill the Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2023 (ADUFA) has passed in the House. This bipartisan piece of legislation passed out of committee unanimously and is exactly the type of no-nonsense legislation that both parties can get behind.