Congress
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Strickland Leads Washington Delegation in Letter Slamming the Department of Education
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland sent a letter, alongside her colleagues, to former WWE executive and egregiously unqualified U.S. Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon, and Director of the Office of Management and Budget Director, Russell Vought, questioning the delayed funds for Washington state public schools. “As provided for by the Every Student…
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Strickland, Bacon Lead Bipartisan FMLA Change to Support Military Spouses
Washington, D.C.— Today, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) and Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) introduced the bipartisan, Ensuring Access to FMLA Leave for Military Spouses Act. The bill reduces the qualifying time for which a military spouse must be employed prior to taking Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave from 12 months to 90 days. “Military…
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Washington’s only Army museum is at risk of closure. Now the ‘battle is on’ to save it
The Olympian | Washington’s only Army museum is at risk of closure. Now the ‘battle is on’ to save it By: Simone Carter Army-green tanks stand at attention outside the Lewis Army Museum next to Interstate 5 near DuPont. On display inside the Swiss Chalet-style building: decades-old shoe polish, pocketbook-sized paperbacks, soldiers’ diaries and handwritten…
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Sick Vets and Hungry Kids: One House Rep. Slams Trump’s ‘Ugly’ Bill
Word in Black: Sick Vets and Hungry Kids: One House Rep. Slams Trump’s ‘Ugly’ Bill By: Jennifer Porter Gore Rep. Marilyn Strickland tells how the Big Beautiful Bill will crush many social programs that support Black Americans. When she considers the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill” that the House could send to President Donald Trump’s…
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Strickland Statement on Greatest Scam in History
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland released the following statement after voting against the Republican-led bill that resulted in the greatest, most cruel, scam in history: “President Trump and House Republicans continue to lie to the American people. They promised to lower costs on ‘day one’. Instead, they have championed the greatest scam in…
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Food lockers installed to help combat food insecurity at Bates Technical College
GoodRoots Northwest installed the lockers at the start of the year. Bates is now the first college campus on the West Coast to have climate-controlled food lockers. KING 5: Food lockers installed to help combat food insecurity at Bates Technical College By: Conner Board TACOMA, Wash — Thousands of people in Pierce County struggle to…
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Strickland, Fletcher, Reintroduce Push To Create Reproductive Health Travel Fund
Washington, D.C.— Today, U.S. Representatives Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), and Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), reintroduced the Reproductive Health Travel Fund Act to provide grant assistance for those who travel long distances to receive reproductive health care, including abortion care. “In 2022, the Supreme Court ripped the promise of equitable access to reproductive medical care away from millions…
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STRICKLAND FIGHTS THE CLOSURE OF LEWIS ARMY MUSEUM
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) sent a letter to Secretary of the Army Daniel Driscoll opposing the planned closure of the Lewis Army Museum at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM). “Your decision will harm the community’s ability to connect with and find inspiration in the proud history of the Army in the Pacific Northwest,…
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Strickland Pens Letter, Slams Senate GOP Leadership Over Cuts to Veteran Benefits
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), led 35 of her colleagues in a letter to Senate Majority Leader John Thune highlighting the negative consequences the disastrous One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) will have on our nation’s veterans. Specifically, veterans who rely on the critical services provided by Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance…