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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, two West Coast U.S. Representatives, Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) and Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-07), introduced the Fire Ready Nation Act. This legislation will allow the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to be more involved in the detection and response of wildfires. U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) has introduced companion legislation in the Senate.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) announced that ten of her requested Community Project Funding (CPF) priorities and an amendment to fund agricultural research infrastructure have passed the House as part of government funding bills for the upcoming fiscal year. Community Project Funding provides the opportunity for Representatives to directly identify important local projects that can benefit from federal funding.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08), the only pro-choice woman doctor in Congress, participated in an Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on the recent Supreme Court decision on abortion rights. The Subcommittee heard from several doctors about the impacts of the decision on patients seeking abortions and doctors who provide abortion care. Rep. Schrier’s remarks can be found here.
WASHINGTON, DC -- Today Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) sent a letter to President Joe Biden regarding the Council on Environmental Quality's recent actions related to the Lower Snake River Dams. In the letter Rep. Schrier requests more information about the timing of the release of the draft reports and which stakeholders were involved.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) released the following statement after voting in support of the Women’s Health Protection Act and the Ensuring Access to Abortion Act, two bills that will make sure every woman, no matter where she lives, can access abortion care:
WASHINGTON, DC – Today Congresswoman Kim Schrier’s, M.D. (WA-08) amendments to support Veterans, improve childcare for families of servicemembers, and strengthen wildfire preparedness passed the House with bipartisan support as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023. The NDAA is Congress’ bill to maintain military readiness and increase national security. Rep. Schrier’s remarks about the bill may be viewed here.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) released the following statement after reading reporting by The Spokesman-Review that almost 150 cases of harm were caused within the Mann-Grandstaff system due to a glitch in the new Electronic Health Record system (EHR):
WASHINGTON, DC – Today Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) led 21 of her colleagues in sending a letter to several officials in the Biden Administration, pushing them to implement a federal firefighter pay increase before peak wildfire season begins. An increase in pay and benefits for federal wildland firefighters was included in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that President Biden signed last November.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) voted in support of the Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act. This legislation will shore up the food and agriculture supply chains, assist farmers, and help to bring down costs for American families.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (D-WA) introduced the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act Amendments of 2022, a bipartisan bill to fund critical water and wastewater infrastructure projects in Washington State. Representatives Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), and Sharice Davids (D-KS) are co-leading this bill with Rep. Schrier.