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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, President Biden signed provisions of Congresswoman Kim Schrier’s M.D. (WA-08) bipartisan bill to lower energy costs and emissions, the Advanced Nuclear Deployment Act, into law. Representative Schrier introduced this legislation alongside Congressman Richard Hudson (NC-09). The provisions were included in the ADVANCE Act, a broader bipartisan nuclear package.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Kim Schrier alongside colleagues Angie Craig (D-MN) and Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) introduced bipartisan legislation to stop drug trafficking on social media platforms and help law enforcement counter the sale of illicit drugs on social media platforms.
Rep. Kim Schrier (D-WA) swung through Wenatchee City Hall today. There she hosted a roundtable discussion on the thorniest of issues: affordable housing (or lack thereof).
Schrier, a career pediatrician from Sammamish, has represented Washington's 8th congressional district since 2019. Last year she cosponsored the AHCIA.
Inside, outside, all around the town.
Congresswoman Kim Schrier joined with state and local officials in Roslyn on Thursday to dedicate the Forest Resilience Trail and celebrate the progress made in taking action against the threat of catastrophic wildfires.
It was a cooler trip this time, no doubt, for the 8th District lawmaker.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08), alongside Congresswoman Julia Letlow (LA-05), introduced the Newborn Essentials Support Toolkit (NEST) Act. This bipartisan legislation would provide vital support through supply kits that include essential items for mothers and infants.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Strengthening Collective Resources for Encouraging Education Needed (SCREEN) for Type 1 Diabetes Act, which aims to raise awareness around the importance of Type 1 Diabetes screening. Representative Schrier is joined in introducing this legislation by CongressmanJohn Joyce, M.D.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Kim Schrier’s (WA-08) statement on President Biden’s Executive Order barring migrants from entering the country unlawfully:
WASHINGTON, DC – The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Director Dr. Rahul Gupta recently announced millions in federal funding for the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Program, including over $5 million to address this crisis in Washington State. Representative Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) has long pushed for legislation in Congress to address drug trafficking and the deadly effects of the fentanyl epidemic and held a back-to-school fentanyl town hall with Dr.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) introduced the National Prescribed Fire Act, which would help mitigate the risk of catastrophic wildfires. Representative Schrier’s bipartisan, bicameral bill would invest in hazardous fuels management by allowing for the increased use of prescribed fires. Congresswoman Schrier is joined in introducing this legislation by Senator Ron Wyden (OR) and Representative David Valadao (CA-22).
WASHINGTON, D.C – On May 20, the EPA selected Forterra NW for a Brownfields Cleanup Grant funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that Congresswoman Schrier voted to pass. Grant funds will be used to clean up the Roslyn Number 4 Mine in the City of Roslyn. The 30-acre coal mine began operations in the 1880s and was shut down in 1909 following a mine explosion. After the closure, a foundry built for the mine continued to process coal from other mines until the mid-1970s.