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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.
Mr. Speaker, 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…
Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to the motion. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from Washington is recognized for 5 minutes
Mr. Speaker, 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…
Mr. Chair, 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…
Seven children have died while in government custody. Many, if not most, are experiencing toxic stress.
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.
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.
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.
Madam Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn. The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 12 o'clock and 52 minutes p.m.), under its previous order, the House adjourned until Monday, November 18, 2019, at noon for morning-hour debate…
Madam Speaker, 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 …
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