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DARRINGTON, WA – Yesterday, Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08), visited a groundwater well in Darrington with local leaders to celebrate federal funding she was able to secure for the Darrington Drinking Water Infrastructure Expansion Project. Congresswoman Schrier’s visit showcased the importance of improving current infrastructure to bolster access to potable water, bring the system up to modern firefighting standards, and reduce the risk of drinking water contamination.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08), helped advance key legislation to protect children online during a House Committee on Energy and Commerce markup. Congresswoman Schrier’s bill, Sammy’s Law, passed during the hearing. This legislation would improve kids’ online safety by requiring social media companies to cooperate with third-party watchdog apps that would alert parents if their children have been exposed to harmful messages or interactions online.

Today, Congresswoman Schrier released the following statement after she voted to pass a bipartisan Iran War Powers Resolution that blocks war with Iran without congressional approval.

I am closely monitoring the events across the Middle East and praying for our troops, allies, and civilians across the region. 

Iran’s government is a brutal dictatorship that has violated human rights and is the most significant state sponsor of terrorism across the globe. The regime poses a grave threat to our allies in the region. However, the laws of this nation do not give the President the authority – without Congressional authorization – to send American servicemembers into another war that endangers countless lives.

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08), introduced the bipartisan Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources (RNGR) Support Act of 2026. This bill would strengthen Washington State’s wildfire resiliency and the national reforestation pipeline by formalizing the United States Forest Service’s RNGR program. Congresswoman Schrier is joined in introducing this legislation by Congressman Jack Bergman (MI-01).

WASHINGTON, D.C. – After attending President Trump’s State of the Union address, Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) released the following statement: 

“For nearly two hours tonight, President Trump lied about the state of the union and the economy. The reality is that many Washingtonians are struggling to make ends meet because of the reckless policies he and Republicans in Congress are pushing.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representatives Kim Schrier, MD (WA-08), Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Brad Schneider (IL-10), and Kelly Morrison, MD (MN-03) led 44 of their colleagues in calling for the removal of two recently appointed anti-vax OB/GYNs to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). In January, Health & Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appointed OB/GYNs Dr. Adam Urato and Dr. Kimberly Biss to ACIP, both of whom are well-documented anti-vaxers.