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WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) voted today for HR 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act. Rep. Schrier gave the following speech on the floor in support of the bill:
I'm so excited about HR 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act. I am the first pediatrician elected to Congress. And currently the only female doctor in Congress. I am also a patient with Type 1 Diabetes. My life depends on insulin, so the high cost of prescription drugs affects me and people like me every day.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) today announced that her bill the Medicare Vision Act of 2019 (HR 4665), will be voted on next week by the House of Representatives. The Medicare Vision Act will expand Medicare Part B coverage to cover eye exams and glasses.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) released the following statement after she voted for the Export-Import Bank Reauthorization:
WASHINGTON, DC – As the only pediatrician in Congress, Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) is honoring Children's Health Month by renewing her call on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to stop their efforts to weaken Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS). In June, Rep. Schrier led a bipartisan amendment that would block the EPA from removing "appropriate and necessary" funding that underpins MATS. In the new letter today, Rep.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) released the following statement after the House voted for a transparent path forward on the impeachment inquiry:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) joined bipartisan colleagues, including Washington Reps. Dan Newhouse and Cathy McMorris-Rogers, to introduce the Farm Workforce Modernization Act.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) has introduced a bill with Reps. Cheri Bustos (IL-17) and Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) that would authorize a five percent annual funding increase over the next five years at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The America Grows Act would restore U.S. commitment to publicly-funded agriculture research, which has been largely flat for decades. A companion bill has been introduced in the Senate by Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL).
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08), with Reps. Tom O'Halleran (AZ-01), Elissa Slotkin (MI-08), and Suzan DelBene (WA-01), introduced the Medicare Vision Act of 2019 (HR 4665) that will expand Medicare Part B coverage to include routine vision benefits. Right now, Medicare only covers surgery and screenings for people who are at a high risk of getting cataracts and glaucoma. Today, HR 4665 is being marked up by the Energy and Commerce Committee along with HR 3.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) today hosted a congressional panel in D.C. on her bill, the VACCINES Act. One of the panelists who Rep. Schrier invited to participate was Jeffrey Duchin, M.D., the Health Officer for Public Health-Seattle and King County. Other participating groups included the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the National Association of County & City Health Officials, and Trust for America's Health.
WASHINGTON, DC –Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (D-WA) and Congressman Phil Roe, M.D. (R-TN) have introduced the Improving Provider Directories Act (HR 4575). The bill will increase the accuracy of the information listed on health plan provider directories to protect patients from surprise out-of-network bills.