Small businesses will have greater access to defense contracts thanks to provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013 authored by Reps. Rick Larsen, D-Wash., and Bill Shuster, R-Penn. Larsen and Shuster co-chaired the Panel on Business Challenges Within the Defense Industry from September 2011 to March 2012 which looked at the challenges businesses face in working with the… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, today voted for the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013. Larsen, a member of the House Armed Services Committee, opposed the original House version of this bill in May. The bill passed by the House today reflects a compromise agreement between the House and Senate. Larsen served on the Conference Committee that negotiated the final bill. The bill includes… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, issued the following statement regarding the shootings in Newtown, Conn., that claimed the lives of 20 children and eight adults including the shooter.
“My family and I join all Americans in grieving for the children, teachers and staff who had their lives taken from them in the vicious attacks at Sandy Hook Elementary School,” Larsen said. “As… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, issued the following statement today after the Senate approved a bill that would end the Department of Veterans Affairs’ ban on in vitro fertilization for disabled veterans. The bill was authored by Sen. Patty Murray, and Larsen introduced a companion version of the bill in the House of Representatives.
“These veterans have already paid too high a… Read more »
The U.S. House of Representatives today approved a bill to set policy and spending levels for the Coast Guard and reauthorize the Maritime Administration. Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, led passage of the bill as the ranking Democratic member on the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee.
“The Coast Guard performs its broad array of missions with skill and professionalism.… Read more »
Residents of Northwest Washington are urging Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, to support a balanced deal to avert the fiscal cliff and make sure that middle class tax cuts do not expire.
Larsen’s op-ed on how to avert the fiscal cliff was published in the Bellingham Herald and Everett Herald on Sunday. Larsen said the fiscal cliff would bring severe pain to Northwest Washington and argued… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, today voted no on a partisan immigration bill that would cut diversity visas for those who come from countries with historically low immigration to the United States. The bill, H.R. 6429, passed the House on a 245 to 139 vote. Larsen is a cosponsor of an alternate bill, the Attracting the Best and Brightest Act of 2012, which would establish a visa for highly… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, and Rep. Suzan DelBene, WA-01, will meet with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today to press the agency to correct a public housing issue in Snohomish County. Larsen and DelBene requested the meeting with Assistant Secretary Sandra Henriquez to challenge a HUD decision that is preventing the Housing Authority of Snohomish County from… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, today voted for the Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012, which establishes permanent normal trade relations with Russia.
“Washington businesses sold more than $400 million in exports to Russia last year alone. By passing this bill, Northwest Washington exporters will be able to expand their… Read more »
