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Congresswoman Schrier tours Ellensburg affordable housing project
October 10, 2026

U.S. Rep. Kim Schrier made a trip over the Cascades to Ellensburg Thursday to get a first-hand look at an affordable housing development taking shape at the former Nites Inn Motel.

All foundations have been poured, framing is up and utility connections are underway as HopeSource transforms the derelict South Ruby Street property into a mix of renovated housing units dubbed the Pathways Project.

October 7, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) and Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) led 25 colleagues in a letter to Dr. Erica Schwartz, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to call out efforts to reject settled vaccine science and demand answers about the CDC’s efforts to implement President Trump’s childhood vaccine Executive Order (EO), underreport measles-associated deaths, and delay access to childhood immunizations. 

October 7, 2026

EVERETT — A dozen congressional Democrats are asking the U.S. Forest Service for answers after the agency was accused of coordinating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to arrest five men who were camping on federal land in Snohomish County last month.

October 5, 2026

Letter follows Labor Day incident where individuals were arrested in the middle of the night while camping at Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, 4 of 5 are still being held at Tacoma NW ICE Detention Cen

September 28, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) joined Washington state’s entire Congressional delegation in a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to approve Governor Bob Ferguson’s request for a Major Disaster Declaration for Individual Assistance to help families recover and repair damage due to the devastating wildfires that swept through Central and Eastern Washington from July 23 through August 31.

September 28, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) announced that her Hydropower Licensing Transparency Act was signed into law. The bipartisan legislation supports Washington’s clean, affordable hydropower and the healthy management of rivers by enhancing efficiency and transparency for parties involved in the hydropower dam licensing process. Congresswoman Schrier introduced this legislation alongside Congressman Russ Fulcher (ID-01).

September 25, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) introduced the Surge to Save Newborns Act alongside Congressman Nick Langworthy (NY-23). This legislation would provide states with federal resources to implement newborn screening for conditions included on the Recommended Uniform Screening Panel (RUSP), ensuring more newborns benefit from early detection and timely care.

 

September 24, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08), Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), and Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) introduced the Zeus 95 Memorial Act alongside Senator Bernie Moreno (R-OH), Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03), and Congressman Mike Carey (OH-15). The bill honors the crew of Zeus 95, who died on March 12, 2026, while supporting Operation Epic Fury against Iran, including Captain Ariana Savino of Covington, Washington. 

September 24, 2026

U.S. Air Force Capt. Ariana Savino, of Covington, and the five other crew members who died in a plane crash March 12 during the war against Iran, should be honored with a monument in or near Arlington National Cemetery, according to a Washington congresswoman and its two U.S. senators.

U.S. Rep. Kim Schrier, D-Sammamish and U.S. Democratic Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell introduced the Zeus 95 Memorial Act on Sept. 24 in Washington, D.C., according to a press release from Schrier.