Congresswoman Schrier Votes to Keep Government Operating, Fund Vital Programs and Projects for Eighth District

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Schrier (WA-08) voted to pass a funding package that will keep the government operating and fund vital programs and projects for Washington's Eighth District.

The package rejects the Trump Administration's proposed $163 billion in cuts to public services, ensures programs such as Head Start, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and mental health services can continue operating, and includes over $4 million in Community Project Funding (CPF) requests that Schrier secured. The package also sets a ten-day deadline for Congress to negotiate a bill that puts strong guardrails on the way that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) operates as a condition of any future funding.

"The passage of this package keeps our government operating, helps keep our schools funded, and keeps other vital services that so many depend on up and running. This package also secures millions in funding for projects that will improve local infrastructure in the Eighth District, said Congresswoman Schrier."This bill imposes a deadline to create rules that will rein in ICE and the chaos they are causing. I have called for DHS Secretary Noem's removal, and will not vote for any long-term funding for DHS until serious reforms are put in place to rein in ICE's outrageous abuse of power."

Last month, Congresswoman Schrier voted against the DHS appropriations package, noting that"ICE is out of control and needs to be reined in through substantial measures that build accountability, transparency, and restore trust-especially in the wake of the horrific killing of a U.S. citizen that we saw in Minnesota."

More information about the community funding projects can be found here:

• Chelan County Chelan River Heights Housing: The Chelan County Chelan River Heights Housing Project would support building a mixed-income housing development at Chelan River Heights to increase the supply of affordable homes.
• City of Cle Elum Second Street Pathway: The City of Cle Elum Second Street Pathway Project would support construction of a "shovel-ready" project for multi-modal, active transportation improvements along Second Street from Stafford Avenue to Short Avenue.
• Darrington Drinking Water Infrastructure Expansion: The Darrington Drinking Water Infrastructure Expansion Project would bring a new well online and provide reliable and clean water to the community.
• Kittitas County I-90 Widening:The Kittitas County I-90 Widening Project would begin the process of widening this critical east-west corridor, alleviate congestion, and make I-90 safer.