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WA leaders decry Trump’s plan to withhold funds from sanctuary cities, states
The Olympian | WA leaders decry Trump’s plan to withhold funds from sanctuary cities, states By: Simone Carter and Ty Vinson President Donald Trump said April 10 that he’s “working on papers” to halt all federal funding for any state with sanctuary cities — a category that would include Washington. Washington is home to municipalities…
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Still Think Democrats Aren’t Fighting Back? Introducing Marilyn Strickland.
Daily KOS | Still Think Democrats Aren’t Fighting Back? Introducing Marilyn Strickland. During his record smashing 25 hour speech, Cory Booker asserted at one point that, “it’s not about right or left, it’s about right and wrong”. As I’ve read through criticisms of the Democratic Party over the past six months, and they are plentiful…
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New Dem Whip Marilyn Strickland on SAVE Act: “Disenfranchising Tens of Millions of American Citizens”
New Democrat Coalition | New Dem Whip Marilyn Strickland on SAVE Act: “Disenfranchising Tens of Millions of American Citizens” Today, New Democrat Coalition Whip Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) issued a statement on House Republicans’ effort to restrict voting rights for tens of millions of Americans by requiring them to show a birth certificate or passport in person at…
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Strickland Leads Bipartisan Letter on Impact Aid and Education Department Cuts
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) sent a letter with 40 of her colleagues to the Department of Education expressing deep concern for the disbursement of Impact Aid. The letter addresses the impact on school districts and how the program fills funding gaps. “We demand the immediate reversal of any Executive Orders that would…
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House Unanimously Passes Strickland Military Life Insurance Bill
Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted again, to pass the Fairness for Servicemembers and their Families Act of 2025, reintroduced by Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) and Congressman Keith Self (TX-03). The legislation is bipartisan and bicameral and ensures life insurance packages for servicemembers and veterans account for changes in the economy. …
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Marshall, Strickland voice bipartisan support for Second Amendment at Yelm town hall
Nisqually Valley News | Marshall, Strickland voice bipartisan support for Second Amendment at Yelm town hall By: Jacob Dimond Though Republican Washington state Rep. Matt Marshall, R-Eatonville, and Democratic Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland, D-Tacoma, don’t typically align on the same side of the aisle politically, the two recently shared a strong message in support of the…
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Strickland on MSNBC The Last Word: Pete Hegseth Is Still Unfit To Lead Defense Department
MSNBC The Last Word: Strickland joined MSNBC’s The Last Word with Symone Sanders to discuss Pete Hegseth’s dangerous Signal chats that show he is a risk to national security.
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Strickland, Moore Fight for Abortion Doulas in State Medicaid
Washington, D.C. – Today, during World Doula Week, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) and Representative Gwen Moore (WI-04) introduced the Abortion Data and Outreach to Unlock and Leverage Abortion Support Act, or the Abortion DOULAS Act. This bill would direct the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) to conduct a study on the benefits of abortion…
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WA Democrats in Congress demand Trump’s defense secretary resign amid Signal scandal
The Olympian | WA Democrats in Congress demand Trump’s defense secretary resign amid Signal scandal By: Simone Carter Multiple Washington Democratic Congress members are calling on Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to resign following the leak of a Signal chat about plans for airstrikes in Yemen. Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, had reportedly been…