Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – The United States House of Representatives passed H.R. 6093, the Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2023, which included the National Landslide Preparedness Act Reauthorization Act, a bill introduced by U.S. Representatives Kim Schrier (WA-08), Suzan DelBene (WA-01), and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03). This legislation passed the House by a vote of 394-19.
ISSAQUAH, WA. – Today, Representative Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) was joined by Teri Ohta, Senior Corporate Counsel at T-Mobile, and Lauren Paolini, External Affairs at AT&T, in hosting an event to highlight the impact of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) and emphasize the importance of funding and extending the program.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Kim Schrier (WA-08) joined Representatives Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05), Eric Sorensen (IL-17), and Jenniffer González-Colón (PR-AL) in introducing bipartisan legislation to lower the cost of water and wastewater utility bills for millions of households – the Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) Establishment Act.
ISSAQUAH, WA – Representative Kim Schrier (WA-08) voted with House Republicans for the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024.
SEATAC, WA. – Representative Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) visited King County Sheriff's Advanced Training Office with King County Executive Dow Constantine and King County Sheriff Patti Cole-Tindall to celebrate the deployment of body cameras in her district and additional federal funding she was able to secure for King County Sheriff’s Office.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Kim Schrier, alongside Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), introduced the State Public Option Act to increase access to affordable, high-quality health insurance by allowing states to create a Medicaid buy-in program for all residents.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, President Biden released his proposed budget, which included $500 million for the Howard Hanson Dam fish passage facility project.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Kim Schrier M.D. (D-WA) will be joined by local Veteran, Andrew Apple, as her guest to President Biden’s State of the Union Address to Congress.
Andrew Apple is a Veterans Law Fellow who is currently working in Representative Schrier’s office and a recipient of VA benefits made possible by the PACT Act.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Kim Schrier (WA-08) announced that 14 of her Community Project Funding (CPF) requests were included in a funding bill passed by the United States House of Representatives. These projects will help fund local infrastructure, law enforcement, and community priorities.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the United States House of Representatives voted to pass the Medicaid Primary Care Improvement Act, a bipartisan bill introduced by Representatives Kim Schrier, M.D. (D-WA) and Dan Crenshaw (R-TX).