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Strickland Joins VA Puget Sound to Kick-Off First-Ever Outpatient Clinic in Olympia
Lakewood, WA– Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) released the following statement after she joined Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System for a grand opening ceremony and tour of the new Olympia Community Based Outpatient Clinic. “I’m elated to celebrate the opening of the first Veterans Affairs clinic in Olympia, which will help veterans across our…
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New VA healthcare clinic in Olympia opens Aug. 16; Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland spoke at brief outdoor ceremony yesterday
Veterans seeking healthcare won’t have to travel to American Lake for many services after this Mon., Aug. 16, when the new VA Olympia Outpatient Clinic opens its doors to in-person services. The new 9,739 sq. ft. clinic is located on the upper level of Memorial Medical Plaza at 500 Lilly Road NE, close to Providence…
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**MEDIA ADVISORY** Strickland to Join Woodland Park Zoo & WA Fish and Wildlife Dept. to Release Turtles into the Wild
Lakewood, WA —On Friday, August 13th, 2021 from 10:00 – 11:30 AM PT, during “Western Pond Turtle Recovery Week,” Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) will join Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and Woodland Park Zoo in releasing 35 juvenile western pond turtles to a protected recovery site. The western pond turtles (Actinemys marmorata)—one of only…
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Strickland Releases New Report Detailing Health Care Marketplace Savings from American Rescue Plan for WA-10 Residents
Olympia, WA – Ahead of the August 15th deadline to sign up for expanded health care savings, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) released a report outlining new tax credit benefits available to residents of Washington’s 10th Congressional District as a result of the American Rescue Plan. WA-10 residents can enroll in or change plans to see…
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**MEDIA ADVISORY** Strickland to Help Kick-Off VA Puget Sound’s Olympia Community Based Outpatient Clinic Grand Opening
Washington, D.C. —On August 12, 2021 at 10:00 AM PT, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) will join VA Puget Sound Health Care System for a grand opening ceremony and tour of the new Olympia Community Based Outpatient Clinic. WHAT: Grand Opening of VA Puget Sound’s Olympia Outpatient Clinic WHO: Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) VA Puget…
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Rep. Strickland talks eviction moratorium and Puget Sound waterways
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Marilyn Strickland spoke to KOMO News recently about protecting tenants and landlords after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control extended an eviction moratorium, which aim to keep struggling renters in their home. “I remind folks it is a lot easier and more cost effective to help people stay housed than…
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Strickland Secures Key Investments for the South Sound in Historic Funding Package Passed by the House
Washington, D.C. —Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) released the following statement on H.R. 4502, the seven-bill minibus appropriations package. The government funding package invests in the American people by creating good-paying jobs, growing opportunity, and providing a lifeline to the middle class, working families, small businesses, and our nation’s most vulnerable. “We should invest in what…
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Strickland Secures Over $12 Million for Community Projects in the 10th District
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) released the following statement after she secured $12.55 million for eight community projects to benefit the South Sound and its residents. Strickland’s local Community Project Funding (CPF) requests passed the House today as part of H.R. 4502, the appropriations minibus package. “I am grateful the appropriations minibus package…
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Strickland, Schakowsky, Colleagues Celebrate Passage of Funding Bill Free of Reproductive Health Restrictions
Washington, D.C. —Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), who co-led the introduction of the Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act, joined Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Senior Chief Deputy Whip, Chair of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus Providers and Clinics Task Force in releasing the following joint statement. Strickland and Schakowsky were joined by Abortion is Health Care Everywhere…