Everett HeraldBy Gale FiegeOctober 24, 2011DARRINGTON -- The once-popular Suiattle River Road could be open again by the fall of 2013.Federal funding to fix the road has been extended while the Forest Service completes an environmental assessment of the planned repairs.Money from the Emergency Relief for Federally Owned Roads program now is available until September 2013, said U.S. Rep. Rick Larse... Read more »
Everett HeraldBy Mike BenbowOctober 24, 2011Don't give up on Social Security, the state's labor leaders say.The program has enough money for many years and should be strengthened, not reduced, officials said during a program last week that filled the Jackson Center at Everett Community College."The message that it's not going to be there when you retire is a message that has traction, but it's fla... Read more »
Skagit Valley HeraldBy Tahlia HoneaOctober 19, 2011MOUNT VERNON — With a little bit of fanfare, a visit by an influential congressman and big smiles all around, Sea Mar Community Health Center celebrated a $1.3 million expansion and renovation that more than doubles its capacity to serve more patients.“It’s a big, big change,” said Adolfo Lucatero, 63, who was at the newly renovated clinic in Moun... Read more »
Skagit Valley HeraldBy Tahlia Honea October 16, 2011Sea Mar Community Center is holding an open house to celebrate its expansion, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday.The facility at 1400 N. LaVenture Road will be open for touring during the open house.U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Wash., will accept an award at 3:30 p.m. for his "dedication and commitment to health care," a Sea Mar press release says.The ce... Read more »
Journal of the San JuansJuly 28, 2011With the reauthorization of the federal surface transportation bill close at hand, U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen today called for continued investment in the nation's ferry systems in a letter sent to Chairman John Mica of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Nick Rahll, ranking member of the committee.Along with 15 other cosigners, Larsen in t... Read more »
Bellingham HeraldJuly 28, 2011Veterans who are homeless or in danger of ending up on the streets will get help with housing, thanks to a $684,000 federal grant awarded to the Opportunity Council as part of a new federal initiative.The money will be used for 275 veteran households in five counties: Whatcom, Skagit, Island, Jefferson and Clallam.Veterans will receive financial help, case management... Read more »
Today, U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement after the Department of Veterans Affairs announced that the Opportunity Council is receiving a $684,051.60 grant to help low-income veterans secure permanent housing in Island, Skagit and Whatcom Counties. This grant will help the Opportunity Council prevent homelessness for veteran families in the local community. Larsen pushe... Read more »
Islands SounderJuly 26, 2011 Over the weekend, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (D-WA-02) held a community listening session to hear feedback on the effort to turn cherished lands in the San Juan Islands into a National Conservation Area.Nearly 30 people were in attendance to take part in Saturday afternoon’s discussion, including Bureau of Land Management sta... Read more »
The man to your left on the Metro this morning, the one reading a spy novel? That could’ve been Rep. Rick Larsen(D-Wash.), who rides the red and blue or orange lines every morning that Congress is in session.The man balancing against the car doors, his Express opened to the sports page?That might’ve been Rep. Ed Pastor(D-Ariz.), taking the orange line from his home in Eastern Market.And you may h... Read more »
Separate debt ceiling vote from deficit reduction talksEverett Herald Op-EdBy U.S. Rep Rick LarsenJuly 17, 2011 If White House and congressional negotiators can't get a long-term deficit reduction package done before America defaults on its debt, then Congress should take a clean debt limit vote, send it to the president, and get back to work on the budget.Why should Congress de-link the debt limi... Read more »
