Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, today testified in support of his bill to provide permanent protection to Samish Tribal lands in Skagit and San Juan counties. H.R. 1225 would put 95 acres of Samish-owned land into federal trust for use by the tribe for community and economic purposes.
“This bill will provide permanent protection to Samish Tribal lands, allowing the tribe to continue… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, today called on Congress to pass legislation to protect the Green Mountain Lookout. In testimony submitted to the House Committee on Natural Resources’ Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation, Larsen emphasized the important recreational and historical benefits of the lookout.
Larsen first introduced legislation to protect the Green… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, today announced nearly $1 million in federal funding for a small shipyard in Bellingham. The $999,100 federal grant to All American Marine is made possible by the U.S. Maritime Administration’s Small Shipyard Grant Program which Larsen has long championed.
“Small shipyards in Northwest Washington are jobs powerhouses that help drive our economy,”… Read more »
Student veterans and their families will be able to better use their GI Bill educational benefits under the bipartisan Veterans Education Transparency (VET) Act introduced today by Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Wash., and Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska. The VET Act will allow colleges to access information about veterans’ educational benefits so they can provide better counseling to… Read more »
Tech companies will be able to tell their customers when they are required to turn over electronic data to the government if Congress passes a bill introduced today by Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02.
The Government Surveillance Transparency Act of 2013 would allow companies to publicly disclose the volume and type of information they are ordered to turn over to federal intelligence agencies.… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, submitted the following statement today to the House Rules Committee during its consideration of H.R. 2610, the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2014.
Thank you for the opportunity to offer testimony on H.R. 2610, the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) appropriations bill for Fiscal Year… Read more »
By RICK LARSEN — COURTESY TO THE BELLINGHAM HERALD
Throughout June, dozens of fishing boats pushed out of Bellingham, navigated out of the Sound and set course northwest. They joined hundreds of other fishing boats from Washington, all en route to the teeming waters of Bristol Bay, Alaska, where all five species of Pacific salmon spawn.
As a recreational fisherman, I know salmon are… Read more »
Health centers across Northwest Washington will receive hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal funds to help enroll uninsured residents in the health care marketplace this fall, Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, announced today.
Community Health Center of Snohomish County will receive $194,982 and Bellingham-based Interfaith Community Health Center will receive $95,541. Sea-Mar Community… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, the ranking member of the House Aviation Subcommittee, today praised the Federal Aviation Administration’s announcement that it will finalize critical pilot safety rules as directed by Congress. Larsen wrote to Secretary Foxx last Tuesday asking the Department of Transportation to finalize the rules “as swiftly as possible.”
“Flying in… Read more »
San Juan County will receive up to $5.5 million for a major road project on the south of San Juan Island, Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, announced today. The federal dollars from the Federal Lands Access Program will cover more than 80 percent of the total cost of the realignment of 6,000 feet of Cattle Point Road away from an eroding bluff.
“This is a big win over a decade in the… Read more »
