Transportation and Infrastructure
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Landmark Puget Sound Recovery Legislation Led by Kilmer and Strickland Heads to President’s Desk
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Derek Kilmer (WA-06) and Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), Co-Chairs of the Puget Sound Recovery Caucus, announced that their legislation, the PUGET SOS Act, passed the House and Senate as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for 2023. The bill, which President Biden is expected to sign into law this…
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Strickland Helps Secure Over $3.8 Million for Pierce Transit Battery Electric Buses
Congresswoman Strickland is pleased to announce that the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded Pierce Transit $3,870,800 as part of the Fiscal Year (FY) 22 Low-No Grant Program and Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Competitive Program. This award allows Pierce Transit to purchase up to three battery electric buses so they can better serve…
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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 Secures Increased Funding for Military Community Infrastructure
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) secured $100 million for the Defense Community Infrastructure Program (DCIP) in this year’s defense budget. This funding will address military infrastructure needs to support military families and follows a letter she led with 28 of her Congressional colleagues to the Defense Department earlier this year. “The 10th Congressional…
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Strickland Secures Investments in Fish Passages and Estuary Restoration
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) secured provisions to support fish passage, the Port of Tacoma, and restoration of Duckabush Estuary in the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022. WRDA authorizes crucial investments in America’s ports, inland waterways, flood management systems, ecosystems, and other water resources infrastructure. “I am proud to secure…
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Hot seat: Strickland defends Democrats’ work on gun control
Washington state’s newest member of Congress says the best way to pass federal gun control legislation is for voters to turn out and elect more Democrats this November. U.S. Rep. Marilyn Strickland, D-Tacoma, made those comments to Axios two days after the shooting in Uvalde, Texas that killed 19 schoolchildren and two teachers. Driving the news: During an interview…
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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 Funds for Nisqually Tribe Housing Project
Lacey, Washington – Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) secured $2,800,000 in federal funding for the Nisqually Indian Tribe’s Nisqually Housing Development Road project for the federal Fiscal Year ending September 30, 2022. Using this federal allotment, the Nisqually Indian Tribe will be able to follow through on its long-term plan for sustainable community housing. “This critical…
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Strickland Enhances Access to Public Transit
Lacey, Washington – Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) secured $3,000,000 in federal funding for Pierce Transit’s Spanaway Transit Center and the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Station Completion (at Pacific Avenue/SR 7 BRT route’s southern terminus) for the federal Fiscal Year ending September 30, 2022. With this funding, the Spanaway Transit Center will serve working families. “As…