Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, today commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act by calling for stronger laws to protect voting rights and encourage people to participate in our democracy.
The Voting Rights Act (VRA) was enacted on August 6, 1965, to prohibit racial discrimination in voting. In 2013, the Supreme Court struck down the section of the VRA that required jurisdictions… Read more »
Citizens’ fundamental right to vote would have more protection if a bill authored by Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, is enacted. In advance of the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act next week, Larsen today reintroduced the America Votes Act of 2015. The bill would allow voters to sign a sworn written statement attesting to their identity if they do not have the identification… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, a senior member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, today voted to make sure transportation projects nationwide will continue to receive funding through summer construction season. Larsen voted for and the House of Representatives passed H.R. 3236, a bill that provides a three-month extension for the Highway Trust Fund.
Larsen also expressed… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, a senior member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, today called on the U.S. Senate to keep federal transportation dollars flowing to states and local communities by quickly passing a short-term extension of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF). The HTF is set to expire on July 31. It is the primary source of federal investments in roads, bridges,… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, released the following statement today about his vote against the Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act (H. R. 3009).
House Republicans rushed the bill for a vote following the death earlier this month of Kathryn Steinle, who was shot allegedly by a man who U.S. authorities had deported five times.
The Act takes away federal grant money from public safety… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, today voted against a bill that would establish a national system for labeling food products that do not include genetically modified organisms (GMOs), while interfering with existing voluntary labeling of these products. H.R. 1599, the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015, would hurt consumer choice and businesses’ ability to label and sell their… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, today announced that Edmonds Community College will receive a grant to support students from developing countries to study for a year in Washington state. Edmonds Community College will receive $1.8 million from the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs for the Community College Initiative (CCI) Program.
Edmonds Community… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, released the following statement today about the agreement that the U.S. and other negotiating countries have reached to prevent Iran from building a nuclear weapon.
“The agreement the Administration announced that aims to prevent Iran from gaining a nuclear weapon represents a pivotal step following many months of effort. I applaud the hard work and… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, voted today to ensure job-creating transportation projects continue to receive funding through the summer construction season, while again calling on Congress to take up a long-term surface transportation bill that would invest in repairs and upgrades to roads, bridges, highways and transit systems.
Larsen voted for and the U.S. House of Representatives passed a… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, continued his support for marriage equality this week by cosponsoring a bill that would ensure the United States Code reflects the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision that marriage is a civil right.
The Amend the Code for Marriage Equality Act of 2015 would remove gendered terms, such as “husband” and “wife,” from the federal code,… Read more »
