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Larsen Congratulates WWU Womens Rowing Team on Eighth National Championship

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Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) today congratulated Western Washington University’s women’s rowing team for winning its eighth NCAA Division II national championship:  “Congratulations to Western Washington University’s women’s rowing team and to Vikings everywhere on an extraordinary eighth NCAA Division II national championship.” ###

Nightmare Larsen on President Trumps FY 2018 Budget Proposal

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Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) today issued the following statement after President Trump released his full FY 2018 budget proposal: “When it comes to Medicaid, education programs, the environment, nutrition assistance, and Social Security Disability – frankly, almost anything not attached to the military, boosting the bottom line for billionaires, or building a wall along the…

Larsen Statement on Congressional Spending Bill

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Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) today released the following statement after voting in favor of a bipartisan congressional spending bill, which passed the House on a 309-118 vote. “The good news is this is not the slash and burn approach proposed by President Trump,” said Larsen. “Cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency and the HUD-VASH program are disappointing, but there…

Larsen Statement on Governor Mike Lowry

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Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) today released the following statement after reports that former Washington state Governor Mike Lowry has passed away: “Over the course of decades of public service, Governor Lowry worked hard on behalf of Washington state – including as our state’s Governor. In and out of office Mike advanced issues important to Washingtonians such as affordable…

Bipartisan Larsen Bill Aims to Protect American Aviation Jobs from Unfair Competition

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Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02), the top-Ranking Democrat on the House Subcommittee on Aviation, along with Rep. Peter DeFazio (OR-04) and Republican Reps. Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02) and Drew Ferguson (GA-03), have introduced bipartisan legislation that would preclude the Department of Transportation (DOT) from issuing a foreign air carrier permit for US operations to an airline that exploits…