Health
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Strickland, Gillibrand, Houlahan, Jacobs Lead Bicameral Legislation To Increase Abortion Access For Servicemembers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06), and Rep. Sara Jacobs (CA-51) introduced the bicameral Military Access to Reproductive Care and Health (MARCH) for Military Servicemembers Act, to allow the Department of Defense (DoD) to use available funds and facilities to perform abortions. “Abortion care is…
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Strickland, Baldwin, Murray, Fletcher, Bush Launch Bicameral Push To Create Reproductive Health Travel Fund
Washington, D.C. — Today, Representative Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Rep. Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), and Rep. Cori Bush (MO-01) introduced the Reproductive Health Travel Fund Act to provide grant assistance for those who travel long distances to receive reproductive health care, including abortion care. “One year ago, the Supreme…
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Strickland Introduces Legislation To Increase Funding For Gun Violence Prevention Research
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and Representatives Elissa Slotkin (MI-07) and Mark Takano (CA-39) introduced the Gun Violence Prevention Research Act to fund Center for Disease Control (CDC) research into the nation’s ongoing gun violence epidemic. This legislation would authorize $50 million, each year, over the next…
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Strickland Leads Colleagues In Empowering Global Access To Abortion Care
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) led her House colleagues in re-introducing the Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act, along with U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Barbara Lee (CA-12), Diana DeGette (C0-1), Ayanna Pressley (MA-7), Norma Torres (CA-35) and U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ). “As MAGA extremists unleash their assault on women’s rights, it…
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Strickland, Fletcher, and Raskin Introduce Legislation to Protect Women’s Reproductive Freedom
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) introduced the Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act with Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) and Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08). “In 2022, we saw the Supreme Court end a woman’s right to reproductive choice, and states have followed suit with even greater attempts to limit women’s reproductive health care.…
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Strickland Delivers for South Sound
Lacey, WA – Since January 2021, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland has focused on delivering for families, small businesses, and residents of Washington’s 10th Congressional District. According to an analysis from the United States Congressional Joint Economic Committee, Strickland has advocated for and supported policies that have created 25,000 new jobs and lowered prescription drug costs for 84,000 seniors.…
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Strickland Calls for Robust Response to Monkeypox Virus Outbreak
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) is calling for an urgent federal response to the ongoing monkeypox virus outbreak. She was joined by all of her Democratic colleagues from Washington state. “As monkeypox cases rise in Washington state and across our nation, it is critical that we act now to keep our communities safe…
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Strickland Calls for Investing in Employee Mental Health Resources
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) urged the Equal Employment and Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Department of Labor (DOL) to increase investments in employee mental health resources. She was joined by four of her colleagues. “Our collective mental health has suffered because of COVID-19, stress and burnout, particularly within communities of color and…
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Strickland Statement on the Overturning of Roe v. Wade
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), a leader in the Pro-Choice Caucus, released a statement following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. “After nearly fifty years of protecting freedom of reproductive choice, this single decision overturns the rights of women across America and limits access to safe and legal abortions. It…
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Strickland Calls On Department of Defense Healthcare to Cover Infertility Treatment
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, led a letter with twelve of her colleagues to Secretary Austin urging the Department of Defense (DoD) to address family building, also known as infertility, challenges facing servicemembers and their families. The letter calls for changes to TRICARE that would…