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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.
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08), a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, joined her colleagues in the House of Representatives to advance the KIDS Act. The KIDS Act is a bipartisan bill that takes historic steps to protect our kids and their data online and hold Big Tech accountable. The bill now heads to the Senate.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08), Chair of the Democratic Doctors Caucus, recently introduced the Let Doctors Provide Reproductive Health Care Act, legislation that would protect doctors safely performing abortions across the country amid continued attacks on women’s right to choose. Congresswoman Schrier is joined in introducing this legislation by her fellow members of the Democratic Doctors Caucus: Reps Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06), Herb Conaway Jr., M.D. (NJ-03), Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03), Kelly Morrison, M.D.
The lone ranger is alone no more.
A year after the Enchantments became a nationwide symbol of understaffing and overcrowding on public lands, the prized wilderness destination in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest outside of Leavenworth will see more rangers, trail crews and other stewards this year through a combination of renewed Forest Service hiring and partnership arrangements with recreation nonprofits.
EVERETT, WA – Representatives Kim Schrier, M.D (WA-08) and Rick Larsen (WA-02) convened families and healthcare leaders to discuss the local impacts of President Trump and Congressional Republicans’ Medicaid cuts.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) recently introduced her Primary and Behavioral Health Care Access Act, which would require private insurance plans to cover three annual primary care visits and three annual outpatient mental health or outpatient substance use disorder treatment visits without charging a copayment, coinsurance, or a deductible-related fee. The legislation would improve overall access to mental, behavioral, and primary healthcare.
For more than a decade, Dr. Joseph Mercola cautioned parents against a potentially lifesaving shot of vitamin K for their newborn babies: “Vitamin K shots are completely unnecessary for your newborn.”
But now, in a break from his past warnings, Mercola is saying he no longer believes that.
Congresswoman Kim Schrier (WA-08) released the following statement after voting against the Republican-led funding bill that gives ICE and CBP a blank check and fails to put guardrails in place that will curb their lawlessness or permanently block Trump’s $1 billion ballroom and $1.8 billion slush fund:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08), introduced a bipartisan resolution to raise awareness of the mental health crisis in the agricultural industry, designating May 29, 2026, as Mental Health Awareness in Agriculture Day. Congresswoman Schrier is joined in introducing this legislation by Congressman Mike Bost (R-IL). Senators Deb Fischer (R-NE) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) introduced a companion resolution in the Senate.