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… 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… 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… 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… Read more »

 Everett Port director calls for federal investmentsSnohomish County Business JournalJune 15, 2011Port of Everett Executive Director John Mohr testified before Congress today on the maritime infrastructure needs to support the doubling of U.S. exports over the next five years.The hearing was held by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure's subcommittee on Coast… Read more »

Whidbey News TimesJustin BurnettThe lack of financial benefits during school breaks and ever more stringent class reimbursement qualifications were among the topics discussed at a meeting with Congressman Rick Larsen and student veterans this week.Larsen, a Second District Democrat, spent more than an hour with student veterans at Skagit Valley College in Oak Harbor Wednesday in hope of… Read more »

Seattle Times Lance DickieJune 9, 2011Snohomish County officials get the link between comprehensive transportation plans, attracting investments and creating jobs. The direct link between transportation improvements and the economic vitality of their communities is not lost on dozens of local officials in Snohomish County.Call it coherent optimism or a reality-based vision. They… Read more »

Snohomish TimesJune 8, 2011 Snohomish County welcomed more than 125 regional leaders gathered Tuesday to jump-start the conversation pertaining to rail's future in Snohomish County and the Puget Sound.During the "On Track" summit, key government and industry leaders spent the morning discussing ways to incorporate rail into the county's evolving transportation network,… Read more »

Snohomish County Business JournalBy Kurt BatdorfJune 8, 2011EVERETT — If Snohomish County is going to grow and accommodate more people getting between Point A and B, it's going to need to invest in rail transportation options, panelists at a commuter rail summit said. Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon held the forum Tuesday morning as a way to develop a strategy to include… Read more »

Arlington TimesBy Kirk Boxleitner  SMOKEY POINT — U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen wanted his senior constituents to know that he hears their concerns about health care.“I care because you care,” Larsen told his audience at the Stillaguamish Senior Center on May 16. “These are issues you want to have addressed.”Larsen fielded questions from an audience that… Read more »