Press Releases

Today, U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) offered an amendment to ensure that the Republican bill to repeal the health care reform law will not eliminate health insurance coverage for young adults under 26 who are currently receiving coverage from their parent’s health insurance plan.“Over 20,000 young adults in Washington state are receiving affordable health insurance due to the… Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement after Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood shared an initial concept document for a long haul cross-border Mexican trucking program with Congress and the government of Mexico. This program is an effort to seek a solution to the tariffs placed on American agricultural and other products by the Government of Mexico following the halt… Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement after meeting with Senator Lisa Brown, Majority Leader of the Washington State Senate. Yesterday, House Republicans ended a Congressional policy that helps states plan and pay for transportation projects. Funds for highways and transit will no longer be protected from annual budget cuts and could be used for other purposes. … Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement after House Republicans unveiled their Rules Package for the 112th Congress. This package establishes the rules that the U.S. House of Representatives will operate under for the 112th Congress. The Republican plan abolishes the “pay-as-you-go” principle, contains a special provision that allows Republicans to repeal the… Read more »

Today, U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02), a member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, released the following statement after House Republicans announced their intent to end a Congressional policy that helps states plan and pay for transportation projects. Under the Republican plan, funds for highways and transit will no longer be protected from annual budget cuts and… Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement, outlining his priorities for the 112th Congress. Today, Larsen will be sworn in for his sixth term in the U.S. House of Representatives.  “My number one issue in the 112th Congress is getting the economy back on track and finding solutions that work in the Pacific Northwest. “Mainstream economists on… Read more »

Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) and Rep. Charles Boustany (LA-07), chairs of the Congressional U.S.-China Working Group, met with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi to discuss the strategic issues facing the U.S. and China. After the meeting, Representative Larsen released the following statement:"Foreign Minister Yang, Representative Boustany and I had a very positive and… Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement after the U.S. Senate voted to ratify the New START Treaty. The New START Treaty will require the United States and Russia, the two largest nuclear powers in the world, to reduce their stockpiles of of strategic nuclear warheads and launchers. It will put in place a strong regime so we can verify that the Russians are making… Read more »

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Defense Level Playing Field Act (HR 6540), introduced by U.S. Representatives Jay Inslee (WA-01) and Rick Larsen (WA-02), to force the Department of Defense to take into account the billions of dollars in illegal subsidies that Airbus has received from European governments when it awards the contract for the next generation of aerial… Read more »

Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, praised the Senate for voting to repeal Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. The U.S. House of Representatives passed repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell last week. It will now go to the President’s desk to be signed into law. “Today is a victory for our national security, our military… Read more »