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Kim Schrier

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Kim Merle Schrier is an American physician and politician currently serving as the U.S. Representative for Washington's 8th congressional district, a position she has held since January 3, 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, Schrier is known for her advocacy on healthcare issues, particularly those affecting children and families. She has a background in medicine, which informs her legislative priorities and public statements. Schrier has been vocal on various issues, including vaccine policy and public health.

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2019: 112 quotes2020: 46 quotes2021: 166 quotes2022: 77 quotes2023: 66 quotes2024: 17 quotes2025: 11 quotes2026: 3 quotes
Jan 27, 2020

I wanted to speak about an issue of critical importance in Washington State, and this is the status of the SAFE Program, the State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement.

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Jan 27, 2020

Can you tell me more about those SAFE-like practices that could be continuous?

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Dec 18, 2019

The people of Washington's Eighth District sent me to Congress to fight for their families and make thoughtful, evidence-based decisions. I did not come to Congress to impeach a President, but evidence is evidence, and a balance of power…

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Dec 12, 2019

I am so glad that my colleague from Texas, Mr. Wright, is well and I am so glad that he could afford the treatment that he needed. But we have people suffering from the cost of prescription drugs now, and intentionally holding up this bill…

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Dec 11, 2019

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. I thank my colleagues, Representative Lofgren and Representative Newhouse, for their very hard work on this bipartisan bill. The critical needs of our farmers and farmworkers have gone too long without…

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Dec 11, 2019

I thank everyone who worked so hard on the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act. As so many of my colleagues have said already, this is a groundbreaking bill. Medicare is the biggest purchaser of medications in the world, and it…

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Dec 3, 2019

As a pediatrician it has been my life's work and passion to support parents and children so those children grow up healthy and strong and live up to their potential.

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Dec 3, 2019

What this means for the children is that they could go without the adequate nutrition that they need to build healthy brains, that they need to then focus in school, to become healthy productive adults.

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Dec 3, 2019

Together you paint a frightening, grim, and frankly heartbreaking picture of the effects of this Administration's immigration policies on the well-being, both present well-being and future well-being of our children.

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Dec 3, 2019

Seven children have died while in government custody. Many, if not most, are experiencing toxic stress.

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Nov 15, 2019

Today is National Recycling Day. As a Nation and world, we are accumulating single-use plastics at an alarming rate. By 2050, there will be more plastic than fish in the world's oceans. This is why recycling is critical, and we need more…

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Nov 13, 2019

According to the Lancet Countdown's 2019 report, which was released yesterday, global air pollution driven by fossil fuels, and compounded by climate change, led to seven million premature deaths.

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