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WASHINGTON, DC – Today Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) joined her colleagues in the House in supporting the third bipartisan coronavirus relief package, the “Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act” (CARES Act). Rep. Schrier released the following statement about House passage:
ISSAQUAH, WA – Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (D-WA) and Congressman Phil Roe, M.D. (R-TN) have introduced H.R.6365, the Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities and Providers Act of 2020. As COVID-19 puts more of a burden on local health care systems, rural hospitals will need financial support in order to keep serving their communities.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) today led the full Washington delegation in sending a letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) urging “quick consideration” of Washington state’s 1135 waivers that were submitted on Sunday.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) released the following statement about the “Families First Coronavirus Response Act,” which passed the House tonight:
Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) released the following statement after the Governor announced that King and Pierce County schools would be closed for six weeks:
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) has introduced legislation requiring all health insurance plans to cover the full cost of COVID-19 testing for U.S. consumers.
WASHINGTON, DC -- Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) today released the following statement on the Issaquah Nursing and Rehabilitation Center and the COVID-19 outbreak:
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) released the following statement after the House passed a spending package that will address the coronavirus and protect Americans:
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08)’s amendment to the Protecting America’s Wilderness Act passed the House. The amendment requires the Government Accountability Office to study how preserving wilderness lands can help reduce flood risks in residential areas. An excerpt of her speech is below.
WASHINGTON, DC – The bipartisan Washington Congressional Delegation united today to support a project central to Puget Sound salmon recovery and the growth of food supplies to Southern resident orcas. Led by Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) and U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA), along with U.S.