Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, today urged Congress and the Administration to support American maritime jobs by fully enforcing the Jones Act. At a hearing of the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, on which Larsen serves as the ranking Democratic member, Larsen made the case that any oil released from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve should be carried on U.S.-flagged… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, today introduced legislation to save the Green Mountain Forest Fire Lookout in the Glacier Peak Wilderness.
“The Green Mountain Lookout adds to the Glacier Peak Wilderness,” Larsen said. “The lookout is an integral part of Glacier Peak Wilderness, important for both recreation and the region’s history. The message of this bill is simple:… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, released the following statement today following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to reject the state of Montana’s campaign contribution spending restrictions.“The Supreme Court today compounded the problem it created with its Citizens United decision by preventing states from making their own decisions about how to finance their own elections.… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down major portions of Arizona’s controversial immigration law (SB 1070).“The Supreme Court today reaffirmed the Constitutional authority of the federal government to write and enforce immigration laws. One country cannot have 50 different sets of immigration laws. Federal law must be… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, has introduced legislation that will provide permanent protection to more than 95 acres of Samish Tribal lands in Skagit and San Juan counties. The Samish Indian Nation Homelands Act of 2012 (H.R. 5992) would put the land, currently owned by the Samish Tribe, into federal trust for the tribe.
“This bill will help the Samish continue to build a solid… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, today announced more than $2.5 million in funding to help laid-off Lummi Nation fishing industry workers get jobs. The Department of Labor National Emergency Grant will provide training and employment services for 443 eligible workers who were laid off because of weakness in the sockeye salmon industry.“This grant will help hundreds of Lummi Nation fisherman… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, issued the following statement after the Department of Homeland Security announced it will stop deporting some young illegal immigrants who were brought to the United States as children and who have completed high school or served in the military. Larsen is a cosponsor of the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, which would provide a… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, today praised the announcement of more than $3 million of federal funds for public safety, housing and other vital services in Snohomish, Skagit and Whatcom counties. The funds, through the Department of Interior’s Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program, are used to compensate for losses in property taxes due to nontaxable federal lands in the… Read more »
The Everett area mail processing facility will not close in 2012, preserving next-day mail delivery for tens of thousands of Northwest Washington residents, Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, announced today. After putting pressure on the U.S. Postal Service, Larsen received commitment today that the Everett facility’s closure will be postponed to January 2013 at the earliest.
“This is… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, today urged U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar to support a Presidential designation of a National Monument in the San Juan Islands. Larsen has introduced legislation that would create a National Conservation Area in the San Juan Islands. In his letter to Salazar today, Larsen endorses a dual-track approach to protection of the San Juan Islands through… Read more »
