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Strickland Introduces Ensuring Every Servicemember Has A Home Package
Lacey, WA – Today, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) introduced a package of legislative bills, to improve access and affordability for our men and women in uniform. This package, Ensuring Every Servicemember Has a Home, contains four separate but connected bills–the BAH Restoration Act, the BAH Calculation Improvement Act, the Increasing Homeownership and for Servicemembers Act, and…
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Strickland Calls on Defense Department to Address Access to Housing at Joint Base Lewis-McChord
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) led a letter to Defense Department officials calling on them to address the housing supply and affordability crisis at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM). JBLM is one of the largest military installation on the West Coast, employing thousands of our nation’s servicemembers. As JBLM continues to grow, there is…
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Strickland Enhances Access to Public Transit
Lacey, Washington – Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) secured $3,000,000 in federal funding for Pierce Transit’s Spanaway Transit Center and the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Station Completion (at Pacific Avenue/SR 7 BRT route’s southern terminus) for the federal Fiscal Year ending September 30, 2022. With this funding, the Spanaway Transit Center will serve working families. “As…
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Strickland to Host Military Service Academy Informational Sessions
Olympia, WA – Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) is hosting two U.S. Service Academy Information Nights for high school and middle school students residing in Washington’s 10th Congressional District. The first informational session will be held on Monday, April 18th in Lacey and the second will be held on Tuesday, April 19th in Lakewood. “One of…
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Strickland, Cantwell, Inslee Visit I-5 Nisqually River Bridge Project
Olympia, Washington – Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), Senator Maria Cantwell, and Governor Jay Inslee, and received a tour of the I-5 Nisqually River bridge project on Monday, April 11, 2022. The tour was hosted by the Nisqually Indian Tribe. Following the tour, Strickland, Cantwell, and Inslee joined a roundtable conversation with other local elected leaders…
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Strickland Improves Accessibility for People with Disabilities In Tacoma
Lakewood, Washington – Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) secured $3,000,000 in federal funding for the City of Tacoma’s pedestrian accessibility improvements for the federal Fiscal Year ending September 30, 2022. With this funding, the City of Tacoma will be able to construct 400 curb ramps that have been requested by people with disabilities and where there…
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Strickland Votes to End Federal Prohibition of Cannabis
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) voted to pass the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act after leading a bipartisan letter calling on Congressional leadership to expeditiously consider the bill. The MORE Act ends the federal prohibition on marijuana and seeks justice for those whose lives have been ruined by marijuana-related charges. “To…
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Strickland Supports $35 Monthly Cap for Insulin Costs to Patients
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Strickland voted for landmark legislation to deliver lower insulin costs for South Sound families. By capping out-of-pocket expenses, the Affordable Insulin Now Act will ensure that Washingtonians pay no more than $35 for a monthly supply of insulin. “Across the South Sound, Washingtonians are paying way too much for insulin,…
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Strickland Hears From Constituents During March Town Hall
Lacey, WA – Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) hosted a Town Hall on Wednesday, March 16. She was joined by Mayor Dick Muri of Steilacoom, who served as the moderator Constituents asked Strickland about the current state of COVID, how the government is helping to lower gas prices, Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, how the Bipartisan Infrastructure…