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Representative Kim Schrier (D-WA) sits down for a one-on-one interview to discuss the ongoing federal government shutdown, recent threats by President Trump against Democratic states, and the uncertainty facing federal workers who are currently working without pay.
WENATCHEE — The first days of a shutdown don’t arrive with sirens. They show up as a locked visitor center in Stehekin, a ranger program that isn’t on the board, a Wenatchee shipper waiting an extra day for an electronic stamp. People here remember that rhythm from 2018–19: Five weeks of thin federal staffing, deferred maintenance, and “call us when we’re back” at program desks. This week looks similar.
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Energy is canceling more than $7.5 billion in grants nationwide, including funding for research at Washington State University, an electrical grid project in Spokane and a billion-dollar effort to turn the Northwest into a hub of the hydrogen energy industry.
Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) led colleagues in calling for a probe of the Trump administration’s claim that acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, is linked 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.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Kim Schrier (WA-08) and Congressman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) introduced a bipartisan bill to enhance conservation efforts in Washington state.
According to a release by Congresswoman Schrier, The ENABLE Conservation Act strives to increase farmer participation in the Conservation Reserve Program’s SAFE initiative.
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.
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.