WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) emphasized the importance of improving pipeline safety at a bipartisan hearing on the implementation of the Protecting Our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety (PIPES) Act of 2020. “On June 10, 1999, a pipeline explosion in Bellingham, Washington, claimed the lives of two 10-year-old boys and a young man of 18 years. This explosion... Read More »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) honored Everett Police Officer Dan Rocha during a full House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee hearing. Officer Rocha was killed in the line of duty while responding to an incident near Everett Community College on March 25, 2022. He is survived by his wife, Kelli; his two young sons, Thomas and Harrison; and a large extended family. “Offi... Read More »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reps. Rick Larsen (WA-02) and Marc Veasey (TX-33) recently reintroduced the America Votes Act to protect U.S. citizens who face disenfranchisement because of restrictive voter identification (ID) laws. In 2021, Larsen and Veasey included the bill in the House-passed For The People Act, which did not receive a vote in the Senate last Congress. How the America Votes Act Breaks Dow... Read More »

EVERETT, WA – Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) applauded the Federal Aviation Administration’s announcement of nearly $1 billion to improve terminals at 99 airports nationwide, including $37,365,000 for three critical projects at Seattle-Tacoma International, Spokane International and Pullman-Moscow Regional airports in Washington state. “Thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, airports in the... Read More »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the below statement on the one-year anniversary of Putin’s illegal war in Ukraine: “One year ago today, Vladimir Putin launched his unprovoked and unjustified war on Ukraine. The effects of Putin’s illegal war have been devastating, but one year later, Ukraine and Washington state's Ukrainian American community stand strong. “The United S... Read More »

EVERETT, WA – Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) applauded the U.S. Department of Transportation’s announcement of $5,463,563 in grant funding for three local projects aimed at improving road safety for all users, including pedestrians and cyclists. In 2021, 38 percent of all traffic fatalities in Washington state involved a pedestrian, bicyclist or motorcyclist. USDOT awarded $800 million to 510 co... Read More »

WHATCOM COUNTY, WA – Representatives Rick Larsen (WA-02) and Suzan DelBene (WA-01) are calling for answers about persistent mail delays reported to both offices in Northwest Washington, including in Whatcom County during the December holiday period. In a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, Larsen and DelBene called for the United States Postal Service (USPS) to expeditiously address delays a... Read More »

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO), the Committee’s Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-WA), and 120 other Members of Congress today wrote Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg seeking answers about this week’s meltdown of a key aviation safety notification system. The Members wrote, “Over the past year, there have been a series of flight delays and ma... Read More »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) supported a bipartisan effort to enhance U.S. global leadership and foster better economic and strategic engagement with China. The House of Representatives passed legislation establishing the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) by a final vote of 365 to 65. "The Select Comm... Read More »

Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the below statement on the second anniversary of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol: "On January 6, 2021, I was in my office in the Rayburn House Office Building as violent domestic terrorists stormed the Capitol, attacked law enforcement and threatened the exercise of our democracy. Democracy bent but did not break on January 6. I never doubted the outcome ... Read More »

Washington, D.C. — Today, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Rick Larsen (D-WA) and 25 colleagues sent a letter to the Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg expressing their concerns regarding the growing problem of mass flight cancellations and urging the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to hold airlines accountable. The members pointed to the f... Read More »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) voted for the Fiscal Year 2023 omnibus spending package, which included funding Larsen secured for fifteen projects in the Second District that local leaders and stakeholders identified as critical to their communities. The package now heads to the President’s desk to be signed into law. “My priority in shaping spending bills is to invest in North... Read More »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) supported House passage of an omnibus spending package that funds the government through September 2023, invests in Northwest Washington communities and working families, and provides critical emergency aid to Ukraine. The package now heads to the President’s desk to be signed into law. “My priority in shaping spending bills is to invest in Northw... Read More »

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the below statement after being elected by his colleagues to serve as Ranking Member of the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee in the 118th Congress: “I am honored by the confidence my Democratic colleagues have placed in me and my approach to be the next Ranking Member of the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee. I commend ... Read More »

Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Rick Larsen (WA-02) and Washington Senator Maria Cantwell issued the following statement in response to a Congressionally mandated Defense Department report that highlights the need to bolster domestic aluminum production as a matter of national security. The report concludes that high-purity aluminum is critical to our national defense and that, wi... Read More »