Senator Murray Secures Over $158 Million for Seattle, Tacoma, Olympia, and Greater Western WA through Congressionally Directed Spending

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“From supporting Sound Transit’s light rail extension projects to boosting workforce development and small business programs to creating more child care for families and supporting important research happening at UW—these investments are wide-ranging but every one of them will help our communities push ahead on projects that really matter. I can’t wait to see the difference these federal dollars will make in Seattle and across King County–I’ll keep fighting to make sure Congress invests in organizations like CHOOSE 180 and Rise Above to support the incredible work they are doing to make life better for our families.

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Whether it was funding to help construct a new child care center or funding to expand mental health resources for our kids, I’m proud that the funding bills I negotiated will make life better for families in Tacoma and Pierce County. It’s important to me that I can hear directly from organizations across Tacoma and Pierce County about what their priorities and challenges are—I’ll continue to listen and make sure their voices are reflected in our federal funding bills.

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Funding I secured in our final appropriations bills will make a big difference in Everett, Bellingham, and across Northwest Washington—from helping the Lummi Nation prevent flooding on their roads to building a new child care center in Whatcom County. We’re talking about tens of millions of dollars going straight to local projects in Northwest Washington to make our communities better—I’m thrilled to be able to make this happen through the funding bills I negotiated. After convening a roundtable on the fentanyl crisis with Mayor Franklin and other local leaders in Everett last month, I’m glad I can deliver on $4.5 million to help the City of Everett with its emergency response efforts to support individuals who are experiencing behavioral and mental health crises, which is critical to the City’s efforts to tackle the opioid epidemic.

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Congressionally Directed Spending I secured in our government funding bills is going to be put to great use across the Olympic Peninsula— helping South Kitsap Helpline expand food distribution services to boosting workforce development for veterans, and helping Jefferson County hospital better serve local seniors. And it’s especially important to me that the funding bills I negotiated will provide $5 million to help the Nisqually Tribe construct a new substance use disorder treatment clinic in Olympia that will serve 500 people a day—this is a badly needed investment as the opioid epidemic continues to devastate our communities.”

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