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Strickland Secures Funding to Serve Veterans
Lakewood, Washington – Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) secured $500,000 in funding to create a single-entry point service hub for veteran services at the City of Lacey’s Veterans Services Hub. “This funding will allow thousands of South Sound Veterans to easily access vital services at the Lacy Veterans Services Hub (LVSH),” said Strickland. “Through meaningful conversations…
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Strickland, Adams, Turner, Brown, Stewart Introduce Legislation to Invest in Research at HBCUs
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) helped introduce the Historically Black College and Universities (HBCU) Research, Innovation, Security, and Excellence Act (RISE) Act to bring federal dollars in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics to HBCUs. “The HBCU RISE Act will help HBCUs remain competitive against other academic institutions by creating equitable research opportunities,” said…
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Strickland Statement on the Overturning of Roe v. Wade
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), a leader in the Pro-Choice Caucus, released a statement following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. “After nearly fifty years of protecting freedom of reproductive choice, this single decision overturns the rights of women across America and limits access to safe and legal abortions. It…
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Strickland Secures Increased Funding for Military Community Infrastructure
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) secured $100 million for the Defense Community Infrastructure Program (DCIP) in this year’s defense budget. This funding will address military infrastructure needs to support military families and follows a letter she led with 28 of her Congressional colleagues to the Defense Department earlier this year. “The 10th Congressional…
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Strickland Demands SBA To Be Accountable For Disaster Loans
Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) along with 70 of her colleagues, including three Republicans, recently sent a bipartisan letter to the Small Business Administration (SBA) demanding accountability on how they have been processing Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) applications. The EIDL is a $1 trillion federal small business loan program that supports small businesses recovery from…
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Strickland Demands Accountability from Small Business Administration on Disaster Loans
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) sent a bipartisan letter demanding accountability from the Small Business Administration on how they have been processing Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) applications. She was joined by 70 of her colleagues, including three Republicans. “For months, I have heard directly from South Sound small business owners about the…
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JUNETEENTH: A NATIONAL HOLIDAY IS PROGRESS BUT THE BUSINESS IS UNFINISHED
BY CONGRESSWOMAN MARILYN STRICKLAND, WASHINGTON’S 10TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT Juneteenth: A National Holiday Is Progress But The Business Is Unfinished – The Seattle Medium Over the past 246 years, our nation has taken steps forward and backward in our journey to truly becoming a more perfect union. Our work is far from complete, which is why…
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Strickland Secures Investments in Fish Passages and Estuary Restoration
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) secured provisions to support fish passage, the Port of Tacoma, and restoration of Duckabush Estuary in the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022. WRDA authorizes crucial investments in America’s ports, inland waterways, flood management systems, ecosystems, and other water resources infrastructure. “I am proud to secure…
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Strickland Secures Job Development Support for Workers and Employers
Lakewood, Washington – Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) secured $450,000 in federal funding for Arivva’s (Pierce Center for Arts & Technology) Certified Clinical/Clerical Medical Assistant Training Program for the federal Fiscal Year ending September 30, 2022. This round of funding will support the training of much-needed entry-level medical assistants. “We must invest in training workers for…
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Strickland Pushes for More Puget Sound Restoration Support
Washington D.C. – Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) led a letter with seven of her colleagues calling on Congress to provide $50 million in federal funding for the Puget Sound Geographic Program in the FY 2023 government spending package. The Puget Sound Geographic Program supports restoration of the Sound’s critical ecosystem by providing grants to local,…