The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) awarded a $2,000,000 grant to Snohomish County for its Everett Intermodal Yard and Curve Improvements project. The project will improve rail shipping capability, safety, and reliability for freight and intercity passenger service at the Everett Intermodal Yard. These improvements will benefit both BNSF freight trains and Amtrak Cascades service, and imp... Read More »
Today, a federal judge granted an emergency temporary restraining order preventing U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) from removing the Merlos family from the court’s jurisdiction. The family, including four U.S. citizen children, is from Portland, O.R. has been held without counsel for two weeks in Ferndale, W.A. The judge’s order is in response to the Merlos family’s attorney Jill Nedved f... Read More »
Today, Representative Rick Larsen released the following statement: "In arrests across the country, the Trump administration and ICE have claimed that they are going after “the worst of the worst.” But like so many others who have been detained, Lelo Juarez does not represent the worst of the worst. He is an activist, a union leader and a beloved family member. It is a tragedy he will not be able ... Read More »
Today, Representative Rick Larsen released the following statement: "I’m pleased that funding for several Northwest Washington transportation projects has been released by the Department of Transportation so local governments can move forward with their work as expected. $1,238,680 for the Nooksack Indian Tribe to remove a culvert in Jones Creek under a BNSF Railway line in Acme (awarded Fiscal Ye... Read More »
Today, Rep. Rick Larsen released the following statement: “I am pleased to announce that I have hired Collin Davenport to be my office’s new Chief of Staff,” said Rep. Larsen. “Collin has many years of experience working with the late Rep. Gerry Connolly, who was a good friend of my office. Collin served as the regional District Director and then Legislative Director for Rep. Connolly’s personal o... Read More »
Today, Rep. Rick Larsen released the following update on the Cascade Job Corps Center: “When the Administration announced the terrible decision to close all Job Corps centers earlier this month, I met with local leaders, former Job Corps students, and folks around the region about the negative impact this would have. The people I spoke to wanted me and the community to rally behind Cascade Job Cor... Read More »
In a joint op-ed for The Hill, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02), top Democrat on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Rep. Greg Stanton (AZ-09), top Democrat on the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management, warned that President Trump’s actions to undermine and dissolve FEMA are putting American lives at risk. The Transportation and Infrastructure Com... Read More »
Today, Representative Rick Larsen released the following statement on the U.S. strikes against Iran: "The history of military conflict in the Middle East is that conflicts are difficult to contain and never seem to end. The Administration’s decision to unilaterally intervene in the Israel-Iran war by bombing Iran’s nuclear program sites will drag the United States deeper into the Middle East witho... Read More »
Yesterday, Representative Rick Larsen toured the privately-run ICE detention facility in Tacoma and met with Lelo Juarez, and today he released the following statement: "During my tour of the privately-run ICE detention facility in Tacoma, I saw the kitchen, the law library, the medical facilities and the housing pods. "More than 1,500 people are currently detained in the Tacoma facility - that's ... Read More »
Today Representative Rick Larsen, Co-Chair of the Congressional Soccer Caucus, released the following statement about the impact of President Trump’s travel ban on World Cup 2026: “I want World Cup 2026 to be a showcase of great soccer, and everything that’s great about the United States. “Yet, as a life-long soccer player and big soccer fan, I can say the United States is perilously close to bein... Read More »
Today Representative Rick Larsen released the following statement to those demonstrating peacefully against the Trump administration: “Today, people all across Northwest Washington state are gathering to demonstrate peacefully against the excesses and corruption of the Trump administration. “Excesses like the President spending more than 20 days golfing just so far this year, costing taxpayers mil... Read More »
Today, Representative Rick Larsen released the following statement on the Republican rescissions package, which passed the House of Representatives 214-212: “I voted no on the package of funding cuts the Trump administration put forward because it is bad for families and kids. "My sons grew up watching Arthur on PBS and I watch Masterpiece Mysteries, just like millions of Americans. NPR and PBS pr... Read More »
Today, Representative Rick Larsen released the following statement: "The recent targeted Israeli attack on Iran was not indiscriminate or random. Israel has a right to self-defense and, with Trump administration's faltering efforts at negotiations with Iran, the country determined it needed to act to protect its people. The United States should stand with Israel at this time. "Iran understands tha... Read More »
This week, Representatives Rick Larsen (WA-02), Shomari C. Figures (AL-02), Brian Mast (FL-21), Mike Haridopolos (FL-08), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) and Nick LaLota (NY-01) introduced bipartisan legislation, the Enhancing Science, Treatment, and Upkeep of America’s Resilient and Important Estuarine Systems (ESTUARIES Act), to reauthorize the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) National Estuary P... Read More »
Joint statement of Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Rick Larsen (WA-02), Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO), Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Troy E. Nehls (R-TX), and Aviation Subcommittee Ranking Member Steve Cohen (D-TN) on today's crash of an Air India flight from Ahmedabad, India to London, England: “Our prayers are with the victims of the Air India Flight 171 accident and the... Read More »
