Office of Rep. Marilyn Strickland announcement.
Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) secured funding for fourteen South Sound community projects that will create jobs, enhance the region’s infrastructure, increase access to public transit and outdoor spaces, and more.
“Securing funding for these critical South Sound projects will create jobs, upgrade and increase the durability of our infrastructure, address food insecurity, support public safety, and expand access to public transit,” said Strickland. “Community Project Funding helps these key projects move forward and makes the South Sound a safer, more secure place to live and work.”
Secured Fourteen FY23 Community Project Funding (CPF) grants in the final omnibus budget bill. To learn more about the South Sound projects selected by Strickland’s CPF Advisory Panel, see here:
- Center for Urban Waters/UW Tacoma – Protecting Salmon from Toxic Chemicals
- Emergency Food Network of Tacoma and Pierce County
- Olympia Tumwater Foundation – History and Nature Center at Brewery Park
- Hope for Heroes Horsemanship Center
- Pierce County – Pacific Avenue SR-7, Pedestrian and Transit Access Improvements (168 Street East)
- Pierce County Sheriff’s Department – Metro Dive Team Equipment
- Thurston County Sheriff’s Department – Rapid DNA Forensic Technology for Investigations
- City of Fife – Sheffield Trail Widening & Restoration
- Bethel School District – Spanaway Family Services Center
- City of Sumner – Stewart Road Corridor Completion: White River Bridge
- Tacoma Public School District – Professional Pipeline Project
- The City of Lakewood – South Tacoma Way Project
- Town of Steilacoom – Garrison Springs Creek Restoration Project
- Intercity Transit – Zero Fare Bus Stop Access Improvements
Learn more about each of the 14 CPF projects and other Strickland priorities that were included in the FY23 Congress-passed omnibus appropriations package here.
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“The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 totals $1.7 trillion in discretionary resources across the fiscal year 2023 appropriations bills.
In total, the regular 12 appropriations bills include $800 billion in non-defense funding, a $68 billion—9.3 percent—over last year. This is the highest level for non-defense funding ever and a larger increase in both dollar and percentage than fiscal year 2022.”
Above quote is directly out of the summary of a pork laden, unread 4000 page bill passed in a big hurry with an increase greater than the rate of inflation, headed into a recession. How do we pay for this? Answer: run a deficit and add further to a $31.5 TRILLION national debt. To put that in perspective: $9445 for every man, woman and child in this country……..and climbing.
If you ran your household finances like this you’d be bankrupt and living in a tent! When will fiscal sanity prevail? Only when we have fiscally responsible people representing us.
John,
If you are calculating the per-citizen obligation for the 31.5trillion dollar debt, you need to increase your figure by about 10 fold.
When you consider the amount that sits on the backs of actual tax-payers, you will see that those who hold the notes actually own us.
The only thing standing between us and foreclosure is our ability to put up an armed resistance.
Why do you suppose the same gaggle of con-artists who create these debt obligations are hell-bent on disarming us in the name of “public safety” while letting dangerous criminals run wild in the name of fairness?
I never imagined this country would become so stupid as to fall for such schemes.