The Navy plans to more than double its planned P-8A Poseidon basing at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island and will accelerate planned basing of destroyers at Naval Station Everett, Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, announced today. Larsen was briefed today on the Navy’s strategic laydown plan for 2013-2020 which outlines the changes.
“If there was any lingering concern about the future… Read more »
Larsen, DelBene Unveil the Bill to Cut Taxes on Craft Distilleries in Everett
EVERETT, Wash.—Craft distilleries will be able to grow and create new jobs if Congress passes a new bill authored by Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02. Larsen is joining Rep. Suzan DelBene, WA-01, a cosponsor of the bill, and Northwest Washington craft distillers to announce the Small Distilleries Fairness Act today… Read more »
(CNN) -- Air travelers across the country are breathing a sigh of relief that they might get to their destinations on time after Congress took action to roll back a part of the automatic spending cuts that forced furloughs on air traffic controllers.
As someone with a 2,300-mile commute, I understand the frustration that travelers felt as delays tripled to nearly 9,000 by Thursday… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, ranking member on the House Aviation Subcommittee, issued the following statement today after President Obama nominated Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx to be the next Secretary of Transportation:
“Last fall at the Democratic Convention I had the pleasure seeing firsthand the results of Mayor Foxx’s commitment to forward-looking transportation policy.… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, said the Congressional deal to end furloughs for air traffic controllers “lands somewhere short of a profile in courage” because Congress has failed to address the bigger problems that sequester created. Larsen, the ranking Democrat on the House Aviation Subcommittee, said kids and seniors across the country are being hurt thanks to Congress’s… Read more »
Voters facing disenfranchisement because of new voter identification laws in several states will see relief if a bill authored by Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, is enacted. Larsen today reintroduced the America Votes Act of 2013 which would allow voters to sign an sworn written statement attesting to their identity if they do not have the ID required at their polling place. A fact sheet on the… Read more »
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today announced it will establish a hotline for women veterans, mirroring a provision in a bill introduced by Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02. The hotline (1-855-VA-WOMEN) will provide information on health care and benefits specifically tailored to women veterans.
“With more women serving on the front lines in our armed forces, it has never been… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, is keeping pressure on the U.S. Chemical Safety Board, leading a letter with Washington state’s two senators and five other members of Congress demanding a written work plan detailing the agency’s plan to complete the investigation into the Tesoro refinery explosion in Anacortes three years ago.
Members of the delegation wrote to the board in December… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, ranking member of the House Aviation Subcommittee, issued the following statement today regarding flight delays due to the sequester-caused furloughs of air traffic controllers across the nation:
“Air passengers across the country are today joining kids who are being turned away from Head Start and seniors being waitlisted for Meals on Wheels as the latest… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, the ranking Democrat on the House Aviation Subcommittee, today hailed the Federal Aviation Administration’s safety certification of the Boeing 787 which will allow the plane to return to commercial service. Larsen issued the following statement:
“Now boarding: the Dreamliner’s return to flight.
“I applaud the work that Boeing engineers and… Read more »
