Press Releases

Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, today announced that the Whatcom Transit Authority will receive federal funding to purchase three new buses. The $974,000 grant is from the Federal Transit Administration. “Investments in public transportation are critical to create jobs and keep our economy moving forward,” Larsen said. “Transportation investments like these new buses improve… Read more »

Seventy-five homeless veterans in Snohomish County will receive permanent housing through a grant announced today by Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02. The 75 housing vouchers totaling $585,873 are awarded through the Department of Housing and Urban Development Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Program (HUD-VASH). The Housing Authority of Snohomish County will administer the vouchers. Larsen has… Read more »

Twenty-five homeless veterans in Skagit County will receive permanent housing through a grant announced today by Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02. The 25 housing vouchers totaling $144,969 are awarded through the Department of Housing and Urban Development Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Program (HUD-VASH). The Skagit County Housing Authority will administer the vouchers. Larsen has been a… Read more »

Today, Reps. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Robert J. Dold (R-IL), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Judy Biggert (R-IL), Rick Larsen (D-WA) and Charlie Bass (R-NH) released a letter to House Leadership asking the House to provide certainty to transportation agencies, construction workers, and commuters across the country and bring the bipartisan Senate bill, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century, to… Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, assailed the Republican budget released today by Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan. The budget revives a proposal to convert Medicare to a voucher-based system.“I am astounded that Republicans are once again trying to end Medicare as we know it after the American people so soundly rejected that effort last year,” Larsen said. “The foundation of… Read more »

Today, the House Armed Services Committee’s Panel on Business Challenges Within the Defense Industry released their report Challenges to Doing Business with the Department of Defense: Findings of the Panel on Business Challenges in the Defense Industry. The report is the culmination of six months of work examining the challenges that businesses face when working with the Department… Read more »

Women’s health experts and advocates joined Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, at two listening sessions this week to discuss recent attacks on women’s health and access to contraceptive care. Larsen hosted the listening sessions in Everett and Bellingham to hear directly from Northwest Washington residents about how the national debate is impacting his constituents.“It’s… Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, today hailed the decision by the World Trade Organization Appellate Body that rejected the vast majority of subsidy allegations against the United States and Boeing. U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk announced the decision today.“Today’s announcement is a validation of what I have been saying all along: Boeing has had to play on an uneven playing… Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, issued the following statement today in response to reports about the killing of civilians by an American soldier in Afghanistan.“Reports of the jaw-dropping incident of a US soldier opening fire on Afghan families are shocking and incomprehensible. Nothing can justify these acts. Given recent problems in Afghanistan, this horrible act could result in… Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, today called for robust funding for ferries in the transportation reauthorization bill. In a letter to Rep. John Mica, chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of which Larsen is a member, Larsen asked that $200 million be allocated to ferry programs, an increase from the $67 million authorized in the bill passed by the committee last… Read more »