Transportation and Infrastructure
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Q&A: Marilyn Strickland how Congress can help localities build more housing near transit
Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) announced this month that she is cosponsoring an updated version of H.R.2483, the Build More Housing Near Transit Act, to incentivize the construction of low and middle-income housing in transit-served locations. Prime sponsored by Reps. Scott Peters and Cathy McMorris Rodgers, the bipartisan bill would provide incentives for transit applicants who…
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Congresswoman Strickland Appointed Vice Chair on Subcommittee
Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland, D-Olympia, was appointed as the vice chair on a subcommittee that has jurisdiction over the economic and safety regulation of railroads, and the agencies that administer those regulations. Strickland said she’s looking forward to serving on the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials alongside other members and the Biden administration. “Equitable…
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JBLM opens first Children’s Museum on DOD installation
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – The Children’s Museum at Joint Base Lewis-McChord opened its doors to the JBLM community during a ribbon cutting ceremony April 24. Located next to the JBLM splash park, skate park and bowling alley, the Children’s Museum at JBLM is the first of its kind on a military installation. “We’re honored to be here today to open the first-of-its-kind children’s museum right here on Joint Base…