Environment
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Strickland Votes to Lower Costs for South Sound Families
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), a founding member of the New Democrat Coalition’s Inflation Working Group, voted today to pass the Inflation Reduction Act. The bill lowers costs for South Sound families, combats the climate crisis, reduces the deficit, and ensures that the largest corporations pay their fair share in taxes. “Across the…
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Strickland Delivers for the South Sound
Washington, D.C.– Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) secured nearly $17 million for nine South Sound community projects and multiple provisions that invest in the environment, and support Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the FY23 House appropriations package. “Since day one, I’ve focused on delivering for the people of the South Sound. This funding for nine…
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Strickland Pushes to Protect Coho Salmon in Puget Sound
Olympia, WA – Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) sent a letter to the Puget Sound Regional Council Executive Board calling on them to use federal infrastructure funds to fight 6PPD-quinone, a chemical in tires, which runs off roadways when it rains and kills coho salmon. “The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) creates a unique opportunity to protect…
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Strickland Pushes for More Puget Sound Restoration Support
Washington D.C. – Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) led a letter with seven of her colleagues calling on Congress to provide $50 million in federal funding for the Puget Sound Geographic Program in the FY 2023 government spending package. The Puget Sound Geographic Program supports restoration of the Sound’s critical ecosystem by providing grants to local,…
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Strickland Funds Safety Improvements for Homestead Park in University Place
Lakewood, Washington – Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) secured $500,000 in federal funding for the City of University Place’s Homestead Park redevelopment for the Fiscal Year ending September 30, 2022. With this funding, the City of University Place will be able to implement safety and visibility improvements. “This federal funding will make much-needed safety improvements to…
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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Strickland Highlight the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
Lakewood, WA – Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) hosted Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi at the Chambers Creek watershed, to discuss how the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act can help address the South Sound’s infrastructure needs. This was Speaker Pelosi’s first visit to Washington’s South Sound. Local leaders and several federal officials…
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Strickland Secures New Clean Water Source for Squaxin Island Tribe
Lacey, Washington – Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) secured $1,800,000 for Squaxin Island Tribe’s new water source for the federal Fiscal Year ending September 30, 2022. This timely and critical water access project will connect to their existing water system and help better serve the Tribe. With this round of federal funding, the final engineering and…
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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 Secures Wins for WA-10, Over $12 Million for South Sound Community Projects
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. Strickland’s local Community Project Funding (CPF) requests were signed into law by President Biden as part of H.R. 2471, the FY22 omnibus appropriations package. “I am grateful that President Biden…
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Strickland, Kilmer Lead Roundtable on Impact of 6PPD-Quinone on Coho Salmon
Washington, D.C. – On Friday, February 25, 2022, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) and Congressman Derek Kilmer (WA-06), Co-Chairs of the Puget Sound Recovery Caucus, led a roundtable discussion on the impact 6PPD-quinone, the toxic chemical from tires that is killing coho salmon in the Pacific Northwest. During the roundtable, Rep. Strickland, Rep. Kilmer, and stakeholders…