Press Releases

Today, U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02), a member of the House Budget Committee, voted to restore fiscal responsibility by supporting statutory “pay-as-you-go” legislation. This measure (H.J.Res. 45), also known as PAYGO, passed the House by a vote of 233 to 187, and will now be sent to the President to be signed into law. “Our nation is facing an… Read more »

Today, U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) congratulated the San Juan Island community on obtaining the State Department of Health’s Certificate of Need for a new critical access hospital.  A state Certificate of Need is required before building or expanding a health care facility.    “This is great news for the San Juan Island community,” said… Read more »

U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) praised President Obama’s commitment to create jobs and grow the economy by helping community banks lend to small businesses. “Small businesses are the number one source of new job growth in our country, but the credit crunch has prevented them from accessing the capital they need to grow and create jobs,” said Rep. Larsen.… Read more »

U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) praised President Obama’s decision to prioritize land conservation in Northwest Washington by including $1 million for Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve in his Fiscal Year 2011 budget. This funding will be used to purchase easements in order to protect and preserve over 300 acres of farmland. “Ebey’s Landing is a… Read more »

Your Representative is looking forward to holding a local event in a specific town in our congressional district.We will use our website to display relevant information regarding this event, such as time, location and subject matter.We look forward to seeing you at the event! Read more »

The office is pleased to announce the publication of press releases on its new website.  This will allow our office to communicate timely events and important news to our constituents and district residents.Please stay tuned for continued information from us. Read more »

U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, applauded today’s announcement that the Department of Defense plans to purchase an additional 26 EA-18G Growlers over the next two years to be stationed at Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey.  This announcement was included in President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2011 Defense… Read more »

U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02), member of the House Budget Committee, made the following statement today after President Barack Obama released his budget outline for Fiscal Year 2011. “Today, President Obama outlined a budget that tackles our nation’s two biggest needs: creating jobs now and driving down the deficit in the future. “One year ago, our… Read more »

U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) praised today’s announcement from the U.S. Department of Transportation that Washington state will be receiving $590 million in Recovery Act funds to invest in high-speed rail improvements. “Creating a more efficient passenger rail system is a win, win, win for Washington state,” said Rep. Larsen. “It will create jobs,… Read more »

U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement tonight following President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address: “Tonight, President Obama spoke to the American people about the many challenges we face and the bold steps we must take to create jobs, rebuild our economy and help those hurt most by this recession. “The President was… Read more »