Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) continued his commitment to building the future workforce by voting for legislation that aims to increase science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in early childhood education.  “Students must have every opportunity to learn the skills they need to compete in a global workforce. This begins early in a child’s… Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) issued the following statement ahead of voting for the budget agreement in the U.S. House of Representatives: “I am voting yes on the budget deal. It tackles important issues facing Washington’s working families such as infrastructure, the opioid crisis and ensuring the next generation has job skills they need to enter the workforce. “Over the… Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) joined his House colleagues in introducing a resolution recognizing February as National Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month. “Creativity in the classroom is happening in schools across Northwest Washington,” said Larsen. “Last week, I toured Emerson Elementary’s third grade technology classroom where students learn through hands-on… Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives voted to pass a bill to strengthen Ukrainian cybersecurity. “I voted for the Ukraine Cybersecurity Cooperation Act because the bill will help the Ukrainian government improve its cybersecurity and reduce its reliance on Russian technology,” said Larsen. “I strongly oppose Russian… Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) issued the following statement after voting no on the fifth short-term Continuing Resolution (CR) of the 2018 budget year in the House of Representatives. The bill provides full-year funding to the Department of Defense, but only short-term funding for the rest of the federal government: “I voted no on today’s Continuing Resolution because… Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement in response to President Trump’s declassification of a partisan memo which makes deceptive claims about FBI surveillance during the 2016 campaign: “The Nunes Memo is just another attempt to undermine the Trump-Russia investigation. As the investigation into collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia has advanced,… Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) issued the following statement in advance of President Trump’s State of the Union address: “As America prepares for the State of the Union, I expect the president will tout his GOP tax cut from last year. There is little doubt that a few companies have used the tax cut to pass on bonuses to workers, and those workers should enjoy the one-time bonuses.… Read more »

OAK HARBOR, WA—Constituents of Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) are invited to meet with the Congressman at a “community coffee” event at Whidbey Coffee in Oak Harbor on Sunday, January 28th. Community coffees are opportunities for Larsen to hear directly from his constituents about issues important to them in an informal discussion setting. Sunday, January 28th Larsen will hold… Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement after voting against the fourth short-term Continuing Resolution (CR) of the 2018 budget year in the House of Representatives: “I voted no on today’s Continuing Resolution because I am not going to reward Congressional Republicans’ incompetent leadership. This resolution does nothing to address the priorities of… Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement after voting against the fourth short-term Continuing Resolution of the 2018 budget year in the House of Representatives: “Pushing through a fourth Continuing Resolution is as useless as polishing the brass on the Titanic – the ship is still going to sink in just four short weeks. Congressional Republicans need to start… Read more »