Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – Today Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) announced that she has secured $220 million in federal infrastructure funding for the long-needed downstream fish passage at the Howard Hanson Dam. Rep. Schrier has been pushing for this funding since taking office and led a delegation letter in November urging that this project be funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

ISSAQUAH, WA – This month, as part of government funding legislation, Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) voted to increase investments in public safety. The funding from this bipartisan bill signed into law this month will support Washington first responders, local police departments, emergency response, and wildfire prevention. 

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representatives Kim Schrier, M.D. (D-WA) and Mariannette Miller-Meeks, M.D. (R-IA), the only two women doctors in Congress, have introduced the Supporting Children’s Mental Health Care Access Act, a bill to reauthorize funding for children’s mental and behavioral health programs. This bill would help address the children’s mental health care crisis exacerbated by the pandemic.

ISSAQUAH, WA – Today Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) announced that because of her efforts, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) will be partnering on a new pop-up container yard to ease congestion at the Port of Seattle. The 49-acre “pop-up” site will accept dry agricultural or refrigerated containers for temporary storage.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today U.S. Representatives Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) and Chellie Pingree (ME-01), co-chairs of the SEEC Climate and Agriculture Task Force, led a Task Force meeting with U.S Department of Agriculture Under Secretary Robert Bonnie about the upcoming Farm Bill and shared climate priorities.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today the U.S. House passed a bill introduced last year by U.S. Representatives Kim Schrier, M.D. (D-WA), Blake Moore (R-UT), Joe Neguse (D-CO), and Russ Fulcher (R-ID) called the Modernizing Access to our Public Land (MAPLand) Act. This legislation will direct federal land management agencies to digitize and standardize mapping records.

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) released the following statement after the House approved legislation that will ban energy imports from Russia with strong support from both sides of the aisle:

“Today the House passed legislation that will ban Russian oil imports with near unanimous support. This action is another step to ensure Putin faces the harshest possible consequences for his unprovoked war in Ukraine.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) announced that 10 local projects will receive over $11 million as part of the Community Project Funding program included in the FY22 government funding bill. The projects will improve the lives of residents across the 8^th District.