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The $1.9 trillion relief package making its way through the House of Representatives has approximately $16.1 billion earmarked for agriculture and the two centerpieces of the bill include $12 billion for food-aid benefits and a landmark $4 billion program of debt relief for socially disadvantaged farmers.
ISSAQUAH, WA –Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) helped pass additional assistance for small and mid-sized farmers out of the Agriculture Committee last night. The bill is expected to be voted on by the full House of Representatives later this month. Rep.
ISSAQUAH, WA – Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) announced today that she has again been named to the Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research Subcommittee of the House Agriculture Committee. Rep. Schrier served on this Subcommittee during the 116th Congress.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) released the following statement after voting for the bipartisan National Apprenticeship Act of 2021 that would create one million new apprenticeships over the next five years:
"The pandemic has left millions of people out of work and others looking to change careers. As we safely reopen the economy, we need creative ways to give Americans looking for work the skills they need while also filling open jobs.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) today released a video to show how easy rapid, at-home COVID-19 tests are to use and what they could mean for reopening the economy and getting kids back into school.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) participated in an Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee hearing today on ramping up production of supplies for testing and vaccines. In her opening remarks, Rep. Schrier focused on the need to increase the availability of inexpensive rapid tests and expand manufacturing of the needed supplies.
While the Biden administration's America Rescue Plan began its journey through Congress Feb. 3 as the next U.S. effort to address the COVID-19 pandemic, lawmakers came together to identify steps to improve vaccine distribution and curb ongoing supply shortages.
Testifying before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, Luciana Borio, vice president of In-Q-Tel and a former acting chief scientist at the FDA, warned that the worst days may lie ahead, given the emergence of variants, especially the South African variant that seems to cause more severe disease.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) participated in a hearing today on increasing COVID-19 vaccinations and improving the supply chain. In her opening remarks, Rep. Schrier highlighted the success Kittitas County has had in getting residents vaccinated.
The COVID-19 vaccine rollout is underway in North Central Washington. The fact that safe and effective vaccines were on the market less than one year after the pandemic arrived in the U.S. is nothing short of a scientific marvel, a testament to modern medicine and the work of scientists around the world.
WASHINGTON – State health officials from across the country urged a congressional committee to increase distribution of COVID-19 vaccine doses at a hearing Tuesday that also had Republicans and Democrats sparring over who was to blame for the slow vaccine rollout.