Economy & Jobs
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Strickland Secures Support for Military Families & Servicemembers in Defense Budget
Washington, DC– Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) released the following statement after the House Armed Services Committee passed H.R. 4350, the FY22 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) by a bipartisan vote of 57 to 2. Strickland secured Committee passage of over 20 provisions to support servicemembers and military families at Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM) and…
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THE SEATTLE TIMES: TIME TO RECOGNIZE CAREGIVING AS PART OF INFRASTRUCTURE
BY MARTIN J. WALSH AND MARILYN STRICKLAND The pandemic put a spotlight on the essential role of care workers to our families and our economy. As we emerge from COVID-19 and grapple with its economic and social shock waves, working families and care workers must get back on their feet if we’re serious about rebuilding…
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Strickland’s Statement on Budget Resolution Passage, Paving the Way for Transformative Investments in Working Families
Washington, DC– Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the fiscal year 2022 budget resolution, an important step towards the budget reconciliation process and the crafting of the Build Back Better Act, which will invest in care infrastructure, workers, and families in the South Sound and across…
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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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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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ICYMI: Strickland and Northwest Carpenters Hold Labor Roundtable, Hear from Local Apprentices on the Need to Invest in Infrastructure and Create Jobs
Washington, DC— On Thursday July 15th, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) and the Northwest Carpenters Union held a roundtable discussion at the Northwest Carpenters Institute of Washington (NWCI) DuPont Training Center with labor leaders and workers on the need to support South Sound workers and working families, make child care more accessible and affordable, make equitable…