Press Releases
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Strickland, Kim (NJ) Urge SBA & Treasury to Make Relief Aid Accessible to Minority-Owned Small Businesses
Olympia, WA—Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) and Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-3) sent a letter urging the US Small Business Administration (SBA) and US Department of the Treasury to make critical small business relief funds authorized under the landmark American Rescue Plan Act more accessible to minority small business owners. The letter calls for translations for all…
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Strickland, Panetta, Young, Bacon Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Reduce Military Hunger
Olympia, WA— Today, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) joined Representatives Jimmy Panetta (CA-20), Don Young (AK-at-large), Don Bacon (NE-02), Salud Carbajal (CA-24) and Jim Baird (IN-4) in introducing the bipartisan Military Hunger Prevention Act to help low-income military families living with food insecurity make ends meet. The legislation would create a basic needs allowance to support…
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Strickland, Kilmer Accelerate Small Business Relief for Live Venues
Olympia, WA— Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) announced that the Small Business Administration will provide financial relief to live performance and art venues by opening applications on Thursday, April 8, 2021 for the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program, as part of the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act and as amended by…
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Strickland Becomes HillVets House Ambassador
Olympia, WA— Today, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) proudly announced that she has been named a HillVets House Ambassador by HillVets, a bipartisan non-profit organization that serves veterans and servicemembers. A HillVets House Ambassador is a Member of Congress who commits to helping veterans seek a “second service” career in policy, publicly supports the HillVets House…
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Strickland, Kim (NJ), Kim (CA), Steel Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Honor Korean-American Military Hero and Leader Col. Young Oak Kim
Olympia, WA— Today, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) and Representatives Andy Kim (NJ-3), Young Kim (CA-39), and Michelle Steel (CA-48), the four Korean-American Members of Congress, led the introduction of a bipartisan bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Colonel Young Oak Kim in recognition of his extraordinary heroism, leadership, and humanitarianism. (Please find the…
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Strickland Sends Letter Defending VA Employee Rights
Olympia, WA— Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) sent a letter urging Department of Veteran Affairs Secretary Dennis McDonough to implement President Biden’s Executive Order on collective bargaining, which would allow VA employees the rights and abilities to organize. This Executive Order repealed three Executive Orders from the previous Administration which limited collective bargaining, cut official time…
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Strickland, Kilmer Advance Legislation to Bolster Federal Support for Puget Sound Restoration (Video Included)
Olympia, WA— Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) and Congressman Derek Kilmer (WA-06), the Co-Chairs of the Puget Sound Recovery Caucus, released the following statement after their bill, the Promoting United Government Efforts to Save Our Sound (PUGET SOS) Act of 2021, was marked up, and successfully passed out of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee today. The…
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ICYMI: Strickland Condemns Anti-AAPI Violence (Videos Included)
Olympia, WA— Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) was interviewed on multiple national news outlets including CNN, MSNBC, Cheddar TV, and NBCLX, where she spoke out against the brutal shooting in Atlanta, GA which took eight lives, including six Asian women, four of whom were of Korean descent, and drew attention to the meteoric rise in anti-Asian…
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**MEDIA ADVISORY** Strickland To Join Congressional Hispanic Caucus for a Press Conference on Dream and Promise Act & Farm Workforce Modernization Act
Washington, DC— Tomorrow, March 18th, at 7:30 AM PT/ 10:30 AM ET in the Rayburn Room in the U.S. Capitol, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) will join Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chairman Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36), Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, and Members of Congress for a press conference on H.R. 6 the Dream and Promise…
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Strickland Slams Atlanta Shooting and Anti-Asian Violence (Video Included)
Washington, DC— Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) spoke out on the House floor today condemning yesterday’s brutal shooting in Atlanta, GA which took eight lives, including six Asian women, four of whom were of Korean descent. (Please find her speech transcribed below and available to watch at this link.) “The brutal murders in Atlanta yesterday have…