Press Releases

 Meth Caucus Co-Chair U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) joined colleagues in the House and Senate today to propose bipartisan legislation to address meth mouth, a disease caused by methamphetamine abuse that destroys the teeth of meth addicts, causing permanent damage for users and imposing high costs for treatment on communities in Washington state and across the… Read more »

U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) announced today that he has secured over $1 million for projects in Skagit and Snohomish counties in a House funding bill. The Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2008 passed the House late last night by a vote of 268-153. The House and Senate must agree on a final version of the… Read more »

U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) announced that he has secured $125,000 to help Bellingham Technical College train energy workers for family wage jobs in Northwest Washington. The funding was included in the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2008, which passed the House on Thursday by a vote of 276 to 140. … Read more »

U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) applauded the news that the House Agriculture Committee has passed a farm bill (HR 2419) providing $1.6 billion in mandatory funding for specialty crops, an unprecedented investment in fruit and vegetable growers that would benefit farms across Northwest Washington.  A vote on the House floor is expected before the August recess.… Read more »

U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) announced today that he has secured $275,000 in a House funding bill to help Skagit Valley Hospital Cancer Care Center purchase cutting-edge equipment to treat brain cancer. The funding was included in the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2008, which passed the House by a vote… Read more »

 The House Small Business Committee has included an amendment authored by U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) in the Small Business Administration (SBA) Trade Policy Act that would help U.S. small businesses overcome obstacles and successfully export their goods and services to the Asia Pacific Region.  The Larsen amendment directs the SBA’s Office of International… Read more »

 U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) announced today that the U.S. House of Representatives has approved $500,000 for the Army Corps of Engineers to continue the Skagit River General Investigation (GI) in the House Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill for the next fiscal year.  After the President eliminated GI funding from his proposed budget, Larsen fought to… Read more »

 U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement on the Snohomish County Public Utility District (PUD)’s successful settlement with Enron. Under the settlement, Snohomish PUD will pay $18 million to Enron creditors to settle a claim of about $180 million that Enron has sought from the PUD.“My constituents have paid… Read more »

 U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) announced today that he has secured $500,000 for the Army Corps of Engineers to continue the Skagit River General Investigation (GI) in the House Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill for the next fiscal year.  Larsen fought to restore funding for the project which was eliminated in the President’s proposed… Read more »

 U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement today on the need for a new direction in Iraq following the Administration’s release of the Iraq interim assessment report required by Congress.  Later today, Larsen will vote in favor of the Responsible Redeployment from Iraq Act (H.R. 2956). … Read more »