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ISSAQUAH, WA – Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) took action this week to expand access to at-home, rapid tests for seniors and military families. Earlier this month a federal rule went into effect that would require private insurers to cover eight at-home test purchases at pharmacies. But millions of Americans don’t have private insurance. The two letters Rep. Schrier led would require Medicare and TRICARE to cover or reimburse the cost of rapid tests, giving our seniors and our men and women in uniform another tool in the toolbox to combat this virus.
ISSAQUAH, WA – This week Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) participated in an Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing called "Cleaning Up Cryptocurrency: The Energy Impacts of Blockchains." Rep. Schrier welcomed Steve Wright, former General Manager of Chelan PUD, as a witness at the hearing to speak about how counties in North Central Washington took action to keep electricity affordable and reliable for consumers in the face of increased demand from crypto mining companies.
Quality masks would help keep schools open and protect kids who are not yet eligible to be vaccinated
ISSAQUAH, WA – Today Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging his Administration to take action on making more quality masks available for children. The Biden Administration announced this week that they will be making 400 million N95 masks free for pickup at pharmacies and community health centers across the country.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) participated in an Agriculture Committee hearing with Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack on the current state of the farming industry and discussed how the USDA can ensure growers and producers in the 8th district are supported by the Department’s trade, supply chain, and climate strategies.
“Washington Rep. Kim Schrier says the promised 10 million rapid tests in schools are a step in the right direction, but she wants more.”
“'This vaccine has now been around for well over a year, it’s been tried and tested in hundred of millions of people. For people who are thinking about risk-benefit, you’re either choosing a vaccine, which will allow your child to be safe, to not get hospitalized, to not quarantine, to be able to be with other people. Or, you’re choosing a disease, and we know that disease can potentially cause long COVID and severe illness in children. As parents are weighing the risks, the decision is not between vaccine and no vaccine, it is between vaccine and disease.' – Rep.
“There's no word from the United States Postal Service on why many residents in Covington haven’t received mail in several days.
In a statement to KING 5, a representative for Congressmember Kim Schrier said her office has 'reached out to USPS.' Calling this issue 'concerning,' and adding that a “delay in mail delivery means a delay in life-saving medicine, paychecks, and bills.'”
“That surge has led to stalls in the supply chain as ports struggled to keep up with a throng of ships, rail and truck traffic waiting to load and unload containers full of goods. At the Port of Tacoma, leaders hope a new project to build added storage capacity for containers will help operations run more smoothly.
Kim Schrier, a Democrat, is a physician and represents Washington’s 8th Congressional District in the U.S. House.
In the midst of the holiday season and with omicron, the highly contagious coronavirus variant, spreading around the world, this is a time when the United States ought to be providing inexpensive — or, even better, free — rapid coronavirus tests to anyone who wants one.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today President Joe Biden signed a bill that U.S. Representative Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) introduced earlier this week. The Supporting Health Care Providers During the COVID-19 Pandemic Act will mitigate Medicare payment cuts to providers. Without this law, cuts would have gone into effect next month, threatening to close practices and interrupt care. This is a necessary law that to support providers and keep the health care system stable in this pandemic, allowing patients to receive the care they need.