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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D.
In a bid to tackle the increasing threat of wildfires, U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Ted Budd, R-N.C., along with U.S. Representatives Kim Schrier, D-Wash., and David Valadao, R-Calif., have introduced the National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025.
The bipartisan legislation seeks to promote prescribed burns as a strategic measure to mitigate the devastating impacts of wildfires across the nation.
In 2024, wildfires ravaged 8.9 million acres of land, marking one of the highest totals on record.
Health organizations and professional societies are expressing outrage over the firing of all 17 members of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).
One day after the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced plans to restructure the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) by firing the 17 experts who currently sit on the committee, professional organizations and lawmakers are issuing statements of fear, disagreement, and deep concern for the future of vaccine use and safety in the United States.
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The dissolution of ACIP has been criticized as undermining evidence-based medicine and public trust in vaccine safety and effectiveness.
Concerns have been raised about potential conflicts of interest and the politicization of vaccine recommendations under the new administration.
Administration should 'immediately reverse course' on Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices, which will be reconstituted for meeting this month.
WASHINGTON – Lawmakers return to the Capitol on Monday with less than a month before Republicans’ self-imposed July 4 deadline to pass President Donald Trump’s signature bill, extending tax cuts and increasing spending on immigration enforcement and the military while cutting spending on health care and food assistance.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) recently reintroduced the bipartisan Expanding Access to Diabetes Self-Management Training Act, which will expand Medicare coverage for diabetes self-management training services. These services reduce diabetes-related deaths and heart attacks, lead to improved self-care, and lower care costs for hospitals. Congresswoman Schrier is joined in introducing this legislation by Congressman Gus Bilirakis (FL-12). This legislation was introduced in the U.S.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Kim Schrier’s M.D. (WA-08) bipartisan bill, the Hydropower Relicensing Transparency Act (H.R. 3657), passed through the Energy Subcommittee of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. This bill will support clean, reliable, and affordable energy for Washington state ratepayers by enhancing efficiency and transparency for all parties involved in the hydropower dam relicensing process.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) and Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) introduced the Family Vaccine Protection Act to remove politics from the life-saving immunization schedule, stand up to RFK Jr.’s dangerous anti-vaccine actions, and protect children, expectant mothers, and other vulnerable members of the community from vaccine-preventable diseases.
In recent weeks, the federal government issued rapidly changing — and in some cases contradictory — guidance about who should get the Covid vaccine. Experts worry the new advice runs contrary to science and could lead to fewer people getting vaccinated, and insurance companies deciding not to cover the cost of the vaccine in some cases.