Media Center
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**MEDIA ADVISORY** Strickland To Speak Out Against Atlanta Shooting and Anti-Asian Violence
Washington, DC— Representative Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) will speak on the House floor today condemning yesterday’s brutal shooting in Atlanta, GA which took eight lives, including six Asian women, many of whom were of Korean descent. WHO: Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland WHAT: Condemning Atlanta Shooting and Anti-Asian Violence WHEN: Today during House consideration of the Violence Against…
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Strickland, DelBene Sound the Alarm on the Need for More Equitable Vaccine Distribution
Washington, DC— Representatives Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) and Suzan DelBene (WA-01) sent a letter to Dr. Rochelle P. Walensky, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, urging her to address glaring racial disparities in COVID-19 vaccine distribution immediately by recognizing the need to prioritize adults 50 and older in multigenerational homes. Strickland and…
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Strickland, Kilmer Urge Small Business Administration to Implement Relief for Live Performance and Art Venues
Olympia, WA— Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) and Congressman Derek Kilmer (WA-6) sent a letter to U.S. Small Business Administrator Tami Perriello urging the implementation of the small business relief authorized in December, including the Shuttered Venue Operators program, as part of the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act, in order to…
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Strickland, Kilmer, Cartwright Urge Biden Administration to Invest in Infrastructure for Defense Communities
Olympia, WA – On Thursday, U.S. Representatives Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), Derek Kilmer (WA-06), and Matt Cartwright (PA-08), sent a letter to President Joe Biden to encourage his Administration to support increased funding in his Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 budget for the Defense Community Infrastructure Program (DCIP). The program is designed to address deficiencies in community…
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Strickland Joins Cantwell, Murkowski in Calling to Immediately Halt the Closure of the Seattle Archives Center
Olympia, WA – Following earlier action Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) took in February, Strickland today joined U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and members of the Pacific Northwest Congressional delegation in sending an additional letter urging the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to halt their decision to close the National Archives and…
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Strickland Secures Millions in Relief Aid for South Sound, Sends American Rescue Plan to President’s Desk
Olympia, WA— Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) released the following statement after final passage of H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act, landmark, life-saving legislation that will provide urgently-needed resources to defeat the virus, put vaccines in people’s arms, money into families’ pockets, children safely back into classrooms and people back to work. This legislation will…
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Strickland Meets with Dr. Jill Biden to Listen to and Deliver for JBLM Families
Olympia, WA— Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) released the following statement after meeting with Dr. Jill Biden, the First Lady of the United States, at Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM) during her first official trip as First Lady. “It’s fitting that Dr. Biden’s first visit to a military base took place at JBLM– our base is…
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Strickland Highlights How the American Rescue Plan Could Mean Millions in Relief Aid for the South Sound (Video Included)
Olympia, WA – On Monday, March 8th, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) provided an update on how the American Rescue Plan will deliver millions in relief aid to WA-10. The package will help crush the COVID-19 virus and get the economy moving again with shots in arms, money in pockets, children in schools and people in…
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Strickland Introduces Legislation To Protect Reproductive Health Rights Worldwide By Repealing the Harmful Helms Amendment
Washington, D.C. — In commemoration of International Women’s Day and during Women’s History Month, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) introduced the Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act with Representatives Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Jackie Speier (D-CA), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Norma Torres (D-CA) and over 140 original cosponsors. This historic legislation would…
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THE HILL: WE MUST DECOLONIZE OUR GLOBAL HEALTH SYSTEMS — IT’S TIME TO REPEAL THE HELMS AMENDMENT
BY REPRESENTATIVES MARILYN STRICKLAND (D-WA), JAN SCHAKOWSKY (D-IL), AND DIANA DEGETTE (D-CO.) Shortly after his inauguration, President Biden took an important first step in restoring reproductive rights around the world when he rescinded the “Global Gag Rule.” The executive order began what President Biden has made a core tenet of his presidency: a period of healing from the destructive…