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Strickland Calls for Investing in Employee Mental Health Resources
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) urged the Equal Employment and Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Department of Labor (DOL) to increase investments in employee mental health resources. She was joined by four of her colleagues. “Our collective mental health has suffered because of COVID-19, stress and burnout, particularly within communities of color and…
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Quixote Communities and Olympia Community Solar Announce Quixote Village Solar Project
Quixote communities and Olympia Community Solar are excited to announce a partnership for the Quixote Village Solar Project. Construction began on the 27th of June 2022, and consists of installing solar arrays across Quixote Village’s 30 tiny homes and community building to generate renewable energy. As an integral community resource for the unhoused in Olympia, Quixote Village is…
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Strickland Delivers for the South Sound
Washington, D.C.– Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) secured nearly $17 million for nine South Sound community projects and multiple provisions that invest in the environment, and support Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the FY23 House appropriations package. “Since day one, I’ve focused on delivering for the people of the South Sound. This funding for nine…
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Democrats Propose Travel Grants for Those Seeking Out-of-State Abortions
Democratic lawmakers have introduced a bill that would provide grants for those who need to travel out of state for an abortion. The Reproductive Health Travel Fund Act is the latest endeavor by Democrats to mitigate the impact of the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade. Last week, the House passed legislation to safeguard the right to travel across…
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Strickland, Fletcher, Bush Introduce Legislation to Create Reproductive Health Travel Grants
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), and Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01) introduced the Reproductive Health Travel Fund Act to provide grant assistance to those who travel to receive reproductive health care. “Access to safe and legal reproductive health care, including abortion, should not be limited to those with the resources…
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Strickland Expands Access to Housing for Servicemembers
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, secured provisions to address housing and equity in the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). “The South Sound is home to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, one of the premier military installations in the U.S. For national security and readiness, servicemembers should…
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Strickland Protects Access to Reproductive Health Care
Washington, D.C. — Today, the House passed H.R. 8297, the Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act of 2022, introduced by Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), and Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08). This bill protects the rights of Americans to travel to another state for reproductive health care. Watch Congresswoman Strickland call on…
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Strickland Introduces Legislation To Help HBCUs Become Top Tier Research Institutions
Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland along with several other congressional advocates are betting their political capital on the brilliant minds that attend historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU), as they have introduced the ‘‘HBCU Research, Innovation, Security, and Excellence Act’’ (RISE Act) which will bring federal dollars in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics to HBCUs. According to…
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Strickland, Fletcher, Raskin Introduce Legislation to Protect Access to Abortion
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) introduced H.R. 8297, the Ensuring Access to Abortion Act of 2022 with Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) and Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08). “The Supreme Court may have ripped away a woman’s right to reproductive choice, but they cannot stop a woman’s right to travel,” said Strickland. “This bill reaffirms…
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Strickland Pushes to Protect Coho Salmon in Puget Sound
Olympia, WA – Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) sent a letter to the Puget Sound Regional Council Executive Board calling on them to use federal infrastructure funds to fight 6PPD-quinone, a chemical in tires, which runs off roadways when it rains and kills coho salmon. “The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) creates a unique opportunity to protect…