Environment
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Strickland Leads Bill To Improve Public Engagement On Pipeline Safety
Washington, D.C.– Today, U.S. Representative Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) introduced the Pipeline Safety Engagement Act, legislation to create an independent Office of Public Engagement within the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA). “Pipelines affect surrounding areas including safety, health, and the environment. This is why the public must be fully informed on safety measures and regulations,” said Rep. Strickland.…
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Strickland, Markey, Padilla, Sinema, Bonamici, Gallego Lead Bicameral Legislation Directing $100 Million To Combat Health Risks Of Extreme Heat
Washington, D.C. – Representative Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), Senator Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) and Rep. Ruben Gallego (AZ-03) reintroduced the Preventing Health Emergencies And Temperature-related (HEAT) Illness and Deaths Act to address the rising health risks of extreme heat following Earth’s hottest day on…
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Strickland, Brown, Warnock, Adams, Bishop Lead Bicameral Legislation To Invest In HBCU To STEM & Agriculture Industries Pipelines
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Rep. Alma Adams (NC-12), and Rep. Sanford Bishop (GA-02) introduced bicameral legislation, The 1890s Advancing and Building Leadership and Excellence Opportunity Act of 2023, known as the ENABLE Opportunity Act of 2023. “In order to increase Black representation in…
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Strickland, EPA, City of Tumwater Tour Brewery Brownfields Grant Site
Tumwater, WA – Today, U.S. Representative Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) joined U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 Administrator Casey Sixkiller and the City of Tumwater to tour areas of the 100-acre Olympia Brewery brownfield site to highlight the immediate impact of the $500,000 EPA Brownfields grant on that the City of Tumwater recently received. “Cleaning…
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STRICKLAND ANNOUNCES $800,000 FOR SHEFFIELD TRAIL RESTORATION
CITY OF FIFE WILL RECEIVE $800,000 TO IMPROVE TRAIL ACCESS AND SAFETY Lakewood, WA – On National Trails Day, U.S. Representative Marilyn Strickland (WA 10) and the City of Fife announced $800,000 in federal funding for the Sheffield Trail Improvement Project in Fife, Washington. “Sheffield Trail is a critical connector for the South Sound,” said Rep. Strickland. “Providing…
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Strickland, Kilmer Join Puget Sound Recovery Advocates at U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, May 10, U.S. Representatives Derek Kilmer (WA-06) and Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), Co-Chairs of the Puget Sound Recovery Caucus, spoke with Puget Sound recovery advocates at the U.S. Capitol during the annual Puget Sound Day on the Hill. “I am proud to have hosted many of our Puget Sound recovery advocates for…
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Strickland, Kilmer Launch Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) and Derek Kilmer (WA-06), Co-Chairs of the Puget Sound Recovery Caucus, announced the first meeting of the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force. Reps. Kilmer and Strickland were instrumental in fighting for legislation creating the task force to be included in the FY2023 National Defense Authorization…
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STRICKLAND HOSTS USDA UNDER SECRETARY FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT XOCHITL TORRES SMALL; DISCUSS IMPORTANCE OF INVESTING IN NEXT GENERATION OF FARMERS
Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland hosted USDA Under Secretary for Rural Development Xochitl Torres Small in Washington’s 10th Congressional District with the Pierce Conservation District to tour The Farm at Franklin Pierce Schools. The pair spoke with several stakeholders about the importance of the 2023 Farm Bill Reauthorization and the need to expand minority land ownership, SNAP and nutritional…
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STRICKLAND ON GOP PLAN TO DELIVER BILLIONS IN HANDOUTS TO BIG OIL & WORSEN THE CLIMATE CRISIS
Washington, D.C.— Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) spoke on the House Floor against H.R.1, the Polluters Over People Act, a GOP Plan that will deliver billions in handouts to big oil, worsen the climate crisis, and weaken State and Tribal authority. Below are Rep. Strickland’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: Strickland: Mr. Chairman, I rise today in opposition toH.R.…
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STRICKLAND PROTECTS PUGET SOUND SALMON
SECURED FUNDING TO INVESTIGATE TOXIC CHEMICALS THAT ARE HARMING SALMON In her work to protect our salmon and restore a healthy and working Puget Sound, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland secured federal grant funding for the University of Washington Tacoma’s (UW Tacoma) Center for Urban Waters (CUW) to help protect salmon from toxic chemicals. “Puget Sound is…