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March 11, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC -- Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) today released the following statement on the Issaquah Nursing and Rehabilitation Center and the COVID-19 outbreak:

March 4, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) released the following statement after the House passed a spending package that will address the coronavirus and protect Americans:

February 27, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08)’s amendment to the Protecting America’s Wilderness Act passed the House. The amendment requires the Government Accountability Office to study how preserving wilderness lands can help reduce flood risks in residential areas. An excerpt of her speech is below.

February 27, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – The bipartisan Washington Congressional Delegation united today to support a project central to Puget Sound salmon recovery and the growth of food supplies to Southern resident orcas. Led by Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) and U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA), along with U.S.

February 3, 2020 Press Release

ISSAQUAH, WA -- Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) today announced that she will host Issaquah High School civics teacher Jacqueline Belur as her guest to the State of the Union address on Tuesday, February 4, 2020. Rep. Schrier made the announcement during a Q&A session with over 100 Issaquah High social studies students. Ms.

January 16, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) today announced that her fix to help the Washington state agriculture community access critical research grants has been signed into law and implemented by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). Without this fix to the 2018 Farm Bill, Washington growers would have missed out on upcoming grant opportunities.

January 15, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON— Today, Representatives Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) and Lauren Underwood (IL-14) introduced new legislation to help more Americans access the care they need. The Primary and Behavioral Health Care Access Act (H.R.

January 13, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) has passed the one-year milestone serving the people of Washington’s Eighth District since being sworn in on January 3, 2019. Rep. Schrier serves on the Education and Labor Committee, and the Committee on Agriculture.

January 9, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) released the following statement after the House passed the War Powers Resolution regarding the use of military force in Iran:

“After nearly two decades of war, we can't risk stumbling into another endless conflict that destabilizes the Middle East and threatens the lives of American troops. 

January 6, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC -- Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) released the following statement after confirmation that the United States killed Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Quds Force Commander Qassim Soleimani:

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