- See Kim Schrier's sponsored bills →Kim SchrierDemocraticIncumbent✓ Verified$3.6M raised
- Spencer MelineRepublican✓ Verified$154K raised
Where they stand
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| Issue | Kim SchrierDemocratic | Spencer MelineRepublican |
|---|---|---|
| Economy & Jobs | Schrier supports holding big corporations accountable for price gouging, securing clean energy jobs, raising worker wages, investing in infrastructure, and promoting fair trade agreements. Schrier votes yea on acts supporting technology use, capital access, TRIA reauthorization, child-related acts, and financial exploitation prevention, but nay on privacy in purchases. | Meline supports simplifying SBA lending, creating tax incentives for small businesses, and encouraging American manufacturing to boost the economy and jobs. Meline says he would push for a seat on the House Small Business Committee because no current Washington member serves on it. |
| Where they differ on Economy & Jobs: Kim Schrier supports holding big corporations accountable for price gouging, securing clean energy jobs, raising worker wages, investing in infrastructure, and promoting fair trade agreements 1. She votes yea on acts supporting technology use, capital access, TRIA reauthorization, child-related acts, and financial exploitation prevention, but votes nay on privacy in purchases 2. Spencer Meline supports simplifying SBA lending, creating tax incentives for small businesses, and encouraging American manufacturing to boost the economy and jobs 3. He says he would push for a seat on the House Small Business Committee because no current Washington member serves on it 4. | ||
| Healthcare | Schrier supports making healthcare more affordable, protecting access to lifesaving drugs like insulin, undoing Medicaid cuts, and ensuring healthcare decisions are made by doctors and patients. Schrier defends Medicaid and opposes Republican efforts to cut $880 billion from it, standing up for patients in her district and nationwide. Schrier votes yea on rural care, EARLY Act reauthorization, and SUPPORT for Patients, but nay on Do No Harm in Medicaid and lowering health care premiums. | Meline supports healthcare reforms that increase price transparency, encourage competition, and empower independent physicians to improve patient care. Meline supports private-sector-driven healthcare reform, including price transparency and tax-deductible premiums. |
| Immigration | Schrier provides resources to inform constituents of their rights during ICE activity and supports protecting immigrant safety and legal rights. Schrier votes nay on multiple immigration enforcement and security acts, but yea on a resolution relating to a national emergency declared by the President. | Meline opposes illegal entry and supports enforcing current immigration law, while remaining open to bipartisan reform of entry barriers. |
| Where they differ on Immigration: Kim Schrier provides resources to inform constituents of their rights during ICE activity and supports protecting immigrant safety and legal rights 1. She voted nay on multiple immigration enforcement and security acts, but yea on a resolution relating to a national emergency declared by the President 2. Spencer Meline opposes illegal entry and supports enforcing current immigration law, while remaining open to bipartisan reform of entry barriers 3. | ||
| Public Safety & Crime | Schrier votes yea on acts enhancing prison staff safety, cashless bail reporting, violent offender removal, and the GUARD Act, but nay on privacy in purchases and veterans 2nd Amendment protection. | Meline prioritizes wildfire defense through responsible thinning, prescribed burning, and year-round prevention to protect communities and natural resources. |
| Where they differ on Public Safety & Crime: Kim Schrier votes yea on acts enhancing prison staff safety, cashless bail reporting, violent offender removal, and the GUARD Act, but nay on privacy in purchases and veterans 2nd Amendment protection 1. Spencer Meline prioritizes wildfire defense through responsible thinning, prescribed burning, and year-round prevention to protect communities and natural resources 2. | ||
| Abortion | Schrier supports protecting a woman’s right to choose and keeping politicians out of private medical decisions between a woman and her doctor. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Taxes & Government Spending | Schrier votes yea on tax relief for fraud victims and AGOA Extension, but nay on the congressional budget resolution, continuing appropriations, and several appropriations acts. | Meline supports simplifying the tax code, reducing complexity, eliminating special-interest loopholes, and enforcing fiscal accountability to reduce waste and deficit growth. |
| Where they differ on Taxes & Government Spending: Kim Schrier votes yea on tax relief for fraud victims and AGOA Extension, but nay on the congressional budget resolution, continuing appropriations, and several appropriations acts 1. Spencer Meline supports simplifying the tax code, reducing complexity, eliminating special-interest loopholes, and enforcing fiscal accountability to reduce waste and deficit growth 2. | ||
| Energy & Environment | Schrier acknowledges climate change as real and urgent, supports clean energy jobs, protecting public lands, reducing carbon emissions, and evidence-based environmental policies. Schrier votes yea on diesel emissions reduction, marine conservation, and battlefield protection acts, but nay on EPA rule disapproval, consumer fuel choice, and HEATS Act. | Meline supports an all-of-the-above energy strategy including hydropower, nuclear, renewables, natural gas, and domestic oil to ensure energy security and manageable costs. Meline calls for investing in cheaper energy alternatives, including solar and fusion, to help address affordability. |
| Where they differ on Energy & Environment: Kim Schrier acknowledges climate change as real and urgent, supports clean energy jobs, protecting public lands, reducing carbon emissions, and evidence-based environmental policies 1. She voted yea on diesel emissions reduction, marine conservation, and battlefield protection acts, but nay on EPA rule disapproval, consumer fuel choice, and HEATS Act 2. Spencer Meline supports an all-of-the-above energy strategy including hydropower, nuclear, renewables, natural gas, and domestic oil to ensure energy security and manageable costs 3. He calls for investing in cheaper energy alternatives, including solar and fusion, to help address affordability 4. | ||
| Foreign Policy & Defense | Schrier votes yea on resolutions directing removal of US forces from Iran and Lebanon, and on naming a VA clinic, but nay on the National Defense Authorization Act and FISA Amendments extension. | Meline supports congressional term limits and transparency reforms to restore accountability and trust in government. |
| Where they differ on Foreign Policy & Defense: Kim Schrier voted yea on resolutions directing removal of US forces from Iran and Lebanon, and on naming a VA clinic, but voted nay on the National Defense Authorization Act and FISA Amendments extension 1. Spencer Meline supports congressional term limits and transparency reforms to restore accountability and trust in government 2. | ||