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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08), Mike Simpson (ID-02), and Kurt Schrader (OR-05) introduced the National Prescribed Fire Act of 2021 to protect our communities from the catastrophic effects of wildfires. This bipartisan bill would invest in hazardous fuels management by increasing the pace and scale of prescribed burns, create a technically skilled preseason controlled burn workforce, and streamline smoke regulations in winter months to reduce catastrophic fires and smoke in the summer.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers unviewed legislation Monday that will direct federal land management agencies to digitize and standardize mapping records. Supporters of the Modernizing Access to our Public Land Act, better known as the MAPLand Act, says this legislation will allow hunters, anglers, and millions of other federal land users to access essential information about public lands as well as their respective management agencies.
"I fully support President Biden's call for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. And I agree that as Israel exercises its fundamental right to defend itself from thousands of Hamas launched rocket attacks, it should continue to safeguard innocent civilians to the greatest extent possible. The loss of innocent Palestinian and Israeli lives is tragic. The escalation of violence has been devastating. And the tensions that continue to build on the ground will require ongoing involvement of the United States to create the conditions for a two state solution and enduring peace."
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) was joined by Representatives Blake Moore (R-UT), Joe Neguse (D-CO), and Russ Fulcher (R-ID) in introducing Modernizing Access to our Public Land (MAPLand) Act, which would direct federal land management agencies to digitize and standardize mapping records.
ISSAQUAH, WA – Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) announced today that counties and towns in the 8th District will be receiving federal recovery funding in the next month. The American Rescue Plan provided $350 billion for qualifying states, counties, tribes, and cities to help turn the tide of the pandemic and lay the economic foundation for recovery from the pandemic. This week the Treasury Department announced a process for local entities to request their allocation.
8th District Representative Kim Schrier discussed her efforts to address wildfire concerns on the federal level.
Schrier said it's alarming that the region already has had over 200 fires and we're not even in fire season yet.
"We do need sort of a conservation corps to go and make our forests resilient. At least get the areas of our forest where there is a wildland/urban interface." Schrier said, "Communities that are right in the thick of it need to be able to thin the forest surrounding that area where people live."
Although much is still being learned about the side effects of the coronavirus, a local legislator feels like more progress can be made to educate constituents about the benefits of vaccines and their effects in the long battle against the pandemic.
U.S. Eighth District Rep. Kim Schrier (D) took time to talk with reporters last week in a virtual roundtable event, where she used her experience as a physician to weigh in on issues related to the pandemic.
ISSAQUAH, WA – Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) has announced that Skyline High School sophomore Ashley Zhang won the 8th district's Congressional Art Competition. Her piece, titled Into the Unknown, is above. Ashley and the runners-up were informed last night during a virtual Zoom reception.
On Earth Day, Washington Rep. Kim Schrier (WA-08) introduced the Legacy Roads and Trails (LRT) Act in Congress. The bill would provide critical public funding to help maintain roads and trails on U.S. Forest Service lands in order to protect endangered species and improve water quality on public lands. Rep. Derek Kilmer (WA-06) cosponsored the legislation.
8th District Representative Kim Schrier talked about the proposed $2.3 trillion American Jobs Plan Wednesday.
While some have accused Democrats of not involving Republicans in the process, Schrier said it's definitely been a bipartisan effort.
"I'm hearing from my Republican colleagues that they have had visits with the president to talk about their ideas on infrastructure, and I have yet to have a meeting with the president, so he's definitely reaching out. It's not just leadership talking about this," Schrier explained.