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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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Opportunity in Crisis: Reimagining a Just Society
MS. GIVHAN: Welcome to Washington Post Live. I’m Robin Givhan, senior critic-at-large, and I write about race, politics, and the arts, and today we’re kicking off a new series, Opportunity in Crisis. Our first program today is about how to build a more just and inclusive society in the aftermath of a year of racial…
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Rep. Marilyn Strickland says Derek Chauvin’s trial will be a ‘proof-point’
Rep. Marilyn Strickland (D-Wash.) says the trial of Derek Chauvin will be a litmus test on whether we can trust institutions to do the right thing. “This is going to be a proof-point of whether or not people can have their faith restored in our government systems,” she said. Former Housing and Urban Development secretary…
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Congresswoman Strickland on Anti-Asian Violence
“I am proud to be Asian I belong here “ Immense sorrow, fear and anger blanketing Asian communities as a disturbing uptick in the number of anti-Asian hate crimes continues across the world. This highlighted by the shooting spree directed at several Atlanta-area businesses that left six Asian women dead. “Just try to get people…
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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…