Press Releases
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Strickland Encourages Investments in Minority-Owned Small Businesses
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) introduced the Investments in Innovation Act. The bill strengthens the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program by encouraging investment in minority small businesses “When small businesses thrive, the communities around them thrive,” said Strickland. “Incentivizing investments in minority-owned businesses will boost local economies, improve the job market,…
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Strickland Advances Pipeline Public Safety Efforts
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Marilyn Strickland’s (WA-10) proposal, the Pipeline Safety Engagement Act, was included in the current version of the bipartisan Promoting Innovation in Pipeline Efficiency and Safety (PIPES) Act of 2025, which passed favorably out of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. The PIPES Act reauthorizes the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety…
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Strickland Gives New Farmers, Ranchers Early Financing Opportunities
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), Senator Peter Welch (D-VT), and Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) reintroduced the bicameral Capital for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Act. The bill will help new farmers and ranchers address early financial challenges. “New farmers starting their businesses often face financial barriers,” said Strickland. “This bill gives farmers immediate…
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Strickland Statement on National Defense Authorization Vote off the House Floor
Washington D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) released the following statement on her vote against H.R. 3838, the Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (NDAA), off the House floor: “In July, the House Armed Services Committee had a long, thoughtful debate and passed, with…
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Strickland Stands Up for Seniors and Americans with Disabilities
Calls on Secretary Kennedy to Restore Administration for Community Living Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) sent a letter, alongside Representatives Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) and Robin Kelly (IL-02), to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. calling for the reinstatement of Regional Administrators at the Administration for…
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Strickland Introduces Legislation To Boost Funding For Gun Violence Prevention Research
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) re-introduced the bicameral Gun Violence Prevention Research Act, legislation to annually authorize $50 million over the next five years for gun violence prevent research at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). “Make no mistake: gun violence…
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Strickland Delivers for Servicemembers, their Families, and the Future of the Services
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA10), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement after the House Armed Services Committee passed H.R. 3838, the Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (NDAA). “I am proud to lead innovative and impactful provisions…
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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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Strickland, Bacon Lead Bipartisan FMLA Change to Support Military Spouses
Washington, D.C.— Today, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) and Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) introduced the bipartisan, Ensuring Access to FMLA Leave for Military Spouses Act. The bill reduces the qualifying time for which a military spouse must be employed prior to taking Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave from 12 months to 90 days. “Military…
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Strickland Statement on Greatest Scam in History
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland released the following statement after voting against the Republican-led bill that resulted in the greatest, most cruel, scam in history: “President Trump and House Republicans continue to lie to the American people. They promised to lower costs on ‘day one’. Instead, they have championed the greatest scam in…