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STRICKLAND QUESTIONS TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY DUFFY ON PILOT SAFETY STANDARDS AND AGING NASA INFRASTRUCTURE
Washington D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland questioned U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy about enforcing the FAA’s 1500-hour pilot training requirement, supporting high-speed rail investments, and updating outdated NASA infrastructure to enhance safety and efficiency. Strickland’s remarks are transcribed below, and can be viewed here: Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland: Thank you, Chairman. Secretary Duffy, it’s good to have you here today, and I look…
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Strickland On KOMO Connect to Congress: Cooling Down Our Communities
Strickland on KOMO Connect to Congress: Cooling Down Our Communities
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Strickland Stands Up for Longshore Workers and Labor-Focused Tech Oversight
Washington D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) voiced support for the manager’s amendment to bolster shoreside infrastructure, protect port security, and ensure longshore workers are included in national discussions on autonomous maritime systems. Strickland’s remarks are transcribed below, and can be viewed here: Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland: Thank you, Chairman Graves and Ranking Member Larsen,…
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Strickland Fights Against Honoring Confederate Leaders
Washington D.C. – On Tuesday July 15, 2025, Congresswoman Strickland proposed her amendment to prohibit the use of federal funds to revert recommendations from the Congressionally established Confederate Naming Commission for military bases and honor Confederate leaders. Strickland’s remarks are transcribed below, and can be viewed here: Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland: Thank you, Chairman. In Fiscal Year 2021 NDAA, which covers 2020, this committee created the Commission…
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Strickland Tackles Extreme Heat and Modernizes Transit Corridors
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) and Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) introduced the Cool Corridors Act of 2025. The bipartisan legislation focuses on mitigating extreme heat in urban areas by investing in tree canopies and shade infrastructure along transit corridors, sidewalks, bus stops, school zones, and underserved neighborhoods. “As temperatures climb and heatwaves…
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WA Congress members demand feds release $137M in school funds: ‘Unacceptable’
The News Tribune: WA Congress members demand feds release $137M in school funds: ‘Unacceptable’ By: Simone Carter Washington Democratic Congress members are demanding answers after the Trump administration froze billions of dollars of education funding nationwide, including nearly $137 million meant for the Evergreen State’s public schools. U.S. Rep. Marilyn Strickland led her colleagues in…
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Washington’s only Army museum is at risk of closure. Now the ‘battle is on’ to save it
The Olympian | Washington’s only Army museum is at risk of closure. Now the ‘battle is on’ to save it By: Simone Carter Army-green tanks stand at attention outside the Lewis Army Museum next to Interstate 5 near DuPont. On display inside the Swiss Chalet-style building: decades-old shoe polish, pocketbook-sized paperbacks, soldiers’ diaries and handwritten…
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Strickland Questions Defense Secretary Hegseth on Army Birthday and Support for Ukraine
Washington D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) questioned U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and General Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Strickland questioned Secretary Hegseth on the erasure of Army history, whether Black and minority leaders will be honored in the Army parade, and questioned the DoD’s support for Ukraine.…
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Lawmakers decry DHS secretary’s push to slash Coast Guard infrastructure budget by 90%
Stars and Stripes | Lawmakers decry DHS secretary’s push to slash Coast Guard infrastructure budget by 90% By: Caitlyn Burchett WASHINGTON — Kristi Noem, the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, wants to slash the Coast Guard’s shore infrastructure budget by 90%, a move that some lawmakers said would push the service’s housing, facilities…