Transportation and Infrastructure
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Strickland Votes for Bipartisan Infrastructure Package to Create Jobs, Support Workers & Families
Washington, DC– Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), Vice Chair of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the Senate amendment to H.R. 3684, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. “I will always vote for tangible benefits and good-paying…
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Strickland, Lamb, Blumenthal, Payne, Jr. Introduce Legislation to Restore Amtrak Riders’ Legal Rights and Protections
Washington, DC– Today, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), Vice Chair of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, joined Representative Conor Lamb (PA-17) and Subcommittee Chair Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10) in introducing the Ending Passenger Rail Forced Arbitration Act. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) has introduced companion legislation in the Senate. This bicameral legislation would…
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Strickland Calls for Immediate Action to Solve the Housing Crisis on House Floor (VIDEO)
Washington, DC–Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) released the following statement after delivering remarks on the House floor today urging Congress to address the housing crisis our nation is facing and support safe, affordable, and secure housing for Washingtonians and all Americans. For every household that moved to the South Sound between 2010 and 2017, there were…
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Strickland Advances Legislation to Make Transportation Systems More Equitable & Sustainable (VIDEO)
Washington, DC– Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), Vice Chair of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, released the following statement after voting to advance the House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee’s portion of the Build Back Better Act. The legislation invests nearly $60 billion to make America’s infrastructure more sustainable, resilient, and equitable, and…
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THE SEATTLE TIMES: TIME TO RECOGNIZE CAREGIVING AS PART OF INFRASTRUCTURE
BY MARTIN J. WALSH AND MARILYN STRICKLAND The pandemic put a spotlight on the essential role of care workers to our families and our economy. As we emerge from COVID-19 and grapple with its economic and social shock waves, working families and care workers must get back on their feet if we’re serious about rebuilding…
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Strickland’s Statement on Budget Resolution Passage, Paving the Way for Transformative Investments in Working Families
Washington, DC– Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the fiscal year 2022 budget resolution, an important step towards the budget reconciliation process and the crafting of the Build Back Better Act, which will invest in care infrastructure, workers, and families in the South Sound and across…
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Rep. Strickland talks eviction moratorium and Puget Sound waterways
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Marilyn Strickland spoke to KOMO News recently about protecting tenants and landlords after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control extended an eviction moratorium, which aim to keep struggling renters in their home. “I remind folks it is a lot easier and more cost effective to help people stay housed than…
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Strickland Secures Key Investments for the South Sound in Historic Funding Package Passed by the House
Washington, D.C. —Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) released the following statement on H.R. 4502, the seven-bill minibus appropriations package. The government funding package invests in the American people by creating good-paying jobs, growing opportunity, and providing a lifeline to the middle class, working families, small businesses, and our nation’s most vulnerable. “We should invest in what…
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Vice Chair Strickland Leads CBC in Call for Equity in American Rail Infrastructure
Washington, D.C. —Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), Vice Chair of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, and Subcommittee Chair Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10) led a letter to U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg urging him to take the steps necessary to support a disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) program within the DOT’s…
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ICYMI: Strickland and Northwest Carpenters Hold Labor Roundtable, Hear from Local Apprentices on the Need to Invest in Infrastructure and Create Jobs
Washington, DC— On Thursday July 15th, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) and the Northwest Carpenters Union held a roundtable discussion at the Northwest Carpenters Institute of Washington (NWCI) DuPont Training Center with labor leaders and workers on the need to support South Sound workers and working families, make child care more accessible and affordable, make equitable…