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In response to palpable, bipartisan frustration among lawmakers over soaring costs for medical care, the chief executives of the country’s largest health insurers on Thursday attempted to place the blame on others, namely hospitals and drug makers.
But the executives, summoned to appear at back-to-back House hearings on the affordability of health care, said little that seemed to appease congressional representatives seeking ways to hold the insurance industry accountable.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08), and Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) introduced the Capping Costs for Consumers Act, legislation aimed at lowering out-of-pocket costs amid continued Republican inaction on extending critical tax credits that lower healthcare costs.
CHELAN COUNTY — A federal funding package moving through Congress could bring new de-escalation tools to the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office, aimed at making law enforcement encounters safer for deputies and the public.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Kim Schrier (WA-08) announced that five of her Community Project Funding (CPF) requests were included in funding bills recently passed by the United States House of Representatives. These projects will help fund local law enforcement, bolster infrastructure, and address other pressing priorities for communities in the Eighth District.
Years of legislative effort ended with victory for schoolchildren, dairy farmers and their cooperatives as Congress passed and a presidential signature is imminent for the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, a landmark restoration of choice in school meals.
Today, Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08), the first pediatrician elected to Congress, released the following statement after the CDC announced it will overhaul the childhood vaccine schedule to recommend fewer immunizations:
Today, Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08), released the following statement on the Trump Administration's Military Operation in Venezuela.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representatives Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08), Jeff Van Drew (NJ-02), and Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) introduced the Expanding Access to (EAT) Healthy Foods from Local Farmers Act, bipartisan legislation that aims to improve Americans’ access to nutritious food by making commonsense updates to The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP).