Veterans and Servicemembers
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Strickland Supports Investing in Servicemembers and Military Families at HASC Hearing
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), the only African-American woman to serve on the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), testified during a full Committee hearing on the President’s Fiscal Year 2022 Defense Budget Request. During this annual hearing, witnesses provide perspectives as the Committee builds the National Defense Authorization Act for the upcoming year.…
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Strickland, Kilmer Lead Bipartisan WA Congressional Delegation Letter Urging VA to Improve Veterans’ Access to Health Care
Olympia, WA—Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) and Congressman Derek Kilmer (WA-06) led the entire bipartisan Washington House delegation in sending a letter urging the US Department of Veterans Affairs to take immediate action to resolve the systemic issues plaguing the veterans’ health care system, and in particular the Community Care program. Strickland and Kilmer were joined…
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Strickland Urges Immediate Improvements to VHA Community Care Program to Support Veterans
Olympia, WA—Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) submitted a statement for the record to the Veterans Affairs Committee regarding scheduling and appointment delays and communications breakdowns for veterans living in Washington’s 10th Congressional District are experiencing through the Veterans Health Administration’s (VHA) Community Care program. (Please find a copy of the Congresswoman’s Statement for the Record below…
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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…
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House lawmakers reintroduce bill that would boost access to contraception for military families
WASHINGTON — Rep. Jackie Speier on Tuesday led a group of House lawmakers to reintroduce legislation that would allow anyone who receives health care through the military to access all forms of Food and Drug Administration-approved contraception without additional costs. The bill from Speier, D-Calif., would ensure non-active-duty service members, including those in the Reserve,…
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Strickland introduces bipartisan Military Hunger Prevention Act
Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) was among a bipartisan group of legislators who today introduced the Military Hunger Prevention Act. The legislation would establish a basic needs allowance paid by Secretary of Defense to low-income members of the armed forces. The bill aims to make it easier for covered members to purchase groceries and be food secure.…
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Strickland, Panetta, Young, Bacon Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Reduce Military Hunger
Olympia, WA— Today, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) joined Representatives Jimmy Panetta (CA-20), Don Young (AK-at-large), Don Bacon (NE-02), Salud Carbajal (CA-24) and Jim Baird (IN-4) in introducing the bipartisan Military Hunger Prevention Act to help low-income military families living with food insecurity make ends meet. The legislation would create a basic needs allowance to support…
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Strickland, Kim (NJ), Kim (CA), Steel Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Honor Korean-American Military Hero and Leader Col. Young Oak Kim
Olympia, WA— Today, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) and Representatives Andy Kim (NJ-3), Young Kim (CA-39), and Michelle Steel (CA-48), the four Korean-American Members of Congress, led the introduction of a bipartisan bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Colonel Young Oak Kim in recognition of his extraordinary heroism, leadership, and humanitarianism. (Please find the…
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Strickland Sends Letter Defending VA Employee Rights
Olympia, WA— Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) sent a letter urging Department of Veteran Affairs Secretary Dennis McDonough to implement President Biden’s Executive Order on collective bargaining, which would allow VA employees the rights and abilities to organize. This Executive Order repealed three Executive Orders from the previous Administration which limited collective bargaining, cut official time…
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Strickland, Kilmer, Cartwright Urge Biden Administration to Invest in Infrastructure for Defense Communities
Olympia, WA – On Thursday, U.S. Representatives Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), Derek Kilmer (WA-06), and Matt Cartwright (PA-08), sent a letter to President Joe Biden to encourage his Administration to support increased funding in his Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 budget for the Defense Community Infrastructure Program (DCIP). The program is designed to address deficiencies in community…