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Everett HeraldBy Jerry CornfieldAs expected, the U.S. House of Representatives voted along party lines today to permanently extend the Bush tax cuts for those earning up to $200,000 a year. Those tax cuts are set to expire at the end of the year.Here's the breakdown of the 234-188 vote and here's a story on how House Dems know their bill can't pass the Senate but may prod talks on a compromise.Was... Read more »

Skagit Valley HeraldBy Ralph SchwartzCall it a “lame duck session,” but U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen said that is no excuse for the 111th Congress to take the rest of the year off.“There’s still work to be done right now in this session of Congress,” said the Everett Democrat, whose 2nd Congressional District covers much of northwest Washington, including Skagit County.Even as some House members — most o... Read more »

Seattle PIJoel ConnellySens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., applauded a new Pentagon report saying repeal of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy will win wide acceptance among military personnel and not harm operations.A provision to allow gays and lesbians to openly serve is included in a military spending bill set for Senate debate this week."This report gives us just one more reason a... Read more »

Seattle TimesBy Kyung M. SongU.S. Rep. Rick Larsen narrowly avoided losing his seat this month to a tea-party challenger who railed against deficit spending and higher taxes.So, did voters scare the Lake Stevens Democrat into reconsidering his position on extending the Bush tax cuts? And can Larsen deliver on what he read as the electorate's plea for bipartisanship?The answer on both counts is lik... Read more »

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Commerce secretary promoting trade in Everett Seattle PI (from the Associated Press) EVERETT, Wash. -- Commerce Secretary Gary Locke is in Everett Monday promoting trade for small and medium-sized manufacturing companies. The Daily Herald of Everett reports the former Washington governor and Congressman Rick Larsen are meeting with business owners at noon at Everett Community College. Larsen says ... Read more »

Seattle PIBy Aubrey CohenWith a World Trade Organization panel expected to release a ruling on U.S. subsidies to Boeing Wednesday, more than 80 members of the U.S. House of Representatives signed onto a letter Tuesday commending U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk for his work on a WTO finding that European governments illegally subsidized Airbus."We write to congratulate you on the World Trade Org... Read more »

Arlington TimesBy Adam RudnickAFGHANISTAN — United States Rep. Rick Larsen saw a local face during his recent trip to Afghanistan.The 2nd District Congressman was able to pin a combat infantry badge on U.S. Army Spc. Denis Moynihan, a Marysville resident who serves out of a combat outpost in southern Kandahar.“Here’s a young man who said he met me when I came to his high school (Marysville-Pilchuc... Read more »

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NAVAL STATION EVERETT: Murray, Larsen Push for Navy to Replace Carrier after USS Abraham Lincoln DepartureLake Stevens JournalU.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and Congressman Rick Larsen (WA-02) sent a letter to Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus and Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Gary Roughead urging them to station an aircraft carrier at Naval Station Everett following the departure of the USS A... Read more »