Press Releases
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Strickland, Schrier Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Create Career Pathways For Veterans In The Airline Industry
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) and Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) introduced the bipartisan American Aviator Act to establish a pilot program at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that authorizes competitive grants supporting flight-training services for veterans who are not already military pilots. “The American Aviator Act will make it easier for military…
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Strickland, Kilmer Launch Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) and Derek Kilmer (WA-06), Co-Chairs of the Puget Sound Recovery Caucus, announced the first meeting of the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force. Reps. Kilmer and Strickland were instrumental in fighting for legislation creating the task force to be included in the FY2023 National Defense Authorization…
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Strickland Statement Following The Joint Session of Congress Marking The 70th Anniversary Of The U.S.-Republic Of Korea Alliance
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland today released the following statement on South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s address to a joint session of Congress on the 70th Anniversary of the Mutual Defense Treaty between the U.S. and the Republic of Korea: “The importance of the U.S.-ROK Alliance cannot be overstated. As a Korean-American…
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Strickland, Bacon Introduce Bill To Help Military Life Insurance Keep Pace With Economic Trends
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) and Don Bacon (NE-02) today introduced the Fairness for Servicemembers and their Families Act, a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would help ensure life insurance packages for servicemembers and veterans account for changes in the economy. “When we ask our servicemembers to put their lives on the line for…
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Strickland Leads Bipartisan Letter to President Biden Ahead of South Korean President Yoon’s State Visit
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), along with Representatives Andy Kim (NJ-03), Young Kim (CA-40), and Michelle Steel (CA-45)led a bipartisan group of 40 Members of Congress in writing to President Biden ahead of President Yoon’s State Visit to mark the 70th anniversary of the United States and the Republic of Korea signing the…
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REPS. STRICKLAND, MENG, MCCAUL, MEEKS, Y. KIM, BERA, STEEL, A. KIM, AND CARTER INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN RESOLUTION REAFFIRMING U.S. SUPPORT FOR SOUTH KOREA
WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, U.S. Reps. Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Young Kim (R-CA), Ami Bera (D-CA), Michelle Steel (R-CA), Andy Kim (D-NJ), and Buddy Carter (R-GA) introduced a bipartisan resolution reaffirming United States support for South Korea. The resolution: Welcomes South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to…
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Strickland Introduces Legislation To Help Small Businesses With COVID Disaster Loans
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) today introduced H.R. 2727, the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) Relief Act to delay interest accumulation on COVID disaster loans. Strickland’s bill would make the interest rate on the federal share of an eligible COVID-19 EIDL loan zero percent for eligible borrowers for 12 months. The delay in…
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Strickland, Korean American Representatives Lead Kimchi Day Resolution
Washington, DC – This week, U.S. Representatives Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), Young Kim (CA-40), Michelle Steel (CA-45), and Andy Kim (NJ-03), all four Korean American members of Congress, introduced a bipartisan resolution to designate November 22 as “Kimchi Day.” “Kimchi has come so far in our culture. It is no longer just a humble side dish…
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Strickland Statement On Decision in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA
Washington D.C. — Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), a leader in the Pro-Choice Caucus, released a statement following U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk’s decision revoking decades-old government approval for Mifepristone, a key abortion drug. “Today’s ruling by an extremist, Trump-appointed judge is the latest step in the MAGA plan…
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Strickland, Bacon, Warnock Push To Fully Restore Servicemember Housing Allowance
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) and Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) introduced the Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) Restoration Act to address the housing crunch that servicemembers and their families face. The legislation would mandate that the Department of Defense (DoD) restore the full BAH benefit and increase access to affordable housing, on…