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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the United States House of Representatives voted to pass Congresswoman Kim Schrier’s, M.D. (WA-08), bipartisan legislation to improve the quality and nutrition of school lunches by allowing public schools to serve reduced-fat and whole milk. The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act was unanimously passed by the Senate last month and now heads to the president’s desk to be signed into law.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08), voted to pass the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), an annual piece of legislation that authorizes defense programs to maintain military readiness and increase national security. The package includes provisions that will raise pay for service members, bolster access to quality healthcare and child care, and authorize millions to build new schools.
EVERETT, Wash. — In a letter addressed to BP North America CEO Murray Auchincloss, a cohort of Washington delegates is demanding answers from the energy behemoth after a leak in the Olympic Pipeline released thousands of gallons of fuel near Everett
The leak was discovered by a blueberry farmer on Nov. 11, who then alerted BP. Hundreds of feet of the two consecutive pipes, carrying gas and airliner fuel, were excavated as crews attempted to locate the leak.
U.S. Reps. Kim Schrier and Marilyn Strickland on Dec. 1, introduced a bill that would aim to help farmers adopt climate-smart practices by expanding a Washington state program nationwide.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Democratic Doctors Caucus released the following statement after the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted to stop recommending the birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine.
Today, Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08), the first pediatrician elected to Congress, released the following statement after the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted to stop recommending the birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine.
PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. — Pediatricians in Washington are urging parents to vaccinate their children against hepatitis B.
This comes even after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Panel voted to change its recommendation that all babies get the vaccine after they’re born.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representatives Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) and Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) introduced the Partnerships for Agricultural Climate Action (PACA) Act of 2025. This bill would scale and replicate Washington state’s bipartisan Sustainable Farms and Fields program, which supports farmers by incentivizing voluntary conservation practices, enhancing producer innovation and viability, and enabling locally led climate action.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) and Congressman Tony Wied (WI-08) introduced the BLOOD Centers Act, a bipartisan bill to cut onerous administrative requirements placed on blood centers to help ensure that hospitals have a sufficient blood supply to meet patient needs. Congressman Tom Tiffany (WI-07) was also an original cosponsor.