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On June 11, the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Health Subcommittee held a hearing titled "Made in America: Strengthening Domestic Manufacturing and the Health Care Supply Chain." While much of the hearing focused on prospective tariffs on imported pharmaceuticals and efforts to onshore drug manufacturing, community pharmacy issues and PBM reform also featured in witness testimony and q
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) introduced the bipartisan, bicameral National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025, which would enhance forest health and lower the risk posed by catastrophic wildfires by investing in prescribed fire to manage underbrush. Congresswoman Schrier is joined in introducing this bill by Representative David Valadao (CA-22). A companion bill in the United States Senate is being led by Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Ted Budd (R-NC).
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D.
In a bid to tackle the increasing threat of wildfires, U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Ted Budd, R-N.C., along with U.S. Representatives Kim Schrier, D-Wash., and David Valadao, R-Calif., have introduced the National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025.
The bipartisan legislation seeks to promote prescribed burns as a strategic measure to mitigate the devastating impacts of wildfires across the nation.
In 2024, wildfires ravaged 8.9 million acres of land, marking one of the highest totals on record.
Health organizations and professional societies are expressing outrage over the firing of all 17 members of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).
One day after the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced plans to restructure the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) by firing the 17 experts who currently sit on the committee, professional organizations and lawmakers are issuing statements of fear, disagreement, and deep concern for the future of vaccine use and safety in the United States.
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The dissolution of ACIP has been criticized as undermining evidence-based medicine and public trust in vaccine safety and effectiveness.
Concerns have been raised about potential conflicts of interest and the politicization of vaccine recommendations under the new administration.
Administration should 'immediately reverse course' on Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices, which will be reconstituted for meeting this month.
WASHINGTON – Lawmakers return to the Capitol on Monday with less than a month before Republicans’ self-imposed July 4 deadline to pass President Donald Trump’s signature bill, extending tax cuts and increasing spending on immigration enforcement and the military while cutting spending on health care and food assistance.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) recently reintroduced the bipartisan Expanding Access to Diabetes Self-Management Training Act, which will expand Medicare coverage for diabetes self-management training services. These services reduce diabetes-related deaths and heart attacks, lead to improved self-care, and lower care costs for hospitals. Congresswoman Schrier is joined in introducing this legislation by Congressman Gus Bilirakis (FL-12). This legislation was introduced in the U.S.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Kim Schrier’s M.D. (WA-08) bipartisan bill, the Hydropower Relicensing Transparency Act (H.R. 3657), passed through the Energy Subcommittee of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. This bill will support clean, reliable, and affordable energy for Washington state ratepayers by enhancing efficiency and transparency for all parties involved in the hydropower dam relicensing process.