Congresswoman Kim Schrier (WA-08) Votes Against GOP Budget Bill That Puts Billionaires Over Working Families
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08), released the following statement after voting against the Republicans’ sweeping budget package, which will rip away healthcare from 17 million Americans, force rural hospitals to shut down, crowd emergency departments, eliminate critical food assistance, raise costs for millions of Americans, and add trillions of dollars to our nation’s debt, all to give a giant tax break to billionaires.
“As a pediatrician, I have seen firsthand how access to Medicaid can protect and even save the lives of children. Today, as I voted against this horrific bill, I thought of a constituent of mine, Ayla, a four-year-old who is alive today because the rural hospital where she was born, Kittitas Valley Healthcare (KVH), could afford to have an Obstetrics Department and a Labor and Delivery unit. Support for those services is only possible because of support from Medicaid (Apple Health).
Congresswoman Schrier shared the story of Ayla, a four-year-old who is alive today thanks to Medicaid, during a May 2025 Energy and Commerce Markup on the GOP Budget Package.
“The passage of this Republican bill means that essential healthcare will be ripped away from hundreds of thousands of people in Washington State who rely on Apple Health. The bill will shutter hospitals, close nursing homes, slash food assistance programs, and raise prices – all to give billionaires a tax break.
“I will keep showing up and fighting back with everything I’ve got because Washington seniors, families, and children deserve better than this cruelty.”
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