Kim Schrier tweeted the following:
"The delay in this implementation is making it difficult to meet the staffing levels necessary to confront this years wildfires. Federal wildland firefighters work alongside local and state firefighters on fires every year but continue to be disproportionally undercompensated."Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Kim Schrier:
"Today I led 21 of my colleagues in sending a letter to the Biden Administration pushing for a pay and benefits increase for federal firefighters to be implemented before peak wildfire season. This increase was included in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law."Read on Twitter
"I'm thrilled to see that the "pop up" port that I helped secure earlier this year has been so successful that USDA has expanded it to include Tacoma harbor. This is great news for 8th district farmers and exporters! I will keep looking for ways to ease supply chain challenges. twitter.com/SeaportNW/stat"Read on Twitter
"This week I helped pass a package of bipartisan bills that will bring some relief for families and farmers in #WA08. As the only member on @HouseAgDems from the NW, I will continue to do all I can to support farmers and lower costs for families. schrier.house.gov/media/press-re"Read on Twitter
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