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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 Amendment to Protect Coho Salmon Included in Appropriations Package Set to Pass House (VIDEO)
Washington, D.C.—Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) released the following statement after her amendment was included in the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies section of H.R. 4502, the appropriations minibus package, which is set to pass the House of Representatives this week. The amendment highlights the urgency of increasing funding for research into 6PPD-quinone, the toxic chemical…
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ICYMI: Strickland Questions Witnesses at Hearing on a Toxic Chemical Killing Coho Salmon in the PNW
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) questioned witnesses at a House Natural Resources Committee hearing on a toxic chemical in tires and recycled rubber that is killing coho salmon in the Pacific Northwest. Strickland’s questions focused on the consequences for coho salmon if this issue is left unaddressed, the follow-up research priorities, and the…
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Vice Chair Strickland Leads CBC in Call for Equity in American Rail Infrastructure
Washington, D.C. —Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), Vice Chair of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, and Subcommittee Chair Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10) led a letter to U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg urging him to take the steps necessary to support a disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) program within the DOT’s…
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Strickland Marks 200 Days in Office
Washington, DC—Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) marked her first 200 days in office, recapping the priorities she’s been able to accomplish for the South Sound since Day 1. Strickland was featured by the International Examiner, “200 Days in Congress, and Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland is full of surprises.” Read the article here. “Since taking office on January…
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ICYMI: Strickland and Local Mom Highlight the Importance of the Child Tax Credit (VIDEO)
Washington, D.C. —Last week, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (D-WA) visited the Eastside Community Center with Tacoma mom, MomsRising advocate, and Child Tax Credit recipient, Carolyn Solitaire and her family. Strickland and Solitaire discussed how crucial this aid will be for Solitaire’s family, and encouraged hardworking South Sound families to be on the lookout for advance monthly…
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200 days in Congress, and Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland is full of surprises
When Rep. Marilyn Strickland (D-WA) became an international sensation as the first member of Congress to take the oath of office wearing a hanbok, she did it to honor her mother and heritage. But Strickland didn’t just surprise the world. She surprised her mother, as well. Strickland, the former Tacoma mayor who represents Washington’s 10th…