Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, applauded the announcement today that a group of Washington community colleges, including Everett Community College, will receive nearly $10 million from the U.S. Department of Labor to support job training in the manufacturing, energy and construction industries. The grant is the final round of the four-year federal Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, issued the following statement today regarding the announcement that Cynthia Quarterman, Administrator for the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, is resigning. PHMSA is responsible for regulating the movement of hazardous materials, including crude oil by rail.
“I appreciate all of the work Administrator Quarterman has done to make… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, released the following statement today regarding the BNSF announcement that by early October more than 600 first responders in Washington state will get training about how to handle hazardous materials, including crude oil, that travel by rail. Larsen helped connect first responders in Northwest Washington to these free trainings.
“First responders are the… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, issued the following statement today following Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s address to a joint session of Congress.
“Today my colleagues and I heard from President Poroshenko, who continues to face difficult and highly tense circumstances as Russia encroaches on Ukraine’s eastern territory. He sent an important message to Russia:… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, today voted in favor of and the House passed a spending bill that will maintain government operations through December 11. The continuing resolution also extends the authorization of the Export-Import Bank through June 30, 2015, and authorizes the administration’s plan to train and equip moderate Syrian opposition forces to fight against the terrorist group… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, today voted in favor of training and equipping moderate Syrian opposition forces to fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Larsen, a member of the House Armed Services Committee, has received regular briefings about ISIL and the threat it poses. He asked the administration this week to consider lessons learned from past efforts to train and… Read more »
A bill to provide continued funding to improve estuaries in the Puget Sound region that Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, introduced passed the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee today. Larsen introduced the bipartisan bill with Rep. Frank LoBiondo, NJ-02 earlier this summer. H.R. 5266 would reauthorize the National Estuary Program through 2018, funding local efforts to restore and… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, outlined his concerns about training and equipping Syrian opposition forces to fight against the terrorist group ISIL in a letter to President Obama. In the letter, Larsen also advocated that Congress consider a specific and separate law to authorize military operations against ISIL, rather than allowing the President to rely on the existing post-9/11… Read more »
$1.5 million grant will go to Snohomish County to help communities recover from mudslide
Today, U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA), U.S. Representatives Rick Larsen (D-WA-02) and Suzan DelBene (D-WA-01), and Snohomish County Executive John Lovick announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will make a $1.5 million grant to Snohomish… Read more »
Today, the federal delegation representing Snohomish County announced that the Darrington School District has received $10,341 through a federal Project SERV grant to help offset costs the district incurred after the State Route 530 mudslide in March.
The Project SERV grant will help reimburse the school district for transportation expenditures, as extra funds were needed to ensure… Read more »
