My September Newsletter

Dear Friend, I wanted to update you on my work over the past month. From visiting with our local library system to breaking ground on new facilities at JBLM, and reintroducing the Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act, I continue to hear your feedback and deliver on what matters most to you. Keeping it Local Strickland Visits Pierce County Library Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) joined the Pierce County Library in University Place and discussed investment needs and the urgent effort to protect federal e-Rate funding that keeps our libraries and their users connected. Read more FORGE Groundbreaking at JBLM Joined the JBLM community to celebrate the $250 million Facilities, Operations, Readiness, Growth and Experience (FORGE) initiative that will modernize projects spanning operational facilities, energy resilience, training, and housing upgrades. Read more Visit to Olympic Region Clean Air Agency Strickland stopped by the Olympic Region Clean Air Agency to tour their Lacey Air Quality Monitoring Station and discuss local wildfire emergencies and other pollutants that they monitor. More from the South Sound Honored Labor Day with WFSE Local 793 union members and Pierce County Central Labor. Joined Centerline Logistics on the historic James T. Quigg tugboat on the Thea Foss Waterway and discussed how Centerline plays a vital role in keeping our supply chain moving safely and sustainably. Got a hands-on look at the vital work behind every container moved and every ship loaded at the Port of Tacoma by the dedicated workers of ILWU Local 23. Updates from the Other Washington Strickland Visit to Grid Innovation Expo As Co-Chair of the Grid Innovation Caucus, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) joined NEMA, ACMA, and the GridWise Alliance at the Grid Innovation Expo to see cutting-edge technologies that are modernizing our power grid for a resilient future. Read more Other Legislative Updates On International Safe Abortion Day, cosponsored and reintroduced the Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act , to repeal the Helms Amendment and ensure U.S. foreign assistance can support comprehensive reproductive health care, including abortion care. Voted, alongside several bipartisan colleagues, to pass short-term government funding through December 11th. Joined Rep. Raskin’s Amicus Brief regarding the Trump administration’s effort to restrict mail-in ballots, challenging the recent executive order that created new procedures for absentee ballots and requested state citizenship lists. Serving You The Congresswoman and her team are here to help you navigate these agencies, cut through the red tape, end delays, and much more. If you need assistance, please don’t hesitate to call our office at (360) 459-8514 or contact us HERE. Grants Corner Federal grants are typically awarded and available to non-profit organizations, city, county, state, and other local government entities. Opportunities for federal funding are competitive. For more information on federal grants, please visit grants.gov or call the office: 360-459-8514. Upcoming grant opportunities include: BJA FY 2026 Veterans Treatment Court Program: Bureau of Justice Assistance OJJDP FY 2026 Multistate Mentoring Programs: Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention For more information on these grant opportunities, please click HERE. As always, I work for you. If you need assistance, call my Lacey office at (360) 459-8514 or my D.C. Office at (202) 225-9740. For more updates, make sure to sign up for my newsletter and follow me on social media. Sincerely, Marilyn Strickland Member of Congress 119th Congress Congress