Health
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Strickland Brings $950K For Clean Water in Lakewood
Lakewood, WA – Today, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) announced over $950,000 in federal funding for the Lakewood Water District. “All communities deserve access to clean water. It’s that simple,” said Strickland. “Bringing this federal funding to Lakewood provides thousands of families with a basic – yet critical – necessity.” “Over the next five years, Lakewood…
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Strickland Brings $1M for Sprinker Community Recreation Center
Lakewood, WA – Today, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) announced an additional $1,000,000 in federal funding for renovations inside the Sprinker Community Recreation Center. “Increasing accessibility to recreational spaces is vital for residents’ physical and mental health,” said Strickland. “Investing in Sprinker is long overdue. Many generations of residents will benefit from the improved recreation center.”…
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Arc Seattle: What the reclassification of marijuana means for the US
KOMO News Arc Seattle: What the reclassification of marijuana means for the US Rep. Marilyn Strickland, who represents Washington’s 10th Congressional District, joined anchors Steve McCarron & Holly Menino to talk about the reclassification, what it means, the impact on communities and people of color, and how it could impact the future of the proposed…
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Strickland, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Improving Access to Home Dialysis Act
Washington D.C. – Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), alongside Representatives Carol Miller (WV-01), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-02), and Earl Blumenauer (OR – 03) introduced the Improving Access to Home Dialysis Act. This bipartisan legislation aims to increase access to home dialysis by providing trained, professional staff assistance to patients in the home and ensuring that all patients…
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Strickland, Sens. Murray and Budd Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Retain Skilled Nurses in Military Health Care System
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) and U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Ted Budd (R-NC), introduced new bipartisan, bicameral legislation aimed at addressing the nursing staff shortages in the military health care system as personnel shortages remain a major issue for patients and staff at Department of Defense (DoD) healthcare facilities. The Retain Educated Workers and Registered…
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Strickland Introduces Bipartisan Legislation To Combat Fentanyl Overdose Crisis Among Adolescents
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) alongside fellow Representatives Dan Newhouse (WA-04), Kim Schrier (WA-08), Derek Kilmer (WA-06), Ryan Zinke (MT-01), and John Moolenaar (MI-02), re-introduced the Stop Overdose in Schools Act. This bipartisan legislation would secure funding for naloxone training and purchasing, and would increase naloxone access for school resource officers, security personnel, and school nurses.…
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Strickland, WA Delegation Members Seek Answers on State’s Plan to Fund Local Efforts to Combat Opioid Epidemic
Lacey, WA – Today, U.S. Representative Marilyn Stickland (WA-10) joined seven members of the Washington congressional delegation calling for the State to provide answers about its long-term plan to reduce critical Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne JAG) funding for regional drug task forces that help local communities fight the opioid epidemic. In a bipartisan letter…
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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…