Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) today voted for legislation to require universal background checks. “Time and time again, towns and cities across the country endure the pain of gun violence. This cycle must stop. We cannot become immune to tragedy,” said Larsen. “While no law can prevent all shootings, requiring universal background checks is a commonsense step to reducing gun… Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) today voted to support a public lands package to permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and protect 1.3 million acres of new wilderness, including the Maritime Washington National Heritage Area in Washington state. “The Land and Water Conservation Fund is the cornerstone of environmental conservation and has helped to preserve… Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) today voted to terminate President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency on the Southern border. “I voted for the resolution to terminate the president’s national emergency declaration because Congress has a Constitutional obligation to serve as a check on the president. “Building a wall is not the answer to border security.… Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02), a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement in advance of the summit between President Trump and Chairman Kim, scheduled to take place in Hanoi, Vietnam on February 27 and 28: “In the eight months since the first Summit between President Trump and Chairman Kim, the president professed he and Chairman Kim ‘fell… Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) issued the below statement following the president’s declaration of a national emergency: “President Trump declared a national emergency at the southern border but failed to acknowledge the funds for a wall would come at a high cost to the military. “The president is talking about removing funds that support military housing for the women and men… Read more »

– Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02), David N. Cicilline (RI-01), Don Young (AK-At Large) and Rodney Davis (IL-13) have introduced the Innovative Materials for America’s Growth and Infrastructure Newly Expanded (IMAGINE) Act to help develop cutting-edge materials that could vastly improve infrastructure nationwide. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (RI) has introduced the Senate version… Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) today issued the below statement ahead of voting in support of the bipartisan, bicameral agreement to fund the federal government for the remainder of the fiscal year: “The 35-day partial government shutdown put 800,000 American workers, including more than 10,000 Washingtonians, and their families in a tough spot of choosing between their job and putting… Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) today introduced legislation to help high school students access in-demand jobs related to growing Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) industries by creating a pathway through community college and into an in-demand apprenticeship. “U.S. students are no longer competing with their neighbors, but with students from around the world.… Read more »

You can view Rep. Larsen’s remarks here. Good morning and thank you to today’s witnesses for joining the first Aviation Subcommittee hearing of the 116th Congress. Nineteen days ago, the partial government shutdown ended, but left significant consequences to the U.S. aviation workforce, industry and economy in its wake. But, we have a forward-looking aviation and aerospace… Read more »

Today, Chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), and Chair of the Subcommittee on Aviation Rick Larsen (D-WA) shared comments in remembrance of the fatal Colgan Air crash that took 50 lives. On February 12, 2009, Continental flight 3407, operated by Colgan Air, was scheduled for flight from Newark, New Jersey, to Buffalo, New York.… Read more »