Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, issued the following statement today after voting for the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012. Larsen is a senior member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and has fought hard for a long-term transportation bill. The bill, which includes transportation funding and a deal to prevent the doubling of the student loan interest rate for… Read more »
College students in Northwest Washington will not pay higher rates on their student loans next year thanks to a bill that Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, voted for today. The Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 includes a provision to stop a scheduled interest rate hike on subsidized Stafford loans for undergraduate students. Without the bill passed today, interest rates on new loans… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, delivered the following floor statement today on the Surface Transportation Act of 2012 which includes transportation funding and extends the low rate on federal student loans for college students.
Mr. Speaker, later today the House will take up a bill that is key for jobs now and for opportunity for the future.
First, we cannot have a big league economy with… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, delivered the following floor statement today following the Supreme Court’s ruling to uphold the Affordable Care Act. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to declare that the Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act affirms there is no going back to health care of 2009 or even to health care of 1789. Improvements to health care are taking root right now in this… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, issued the following statement today after the Supreme Court decided to uphold the Affordable Care Act.“With regards to health care, there’s no going back to 2009 or 1789,” Larsen said. “Improvements to our health care are taking root right now, and that progress will continue for Northwest Washington and the rest of America. The Supreme… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, issued the following statement today about the House of Representatives’ planned vote on the contempt resolution for U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder.“This vote is nothing but a politically-motivated attack on the Obama administration under false pretenses,” Larsen said. “Republicans should drop their transparent politicking and let… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, today urged Congress and the Administration to support American maritime jobs by fully enforcing the Jones Act. At a hearing of the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, on which Larsen serves as the ranking Democratic member, Larsen made the case that any oil released from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve should be carried on U.S.-flagged… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, today introduced legislation to save the Green Mountain Forest Fire Lookout in the Glacier Peak Wilderness.
“The Green Mountain Lookout adds to the Glacier Peak Wilderness,” Larsen said. “The lookout is an integral part of Glacier Peak Wilderness, important for both recreation and the region’s history. The message of this bill is simple:… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, released the following statement today following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to reject the state of Montana’s campaign contribution spending restrictions.“The Supreme Court today compounded the problem it created with its Citizens United decision by preventing states from making their own decisions about how to finance their own elections.… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down major portions of Arizona’s controversial immigration law (SB 1070).“The Supreme Court today reaffirmed the Constitutional authority of the federal government to write and enforce immigration laws. One country cannot have 50 different sets of immigration laws. Federal law must be… Read more »
