The Heat: Xi-Trump Summit CGTN America Anand Naidoo 4/6/2017 The much anticipated first meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump is taking place. The Chinese leader and First Lady Peng Liyuan were greeted by the American President and First Lady Melania Trump when they arrived at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. During President Xi… Read more »

Trumpcare didn't pass, but Rep. Larsen lists Obamacare fixes The Islands' Sounder Hayley Day 4/5/2017 Three days after Republicans pulled their Affordable Care Act repeal from a vote, Washington State Rep. Rick Larsen discussed the many “ifs” left. “About 40,000 in the district I represent would be uninsured,” said Larsen, a Democrat, at a March 23… Read more »

Rep. Larsen sponsors school safety bill North County Outlook Christopher Andersson 3/29/2017 Schools across the United States could have more federal funds to improve safety and security if the School Safety Act of 2017 is passed. The bill is being sponsored by local U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen, who represents Washington's second congressional district, which includes Marysville,… Read more »

Larsen Fights to Save Consumer Protections for Internet Privacy San Juan Islander 3/28/2017 Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement March 28, 2017 on S.J. Res 34, a bill that would overturn a Federal Communications Commission rule requiring internet service providers to receive an “opt-in” before they share or sell customers’ personal data online… Read more »

Rick Larsen Town Hall San Juan Update Louise Dustrude 3/26/2017 Congressman Rick Larsen’s Town Hall on Sunday at the Brickworks attracted just over a hundred residents from San Juan and other islands.  Larsen started with comments about the failure of the Republicans to end the Affordable Care Act, with the heavily Democratic crowd erupting in applause several times. He… Read more »

Statement from Rep. Larsen on Trumpcare San Juan Islander 3/24/2017 Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement after Trumpcare, the GOP health care bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, failed to achieve enough support and was pulled from the floor. “We are here today because of you: so many people called and wrote into my office, saying… Read more »

The American people shut down Republicans' repeal of Obamacare Seattle PI Joel Connelly 3/24/2017 The crackup of Republicans' health care plan had Washington, D.C., news outlets using terms like "major setback," and President Trump spinning reporters from outfits like The New York Times and The Washington Post that he has called enemies of the people. The D.C.… Read more »

State lawmakers respond to American Health Care Act failure KGMI 3/24/2017 SEATTLE, WASH. – The effort to repeal Obamacare is dead. The GOP’s American Health Care Act was withdrawn from the floor just moments before a vote, when it became clear it would not pass. Democratic Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal of Seattle says Republicans rushed the issue. “There were… Read more »

Insurance Commissioner Kreidler: 'the impact of Trumpcare on the state of Washington would be devastating... San Juan Islander 3/17/2017 In a May 16 hearing organized by House Democrats, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) and Washington state Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler discussed the impacts of Trumpcare, the Republican plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, on… Read more »

Skagit Valley Herald: Larsen talks ACA in Sedro-Woolley By Marylin Napier SEDRO-WOOLLEY — As part of his Affordable Care Act Tour, Rep. Rick Larsen held a “town talk” at Sedro-Woolley City Hall on Saturday to answer questions from the community and to discuss why the ACA should not be repealed. About 100 people filled the room to maximum capacity, some in support of the… Read more »