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LEAVENWORTH, WA – On Friday, Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) joined local leaders, emergency responders, outdoor enthusiasts, and volunteers to discuss the impacts of the Trump Administration’s cuts to the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) on the Enchantments Wilderness Area.
LEAVENWORTH — Congresswoman Kim Schrier visited Leavenworth on July 10 to visit local businesses, talk with leaders about conditions in the Enchantments, and tour Cascade Medical to discuss support for rural healthcare.
Schrier’s visit started with a tour of downtown Leavenworth led by Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Troy Campbell, stopping at the new Willkommen Center and businesses along Front Street.
Two members of Congress have called on federal officials to address what they described as “a growing and preventable public health crisis” of families refusing the long-standard vitamin K shot for their newborns, which has led to some of those babies suffering uncontrollable bleeding and even dying.
Congresswoman Kim Schrier comes to Leavenworth to discuss with local leaders about the Enchantment's conditions.
King County is receiving more than $1 million of federal funding to upgrade its search-and-rescue helicopter.
U.S. Congresswoman Kim Schrier joined the Sheriff’s Office and King County Councilmembers on Tuesday at the King County International Airport to celebrate the over $1,000,000 in federal funding that she helped secure to upgrade a rescue helicopter.
WASHINGTON, DC– As reported today in The New York Times, Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D.
When the mother arrived with her newborn, blood oozing from the umbilical-cord stump, Dr. Jessica Kirk and a nurse were alone in a small pediatric emergency room in Florida.
After two decades in medicine, Dr. Kirk, a pediatric hospitalist now practicing in Fairhope, Ala., usually has an idea of possible diagnoses within moments of meeting a patient. But she hadn’t seen this before. As the nurse took vital signs, Dr. Kirk called her medical director.
SEATTLE, WA – Today, Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) joined the King County Sheriff’s Office and King County Councilmembers to celebrate the over $1,000,000 in federal funding that she helped secure to upgrade a rescue helicopter. Congresswoman Schrier’s visit showcased the importance of supporting public safety infrastructure and emergency response operations.
King County’s life‑saving rescue helicopters are getting a major boost, thanks to more than $1 million in new federal funding that leaders said will pay off in safer, faster responses to emergencies across western Washington.
The money, secured by U.S. Rep. Kim Schrier, will upgrade one of the King County Sheriff’s Office’s (KCSO) rescue helicopters — part of the region’s only full‑time patrol and rescue air unit. The helicopter is a critical tool for hoist rescues in rugged terrain, wildfire response, flood evacuations, and other natural disasters.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) led an effort alongside Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) to push for more reliable delivery for mail-in ballots, particularly for rural communities, which have experienced longstanding mail service delays. In a letter sent yesterday to the United States Postal Service (USPS), Congresswoman Schrier demanded answers on the specific steps USPS has been taking to ensure the timely and reliable delivery of election mail.