Congress
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Strickland, Kilmer Secure Historic Funding Increase for Puget Sound Restoration
Washington, DC— Today, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Interior and Environment voted to approve $50 million in federal funding in fiscal year 2022 for the Puget Sound Geographic Program, which provides critical grant support to state, local, and tribal governments to implement projects to improve water quality, protect shorelines, and enhance fish passage and…
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House Passes Strickland, Kilmer Bill to Bolster Puget Sound Restoration & Recovery Efforts
Washington, DC— Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass the Promoting United Government Efforts to Save Our Sound (PUGET SOS) Act of 2021. The PUGET SOS Act, introduced by Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) and Congressman Derek Kilmer (WA-06), the Co-Chairs of the Puget Sound Recovery Caucus, would enhance the federal government’s role and…
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Strickland Advances Housing Bill, $20 Million for Local Projects & Key Priorities out of Committee
Olympia, WA – Today, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), Vice Chair of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, joined Chairman Peter DeFazio (OR-4) and colleagues in advancing the INVEST in America Act, a transformational surface transportation reauthorization bill that will create good-paying jobs and bring Washington’s infrastructure into the…
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Strickland, Warren Introduce the Enhancing Oversight to End Discrimination in Policing Act
Washington, D.C. –Today, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) and United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) reintroduced the Enhancing Oversight to End Discrimination in Policing Act to strengthen the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) and state governments’ ability to investigate police departments with a pattern or practice of unconstitutional and discriminatory behavior. The legislation is cosponsored by…
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Strickland’s Actions Address Poverty
The other Washington doesn’t often get a great rap for changing people’s lives, but it’s worth taking a second look. Recent changes in the Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit passed by Congress are going to cut in half the rate of U.S. child poverty this year. How did such a monumental success…
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Strickland, Kilmer Lead Bipartisan WA Congressional Delegation Letter Urging VA to Improve Veterans’ Access to Health Care
Olympia, WA—Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) and Congressman Derek Kilmer (WA-06) led the entire bipartisan Washington House delegation in sending a letter urging the US Department of Veterans Affairs to take immediate action to resolve the systemic issues plaguing the veterans’ health care system, and in particular the Community Care program. Strickland and Kilmer were joined…
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**MEDIA ADVISORY** Strickland, Schrier to Hold Wildfire Preparedness Event in Bonney Lake
Olympia, WA— Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) and Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) will be holding a wildfire preparedness event today, June 2, 2021 at 3:00 PM PT. The event will be held at Fire Station 111, 18421 Veterans Memorial Dr. E, Bonney Lake. Strickland and Schrier will be joined by local fire departments and representatives…
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Strickland Urges Immediate Improvements to VHA Community Care Program to Support Veterans
Olympia, WA—Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) submitted a statement for the record to the Veterans Affairs Committee regarding scheduling and appointment delays and communications breakdowns for veterans living in Washington’s 10th Congressional District are experiencing through the Veterans Health Administration’s (VHA) Community Care program. (Please find a copy of the Congresswoman’s Statement for the Record below…
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Strickland Reflects On Her First 130 Days
After her election to the US House of Representatives last November, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland was thrust into the middle of a historic chain of events. Just three days after her Jan. 3 congressional swearing in, a violent mob staged a failed coup attempt at the capitol building; House Democrats filed articles of impeachment against Trump…
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Strickland Announces Cara Kwon as Winner of the 2021 Congressional Art Competition
Olympia, WA – Today, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) announced Cara Kwon, a junior at Emerald Ridge High School in Puyallup, as the winner of the 2021 Congressional Art Competition for Washington’s 10th Congressional District. Kwon was selected by a panel of judges for her acrylic painting depicting her uncle comforting her grandfather in the hospital…