EVERETT—Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, today lauded the Navy’s decision to name a new Virginia-class submarine the USS Washington. The submarine (SSN 787) will be the third vessel to bear the name Washington for the state. Larsen, a member of the House Armed Services Committee, represents two Navy bases in the 2nd District: Naval Station Everett and Naval Air Station Whidbey… Read more »
WA Senators and Representatives backed Department of Labor emergency assistance Kimberly-Clark workers transitioning to new jobsToday, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (D-WA-02), and U.S. Representative Adam Smith (D-WA-09) hailed the Department of Labor’s approval of $1.79 million in emergency assistance for 570… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, today announced more than $1.5 million in funding for affordable housing for low-income families and economic development in Bellingham and Mount Vernon. The Department of Housing and Urban Development grants will be used by the cities to improve affordable housing and expand economic opportunities for low- and moderate-income residents.“These grants will… Read more »
More than 2,800 Northwest Washington residents joined the telephone town hall hosted by Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, yesterday. The call, which focused on the budget proposals, Medicare, energy and job creation, was the third telephone town hall Larsen has hosted this year.“Thanks to the more than 2,800 people who joined my telephone town hall yesterday,” Larsen said. “It… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, today met with Defense Secretary Leon Panetta with a bipartisan group of representatives to discuss military communities and the Department of Defense’s request for a new Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) round. Larsen’s district includes Naval Station Everett, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island and the Marysville Armed Forces Reserve Center which will… Read more »
Washington’s entire House of Representatives delegation introduced a resolution led by Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, today in honor of Western Washington University’s first Division II NCAA National Basketball Title. The Western Washington University Vikings secured the championship with a win over the University of Montevallo on March 24.“The Vikings’ achievement is… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, issued the following statement regarding today’s votes on budget proposals in the House of Representatives:“The Republican budget is wrong for Northwest Washington and is not the path we as a nation should pursue,” Larsen said. “The budget would end Medicare’s guaranteed benefit and increase health care costs for seniors. It gives… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Wash., and Rep. Don Manzullo, R-Ill., today introduced a bill to reauthorize the U.S. Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank to avoid a credit crunch in trade finance and grow U.S. exports. The bank, whose authority expires May 31, helps finance sales of U.S. goods overseas. “Exports create jobs in Washington state and across the nation. The Export-Import Bank is an… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, today introduced a bill to reauthorize and expand the U.S. Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank. The bank, whose authority expires May 31, helps finance sales of U.S. manufactured goods. Since 2007 the Ex-Im bank has supported more than $21 billion in exports in Washington’s 2nd Congressional District from large and small businesses.
“Exports create jobs in… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, today voted against a 90-day extension of the transportation bill. Larsen was one of a group bipartisan transportation leaders who wrote a letter to House Leadership earlier this week calling for a vote on the Senate-passed two-year transportation authorization bill. The extension, which passed the House today, would be the ninth short-term extension of the… Read more »
