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Marilyn Strickland for Congress @marilynstrickland.bsky.social · 3d

So vote YES for investing in Yelm’s kids.

Return your ballot in the mail for free - no stamp required - by this Tuesday, November 4 - or drop off your ballot at a drop box.

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Marilyn Strickland for Congress @marilynstrickland.bsky.social · 3d

Yelm voters, make your voice heard & vote YES on the Education Programs & Operating Replacement Levy.

Vote YES for basic education that students rely on: Good teachers, certified specialists, nurses, counselors, social workers, extracurricular activities, and more.

www.king5.com/article/news...

Yelm superintendent says athletics, extracurriculars could face cuts if latest levy fails

Yelm voters have rejected last three school levies.

www.king5.com

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Marilyn Strickland for Congress @marilynstrickland.bsky.social · 5d

Trump and Republicans in Congress are spearheading a health care disaster.

Do better - stop the attacks on health care and stop raising costs.

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With expiring health-tax credits, here’s how much premiums may rise in WA counties

Data published by U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell’s office breaks down expected premium increases by county if enhanced premium tax credits expire.

www.theolympian.com

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Marilyn Strickland for Congress @marilynstrickland.bsky.social · 6d

Republicans shut down our government rather than work w/ Democrats to stop your health care premiums from going up.

Republicans are raising your health care costs while refusing to come to the table to help lower costs.

And: They’re still on vacation.

washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/09/12/i...

Insurance rates on WA health care exchange set to surge • Washington State Standard

Top U.S. House Democrat Hakeem Jeffries traveled to Washington on Friday to decry rising health insurance costs.

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Marilyn Strickland for Congress @marilynstrickland.bsky.social · 7d

Mothers and infants are at risk.

Soon, the Republican Shutdown brings food and nutrition assistance benefits to a halt.

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Marilyn Strickland for Congress @marilynstrickland.bsky.social · 16d

We're 20 days into the Republican Shutdown. Republicans still haven't:

❌ Done anything to lower costs

❌ Offered any ideas to protect health care rather than cut it

❌ Come to the table to negotiate a bipartisan plan to stop price spikes for health care

❌ Cut their vacation short

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Marilyn Strickland for Congress @marilynstrickland.bsky.social · 23d

Today on Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we honor America’s first inhabitants.

We also celebrate indigenous history, resilience, and Tribal Treaty rights.

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Marilyn Strickland for Congress @marilynstrickland.bsky.social · Oct 3

Democrats are ready to negotiate a bipartisan budget that helps the American people, but we won’t stand by and green light an extreme and partisan budget plan that causes even more harm by continuing the health care cuts.

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Marilyn Strickland for Congress @marilynstrickland.bsky.social · Oct 3

Republicans continue to prioritize giving tax cuts to the wealthiest Americans, leaving working people behind.

And now, they’re refusing to do anything to prevent Americans from facing a massive health care price spike.

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Marilyn Strickland for Congress @marilynstrickland.bsky.social · Oct 3

Republicans in Washington have created a health care crisis of their own making. That’s because Republicans’ Big, Ugly Law guts Medicaid and rips away lifesaving tax credits for health care.

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Marilyn Strickland for Congress @marilynstrickland.bsky.social · Oct 3

A Republican is sitting in the White House. Republicans control the Senate & House. They control everything and they own this government shutdown. It is their responsibility to deliver a budget plan that doesn’t continue to cut health care. They haven’t done that.

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Marilyn Strickland for Congress @marilynstrickland.bsky.social · Oct 3

Instead of stopping the health care cuts, they shut down our government.

The South Sound - and Americans everywhere - deserve better.

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Marilyn Strickland for Congress @marilynstrickland.bsky.social · Oct 3

Donald Trump and his Republican allies have shut down our federal government.

Why?

They want to continue to strip away health care from millions of Americans.

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Donald Trump & the Republicans Who Control Congress Delivered A Government Shutdown. Here’s Why. - Marilyn Strickland For Congress

A Republican is sitting in the White House. Republicans control the Senate. And they control the House of Representatives. They control everything and they

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Marilyn Strickland for Congress @marilynstrickland.bsky.social · Sep 29

Republicans have gutted health care to pay for tax breaks for the ultra wealthy. WA's rural hospitals - a lifeline for so many in our communities - face closure.

