Press Releases

 U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) voted today in favor of legislation to advance life-saving research by greatly expanding the number of embryonic stem cell lines available for use in federally-funded studies. The Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007 (S. 5) which passed the House today by a vote of 247 to 176, was approved by the Senate… Read more »

U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) spoke on the House floor last night in recognition of the sixth-annual national Hunger Awareness Day. Below are Larsen’s remarks as prepared for delivery: “I rise today in recognition of Hunger Awareness Day. Each day, millions of our fellow Americans will go to bed hungry. “In my home state of Washington, around 95,000… Read more »

  U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) voted today in favor of H. Res. 451 which requires the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct to initiate an investigation within 30 days if any Member of the House of Representatives in indicted. If the Committee does not empanel an investigative subcommittee, they are… Read more »

U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement today on the Iraq supplemental funding bill: “The American people have been pushed to the brink of exhaustion by the war in Iraq. I hear from constituents every day who are fed up with President Bush’s policies.  I share their frustration. More than four years after the President declared… Read more »

House Armed Services Committee Member U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) applauded the passage of H.R. 1585, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, which passed the House today by a vote of 397 to 27. The bill increases military pay, strengthens military readiness and supports our troops with needed training and equipment, among other provisions. In total, it… Read more »

In light of former Deputy Attorney General James B. Comey’s testimony yesterday before the Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) today renewed his call for Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to resign. Larsen first called for the Attorney General’s resignation in March. Larsen released the following statement today: "Former Deputy Attorney General… Read more »

  On the House floor today, U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) urged his colleagues to reauthorize the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program and provide resources to hire an additional 50,000 police officers across the country over the next six years. The COPS Reauthorization Act of 2007 (H.R. 1700) passed the… Read more »

   U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) voted today in favor of the Iraq Accountability Act (H.R. 2206).  Larsen also voted in favor of H.R. 2237, which calls for the redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces while keeping some troops in Iraq to protect U.S. diplomatic missions, protect American citizens, fight terrorists and train Iraqi security forces. Larsen… Read more »

U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, voted today to override the President’s veto of the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans’ Health and Iraq Accountability Act. Larsen released the following statement: “Last night, the President vetoed a new direction in Iraq. He rejected billions of dollars in funding for our troops in… Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) is calling on House appropriations leaders to increase funding for the Specialty Crop Block Grants program to help U.S. producers compete in markets around the world. In a letter sent today to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Larsen urged appropriators to fully fund the Specialty Crop Block Grants program which received only $7 million of… Read more »