Today, Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, announced his support for the 2015 Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) bill. Larsen said he intends to vote for the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 because of the critical role trade plays in creating jobs and growing the economy in the Second Congressional District and Washington state. “Over the last several… Read more »

Today, Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, and Rep. Dave Reichert, WA-08, introduced a bill to help small businesses in Washington state and across the country export their products overseas. The bipartisan State Trade and Export Promotion Utilization Program for American Small Businesses Act of 2015 would reauthorize funding for the State Trade and Export Promotion (STEP) program that… Read more »

Local Universities and National Organizations Support Bill Students with private education loans would be protected from “auto-defaults” when a loan cosigner, often a parent or grandparent, dies or files for bankruptcy if Congress passes a bill introduced today by Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02. In a report last year, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau identified significant… Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, today voted to keep funds flowing to states for job-creating transportation projects, while 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. The U.S. House of Representatives passed a two-month extension of the Highway Trust Fund, which is set to expire… Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, marked the 50th anniversary of the Head Start program today by learning about local Head Start successes from across the Pacific Northwest. He also called for continued funding of education opportunities for the youngest students. “We need to be giving our students every opportunity to succeed. A strong start from the beginning with programs like Head Start… Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, today continued his efforts to ensure servicemembers transitioning out of the military have access to jobs and the health care they need. Larsen successfully advocated for these provisions in the annual defense policy bill, the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 1735), which Larsen voted for and the U.S. House of Representatives passed. “When our… Read more »

Conditions at immigration detention centers would improve if Congress passes a bill introduced today with support from Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02. The Accountability in Immigration Detention Act of 2015 would create stronger, enforceable federal oversight and standards for immigration detention centers, promote alternatives to detention, and end the requirement that 34,000 detention beds be… Read more »

Today, Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, voted for and the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to end the government’s bulk collection of phone record data. The bipartisan USA Freedom Act (H.R. 2048) also puts in place new processes by which the government must get approval to obtain phone records on a case-by-case basis from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC). Larsen… Read more »

Veterans in Northwest Washington and across the country would be able to more easily get to the health care they need if Congress passes a bill that Reps. Rick Larsen, WA-02, and Mac Thornberry, TX-13, introduced today. The Rural Veterans Travel Enhancement Act of 2015 (H.R. 2291) would permanently reauthorize the Veterans Transportation Service program and provide mileage… Read more »

Students across Northwest Washington benefit from STEM education Today, Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, continued his commitment to increasing access to STEM education by calling for a hearing on his Youth Access to American Jobs Act of 2015. Larsen introduced the bill to help students succeed in manufacturing jobs, an important sector for the economy in Northwest Washington. Larsen also… Read more »