**MEDIA ADVISORY** Strickland To Speak Out Against Atlanta Shooting and Anti-Asian Violence

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Washington, DC— Representative Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) will speak on the House floor today condemning yesterday’s brutal shooting in Atlanta, GA which took eight lives, including six Asian women, many of whom were of Korean descent. 

WHO:

Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland

WHAT:

Condemning Atlanta Shooting and Anti-Asian Violence

WHEN:

Today during House consideration of the Violence Against Women Act *timing may change – estimated around 9:00 AM PT – 10:30 AM PT/  12:00 PM ET – 1:30 PM ET*

WHERE:

Watch the House Floor at https://live.house.gov/ 

Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland serves as a Member of the House Armed Services Committee and the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. She is one of the first Korean-American women elected to Congress and the first African-American to represent the Pacific Northwest at the federal level.

 

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