KOMO NewsBy Kera WanielistaRep. Rick Larsen speaks at the Squalicum Boathouse about the importance of exporting goods to help rebuild the economy. “We’re here to help,” was the message sent to small and medium sized business owners yesterday at the meeting to kick off the “Jump Start Washington Exports” (JustWaEx) program.Rep. Rick Larsen, the Washington… Read more »

Bellingham Herald Op-Ed By U.S. Rep. Rick LarsenI recently returned from a trip to New Zealand and Australia that was productive and tragic. On Tuesday, Feb. 22, a deadly earthquake hit Christchurch, New Zealand, killing nearly 200 people and damaging countless buildings. Our delegation had left Christchurch two hours before the earthquake struck. My trip was initially focused… Read more »

All Point BulletinBy Meg Olson A new U.S./Canada agreement highlights greater cooperation across the border as the key to increased security and prosperity for both nations. “We agreed to a new vision for managing our shared responsibilities —- not just at the border but “beyond the border,”” said U.S. President Barack Obama in a February 4 joint… Read more »

Representative Rick Larsen (D – Wash.) sipped a coffee and talked with small business owners at Stanwood’s UPS Store last Tuesday. Photo credit: Jeremiah O'HaganStanwood / Camano NEWSBy Jeremiah O'HaganThere was no set agenda. John Russell, owner of the UPS Store, simply invited Larsen to come talk with a few business owners.Leaning against a counter, Larsen conversed on… Read more »

From left, Marysville City Engineer John Cowling and U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen discuss how an overcrossing at 156th Street could ease traffic congestion in Smokey Point during a tour of the city on Feb. 1.  Photo credit: Kirk BoxleitnerThe Marysville GlobeBy Kirk BoxleitnerMARYSVILLE — Transportation improvements dominated the agenda of U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen’s visit to the… Read more »

The Bellingham HeraldBy John Stark The cooperative border security effort announced last week by U.S. and Canadian leaders could be good news for Whatcom County if the two nations can really deliver. That's an opinion shared by Ken Oplinger, president of the Bellingham/Whatcom Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Everett, whose 2nd District includes… Read more »

Seattle PI Aerospace BlogBy Aubrey CohenBoeing 787 Dreamliners destined for launch customer All Nippon Airways are lined up in Boeing's Everett widebody plant on Sept. 27, 2010.Boeing received billions of dollars in illegal subsidies, a World Trade Organization panel determined in a ruling released to the parties Monday.But the two sides offered vastly different accounts of the ruling,… Read more »

Video from www.king5.comKING 5 NewsBy Allen SchaufflerSEATTLE -- Are members of our Congressional delegation changing security procedures following the Arizona shooting? Would they even tell us if they were? After all, why publicize details which could be a matter of life and death? Representatives Jay Inslee and Rick Larsen were out and about on their home turf Wednesday, with no… Read more »

Congressman Rick Larsen was interviewed live on KOMO radio with Ken Schram to talk about his reaction to the President’s remarks in Tucson. Audio provided by KOMO.   Read more »

CBO Director's BlogThe House of Representatives is planning to consider a bill (H.R. 2) to repeal the major health care legislation enacted last March—that is, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and the provisions of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 that are related to health care. CBO has not yet developed a detailed estimate of the… Read more »