I’m fighting to reverse this extreme Republican attack on health care & make it more affordable.

www.cascadepbs.org/news/2025/07...

14 rural WA hospitals deemed at risk of closure from Medicaid cuts

As hundreds of thousands of Washingtonians face potentially losing health coverage, hospital officials race to prevent service cuts and closures.

www.cascadepbs.org

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Marilyn Strickland for Congress @marilynstrickland.bsky.social · Sep 26

Costs are up, jobs are down, and the GOP is driving us towards a recession.

Americans deserve better.

Americans deserve policies that lower costs and put the American Dream back within reach.

www.axios.com/2025/09/05/j...

U.S. economy adds only 22,000 jobs as labor market stalls

It's the first jobs report since Trump fired the BLS commissioner and alleged the data was rigged against him.

www.axios.com

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Marilyn Strickland for Congress @marilynstrickland.bsky.social · Sep 16

The Trump tariffs are raising costs for working Americans and killing jobs - all while the Republican budget plan cuts health care and services that people rely on.

Our state’s working families, and economy, are paying the price.

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Marilyn Strickland for Congress @marilynstrickland.bsky.social · Sep 12

Thank you to the members of the International Union of Operating Engineers 612 for having me and for all of your support! I'll always stand with you and stand for the right to collectively bargain in the face of attacks on unions and working people.

#SouthSoundProud #WA10 #WAJobs

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Marilyn Strickland for Congress @marilynstrickland.bsky.social · Sep 8

The GOP plan makes an unfair system even worse, benefitting billionaires while raising costs & cutting services for everyone else. People deserve access to the retirement insurance program they paid into their whole working lives.

www.king5.com/article/news...

As Social Security turns 90, the future of the program is in doubt

The Republican "Big, Beautiful Bill" signed into law in July, is expected to accelerate how quickly the Social Security program runs out of money.

www.king5.com

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Marilyn Strickland for Congress @marilynstrickland.bsky.social · Sep 8

Longer wait times for people who work for a living.

Money running out and benefits in doubt.

Chaos.

This is the threat the GOP budget plan poses to Social Security.

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Marilyn Strickland for Congress @marilynstrickland.bsky.social · Sep 1

But our unions and the rights of working people are under attack by the Trump administration.

So today, let’s renew our commitment to protecting workers and the unions that are a force for fairness and an economy that works for everyone.

#LaborDay2025 #WA10 #SouthSoundProud

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Marilyn Strickland for Congress @marilynstrickland.bsky.social · Sep 1

Labor Day is a celebration of workers and the labor unions that support them.

The victories of America’s labor movement - like workplace safety protections and collective bargaining rights - helped build our middle class.

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Marilyn Strickland for Congress @marilynstrickland.bsky.social · Aug 22

Donald Trump and his extreme allies in Congress are doing all they can to distract us.

Why? Because Americans’ costs keep going up, all while Republicans work to give tax breaks to billionaires.

This is the Trump economy - and middle-class Americans are paying the price.

CNBC @cnbc.com · Aug 14

The producer price index was expected to a show a 0.2% increase for July, according to the Dow Jones consensus estimate.

Wholesale prices rose 0.9% in July, much more than expected

The producer price index was expected to a show a 0.2% increase for July, according to the Dow Jones consensus estimate.

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Marilyn Strickland for Congress @marilynstrickland.bsky.social · Aug 15

It’s pretty simple:

The Republican plan takes away health care from millions of people so they can pay for massive tax cuts for billionaires.

It’s going to hurt people and hurt our economy.

They lied about helping you and your family economically.

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Marilyn Strickland for Congress @marilynstrickland.bsky.social · Aug 4

WA, it’s time to VOTE & make your voice heard!

Our primary election is TOMORROW, 8/5. You can return your ballot until 8pm on Tuesday. You can return it to a drop box near you or return by mail - no stamp needed.

Learn more & where you can still register to vote in person here:

votewa.gov

#Vote

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Marilyn Strickland for Congress @marilynstrickland.bsky.social · Jun 9

Happy Pride Month!

Let’s celebrate our nation’s LGBTQ+ community, resilience, and love.

Every American should have the freedom to live without fear of discrimination, and receive equal protection of the law.

Love wins.

#Pride #Pride2025

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