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Schrier To Host Farm Bill Listening Session Friday
Schrier To Host Farm Bill Listening Session Friday
Schrier To Host Farm Bill Listening Session Friday
The 2023 Farm Bill will come to Washington Friday.  Congresswoman Kim Schrier will host one of the Agriculture Committee’s listening sessions on Friday, July 22, 2022.  This series of listening sessions entitled “A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Perspectives from the Field,” allows House Agriculture Committee Members to gather input from producers and consumers on the ground to help shape the upcom
Schrier: Farm Bill Listening Session To Be Held In Washington
Schrier: Farm Bill Listening Session To Be Held In Washington
Schrier: Farm Bill Listening Session To Be Held In Washington
On Tuesday, Central Washington Representative Kim Schrier announced that one of the Ag Committee’s Farm Bill listening sessions would take place in Washington later this month.  The event, “A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Perspectives from the Field,” looks to gather input from the farming community, as well as consumers, about what the 2023 Farm Bill should contain. The listening sess... Read Mor
Schrier Pushes Senate To Pass Ocean Shipping Reform Act
Schrier Pushes Senate To Pass Ocean Shipping Reform Act
Schrier Pushes Senate To Pass Ocean Shipping Reform Act
Washington Representative Kim Schrier is pushing for the Ocean Shipping Reform Act to move through the Senate. The measure, which has already cleared the House, would enhance the powers of the Federal Maritime Commission to regulate the shipping industry during the current supply chain disruption ...
Schrier Announces Millions To Improve Fish Passage At Howard Hanson
Schrier Announces Millions To Improve Fish Passage At Howard Hanson
Schrier Announces Millions To Improve Fish Passage At Howard Hanson
On Wednesday, Washington Representative Kim Schrier announced $220 million in federal infrastructure funding for downstream fish passage at the Howard Hanson Dam. Representative Schrier has been pushing for this funding since taking office and led a delegation letter in November urging that this project be funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law ...
NW Lawmakers Request Vaccination Exemption For H2A Workers
NW Lawmakers Request Vaccination Exemption For H2A Workers
NW Lawmakers Request Vaccination Exemption For H2A Workers
Several Northwest lawmakers are calling on Homeland Security for an exemption when it comes to COVID vaccination requirements. Earlier this year, the Department of Homeland Security announced essential personnel crossing into the U.S. via land border show proof of a CDC-approved COVID-19 vaccination ...
Schrier Addresses Sustainability, Trade With Vilsack
Schrier Addresses Sustainability, Trade With Vilsack
Schrier Addresses Sustainability, Trade With Vilsack
During last week’s House Ag Committee hearing, USDA head Tom Vilsack addressed current state of the farming economy as well as specific concerns and issues from members. One of those members, Washington’s Dr. Kim Schrier, spent much of her time pressing the Ag Secretary about what’s taking place in the tree fruit industry. She noted the r ...
Schrier’s Ocean Shipping Reform Act Clears The House
Schrier’s Ocean Shipping Reform Act Clears The House
Schrier’s Ocean Shipping Reform Act Clears The House
Last week, the House passed the Ocean Shipping Reform Act, legislation cosponsored by Washington representative Kim Schrier, as an effort to address some of the supply chain issues. In recent months, ocean liners from China and other countries have been returning to their home ports empty after delivering to the U ...
Schrier Asks Administration To Address Port Bottleneck
Schrier Asks Administration To Address Port Bottleneck
Schrier Asks Administration To Address Port Bottleneck
Last month, Washington representative Dr. Kim Schrier met with the Biden Administration’s Port Envoy Jon Porcari to find out what can be done to alleviate the bottleneck at west coast ports. Schrier said the port issue first came to her attention when central Washington hay farmers expressed frustration with the inability to get their commodity shipped overseas. Now ...
Schrier’s Forest Restoration Act Clears House Ag Committee
Schrier’s Forest Restoration Act Clears House Ag Committee
Schrier’s Forest Restoration Act Clears House Ag Committee
Last week, the House Ag Committee approved legislation that looks to restore damaged public lands. Earlier this year, Washington Representative Dr. Kim Schrier introduced the National Forest Restoration and Remediation Act. The bipartisan legislation looks to allow the Forest Service to collect and keep the interest earned on settlement funds in order to pay for restoration efforts ...
Washington Lawmakers Hope Visit Highlights The Devastation Of Massive Wildfires
Washington Lawmakers Hope Visit Highlights The Devastation Of Massive Wildfires
Washington Lawmakers Hope Visit Highlights The Devastation Of Massive Wildfires
Washington Representatives Dan Newhouse, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, and Kim Schrier are reaching out to federal officials in an attempt to bring attention to the level of destruction caused by massive wildfires in the state. “The three of us sent an invitation to the Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, as well as the Secretary of the Interior, Deb Haaland," Newhouse said. "We ... Read M

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