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WASHINGTON – Lawmakers return to the Capitol on Monday with less than a month before Republicans’ self-imposed July 4 deadline to pass President Donald Trump’s signature bill, extending tax cuts and increasing spending on immigration enforcement and the military while cutting spending on health care and food assistance.
In recent weeks, the federal government issued rapidly changing — and in some cases contradictory — guidance about who should get the Covid vaccine. Experts worry the new advice runs contrary to science and could lead to fewer people getting vaccinated, and insurance companies deciding not to cover the cost of the vaccine in some cases.
American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented today on the Senate Agriculture Committee’s markup of the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025.
“Farm Bureau appreciates the Senate Agriculture Committee’s markup and passage of the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act. This bipartisan legislation will allow schools to offer additional nutritious milk varieties to students. Whole and 2% milk, as well as flavored options, are wholesome choices for children and an important building block for a healthy, balanced diet.
The bomb cyclone left $34 million in damages across six counties, Washington lawmakers say
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A bipartisan group of Washington state lawmakers is urging President Trump to reconsider the state’s major disaster declaration request after a deadly bomb cyclone in November.
In one of the first major steps in discussing widespread regulations for artificial intelligence legislation at the federal level, members of the House subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade met Wednesday to discuss the United States' place in the global AI race.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Twenty-one hours into a crucial committee hearing on the Republican plan to subtract an estimated $880 billion from Medicaid programs, U.S. Rep. Kim Schrier had a question.
"How," the 8th District Democrat asked Rep. Morgan Griffith, acting chair of the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee, "does kicking or shifting 13.7 million Americans off of their health insurance 'make America healthy again?'"
Physicians in Congress split along party lines in debate over the potential effects of Medicaid reform.
Rep. John Joyce, MD (R-Pennsylvania) and Rep. Raul Ruiz, MD, MPP, (D-California), and Rep. Kim Schrier, MD (D-Washington), were among the speakers making opening statements in the May 13 hearing of the House Energy & Commerce Committee.
Starting today, passengers in east King County will be able to take light rail between downtown Redmond and South Bellevue and easily make convenient connections to the regional transit network. The 3.4-mile extension of the 2 Line includes stations at Marymoor Village and Downtown Redmond, as well as 1,400 new parking spaces at Marymoor Village.
Representative Neal Dunn (R-FL) is spearheading a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would ease treatment coverage for anomalous congenital disabilities.
Specifically, the Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act (ELSA) requires all health insurance plans for individuals or groups to cover medical necessities for congenital disabilities affecting eyes, ears, teeth, mouths, or jaws.
In a wide-ranging conversation May 6 at the 2025 AHA Annual Membership Meeting, Rep. Kim Schrier, D-Wash., spoke about the upcoming budget reconciliation process, the youth mental health crisis, the Department of Health and Human Services’ potential action on vaccines, and the importance of protecting Medicaid.