Press Releases
ISSAQUAH, WA – Today Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) sent a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Defense, and the Department of Education pushing for an update on COVID-19 rapid test procurement and distribution plans in light of the Delta variant's rapid spread and children, mostly unvaccinated, returning to school.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today U.S. Representatives Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08), Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) sent a letter to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack and Interior Secretary Deb Haaland urging them to visit Central Washington to see the destruction wildfires have caused in the last 12 months.
WASHINGTON, DC – This week Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) introduced a new bill to address the alarming rates of suicide among children and young adults. The Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act would invest in training and expanded resources for health care providers to better identify and support young people at risk for suicide.
Monday, August 16, 2021
"I am continuing to monitor the heartbreaking and alarming situation unfolding in Afghanistan. We must focus on taking every possible measure to evacuate our Afghan partners who fought alongside us for 20 years.
ISSAQUAH, WA – Today, U.S. Representative Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) released a report highlighting health care savings secured for the residents of Washington's 8th Congressional District from the American Rescue Plan.
ISSAQUAH, WA – Today Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) and U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) introduced a bill to expand health coverage through a Medicaid public option. The State Public Option Act would provide Americans with the choice of a high-quality, lower-cost health insurance plan.
WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Representative Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) recently joined President Joe Biden at the White House as he signed the Major Medical Facility Authorization Act of 2021 into law. Representative Schrier was an original cosponsor of the bill as it was introduced in the House by Representative Colin Allred (TX-32).
WASHINGTON, DC – This week Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) helped the U.S. House of Representatives pass an emergency security funding bill to reimburse National Guard troops who helped supplement security at the U.S. Capitol following the insurrection on January 6th. The Senate passed this bill earlier this week and President Biden is expected to sign it into law today.
WASHINGTON, DC – This week Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) voted in support of several funding bills that include support for Washington's farmers, public lands, firefighters, and more than $9 million for several local projects.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) is applauding the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s announcement that it will be implementing her bipartisan legislation, the Protecting Access to Biosimilars Act. Increasing the use of biosimilars is expected to save people with diabetes and health plans over $100 billion over the next four years.