Press Releases

Today, U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement in support of the Budget Control Act of 2011.  “Today I voted to avert a default crisis.  The impact of default on the low-income, middle class, and seniors would have been far worse than any of the cuts that are found in this bill. “The people I represent asked me to protect Social Security… Read more »

 Today, U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02), Co-Chair of the bipartisan US-China Working Group, released the following statement after former Washington state Governor and US Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke was unanimously confirmed by the US Senate for the position of the new Ambassador to China.  “I applaud the Senate for confirming Gary Locke as the new Ambassador to China.… Read more »

 U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02), co-chair of the Friends of Norway Caucus in Congress, issued this statement in response to today’s terrorist attack in Oslo, Norway: “My thoughts and prayers are with all the Norwegian people, especially those injured and the families of those killed in what authorities are describing as a terrorist attack. “Just as Norway has… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement today after President Obama certified the repeal of “Don’t ask, Don’t Tell” with the support of the Secretary of Defense and all four service chiefs. President Obama signed a certification that will end the ban on gays serving openly in the military on September 20, 2011. “We should not prohibit… Read more »

 Today, U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement after Tesoro published its Triangle of Prevention (TOP) report on the April 2, 2010 incident at the Anacortes Facility.  The report was conducted jointly with the United Steelworkers, the local representing Tesoro employees. “As expected, this report found that there was no evidence of operator error… Read more »

 Last night, U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) hosted a telephone town hall meeting with over 7,600 constituents from the 2nd Congressional District of Washington state to discuss the debt ceiling negotiations and the work he is doing to tackle our nation’s debt and deficit problem.“One of my top goals in Congress is to increase opportunities for me to communicate… Read more »

Larsen: Cut, Cap and Balance Act is Anything but a Balanced Approach to Balancing the Budget   Today, U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen released the following statement about his intention to vote against the Cut, Cap and Balance Act.  “My primary goal as a Member of Congress is to implement a forward thinking plan for long term economic growth that works for us through… Read more »

 U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) released following statement in response to the Republican transportation bill that was released earlier today.  The bill proposes transportation investment over next six years at substantially lower levels than the previous five year commitment. “It is a goal of my office to implement a forward thinking plan for long term economic growth.… Read more »

 Today, U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement after Secretary LaHood joined with Mexico's Secretary of Transportation to sign documents that finalize the details of a new cross-border, long-haul trucking pilot program and begin the removal of Mexico's retaliatory tariffs on U.S. agriculture.  “These tariffs on agricultural products have hurt our… Read more »

Tomorrow night, President Obama will lay out the next steps in our relationship with Afghanistan. It is clear from my conversations with folks in Northwest Washington that the American public is ready to have our troops on the ground in Afghanistan return home, and they are concerned with the level of spending to maintain our military presence. As of March 2011, the United States has… Read more »