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WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) and Rep. Ann Kuster (NH-02) sent a letter urging the E&C’s subcommittee on Energy to hold an oversight hearing this month on hydropower to learn more about the incredible potential of this clean, renewable energy source for our country.
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) participated in an Energy Subcommittee hearing with Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm about the Department of Energy’s (DOE) budget priorities. Rep. Schrier focused on green hydrogen hubs and the ways Washington state is well-positioned to be a leader, creating a new industry and the many jobs that go with it. Rep. Schrier’s remarks can be found here.
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) participated in a Health Subcommittee hearing with Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra about Fiscal Year 2023 funding priorities. Rep. Schrier highlighted the drop in routine childhood immunizations and focused on ways to improve rates. Rep. Schrier’s remarks can be found here.
"Schrier said it has been 37 years since her pediatrician told her she had Type 1 diabetes.
'At that time, insulin was cheap,' Schrier said. 'But the cost of insulin has skyrocketed. And most of us need more than one bottle per month. When people can’t afford insulin, they try to make that bottle last as long as it possibly can. So they ration their insulin, taking just enough to stay alive, but not enough to keep them healthy. And that is sometimes deadly.'"
AUBURN, WA – Today U.S. Representative Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) joined President Joe Biden for an event about lowering costs for American families at Green River College in Auburn. Several 8th District residents joined the Congresswoman and President to speak about how increasing health care and prescription drug costs have affected their families.
WASHINGTON, DC -- Today U.S. Representative Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging the Administration to develop and implement a plan to provide order at the Southern border before revoking Title 42. Title 42 has guided Department of Homeland Security border policies throughout the pandemic.
“Most weeks are busy weeks at FISH Community Food Bank, but this last week was particularly special for staff members, as multiple important representatives visited the county to check in on the organization’s progress.
On Tuesday, U.S. 8th District Rep. Kim Schrier along with members of her staff paid a visit to the organization’s Elmview location near Bowers Field in Ellensburg to celebrate the receipt of $900,000 of funding secured for the nonprofit.”
“ Congresswoman Kim Schrier and representatives from the Federal Office of Emergency Management (FEMA) met with fire chiefs and law enforcement in Kittitas County to discuss resources for wildfires.
Congresswoman Schrier discussed getting $750,000 in funds through a recent infrastructure bill to help the city of Roslyn with fire mitigation. This money will allow the city to have prescribed burns to burn underbrush.
WASHINGTON, DC – Last month, Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) announced that all 10 of her Community Project Funding requests were granted in the latest government spending bill, bringing home over $11 million to local projects across the district. You may read more about these projects here.
WASHINGTON, DC – During a Health Subcommittee hearing this week, U.S. Representative Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) posed questions to experts on the need for her proposal, the “Supporting Children’s Mental Health Care Access Act,” a bill to reauthorize funding for programs that help address the pediatric mental health workforce shortage. Rep. Schrier’s remarks can be found here and here.