Far too often, rural communities are left struggling to scrap resources together following a natural disaster. This makes it extraordinarily difficult for families in communities like Malden to rebuild their homes and piece their lives back together.  I believe the federal government can do more to make the process of receiving assistance easier for rural […]

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Washington, D.C. – Eastern Washington Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) today continued her fight to protect health care services at the Spokane and Walla Walla VA Medical Centers from misguided recommendations made as part of the Assets and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Commission process.   In a letter to VA Secretary Denis McDonough, Cathy reiterated her strong […]

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Washington, D.C. — Eastern Washington Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) delivered remarks at today’s House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee legislative hearing on public health bills to support patients and research integrity. Cathy’s remarks as prepared for delivery: HOLDING CHINA ACCOUNTABLE “We are discussing today about the threat to biomedical research posed by our adversaries […]

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RULE BILLS A rule bill is a bill passed through a full House vote under a rule that has been voted and agreed upon by the Rules Committee. Rule bills require a simple majority of the House to pass (218 votes) through a recorded vote. 6/23/2022 H.R. 4176 LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act Passed  |  220-201My […]

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Calls on Biden to Flip the Switch on American Production to Lower Prices Spokane, Wash. – Eastern Washington Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) appeared on Fox Business with Larry Kudlow on Tuesday. She urged President Biden to lower energy prices on American families by abandoning his socialist agenda and war on American energy.  Don’t miss […]

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RULE BILLS A rule bill is a bill passed through a full House vote under a rule that has been voted and agreed upon by the Rules Committee. Rule bills require a simple majority of the House to pass (218 votes) through a recorded vote. 6/14/2022 H.R. 2773 Recovering America’s Wildlife Act of 2021 Passed  […]

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I’ve always believed our farmers and ranchers are truly the backbone of Eastern Washington’s economy. That’s why I am always looking for new opportunities to support our agriculture community that work so hard to provide food security to people across America and in countries around the globe.  This week, I helped send a bill to […]

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Washington, D.C. – Eastern Washington Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) released the following statement after the Supreme Court decided in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization to overturn Roe v. Wade and affirm the American people have the right to speak through their officials to enact laws that protect unborn children.  “This is one of the most momentous days […]

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Washington, D.C. – Eastern Washington Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) today announced the Department of the Interior’s disbursement of 2022 Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program funding totaling more than $4 million for Eastern Washington counties. Each year, PILT funds are made available to local governments to help offset their inability to tax federal […]

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Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives today passed Eastern Washington Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers’ (WA-05) Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act (H.R. 7666). This legislative package is the most comprehensive effort to date designed to support communities providing care to people in need of hope and healing amid a worsening mental health […]

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