Press Releases

Today, U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement after the House Ways and Means Committee voted to send Chairman Levin’s Substitute Amendment to H.R. 2378, the Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act of 2009, to the House floor. This bill establishes a less restrictive process for the Department of Commerce to determine whether a country is subsidizing… Read more »

U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) called on the Internal Revenue Service to halt diesel fuel audits after being contacted by a number of farmers throughout Washington state expressing concern about discrepancies in IRS regulations.  A number of Washington state agricultural groups contacted Rep. Larsen on behalf of Robert Engle, of Engle Family Farms in Coupeville, after he… Read more »

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that included a key provision authored by U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) to connect small and medium sized businesses with export opportunities that will help them grow and hire. Larsen’s Small Manufacturers Export Initiative was included in the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010 that will increase lending… Read more »

U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) announced that many key provisions of the new health care law that will hold protect consumers and hold insurance companies accountable are taking effect today“In the six months since historic health care reform was signed into law, many families, seniors and small businesses across Northwest Washington have already started to receive more… Read more »

Today, U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, expressed disappointment in the U.S. Senate’s failure to advance legislation that would repeal ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.’ “All qualified men and women who are willing to put their lives on the line to protect our country should be allowed to join our… Read more »

U.S. Representative Larsen (WA-02) praised today’s announcement that the U.S. Department of Commerce awarded a $4.1 million Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) grant to the Puget Sound Center Foundation for Teaching, Learning, and Technology to help bridge the technological divide, improve education, and increase access to legal services in Washington state. Larsen… Read more »

Today, the U.S. Senate passed legislation that included a key provision authored by U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) to connect small and medium sized businesses with export opportunities that will help them grow and hire. Larsen’s proposal was included in the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010 that passed the Senate by a vote of 61 to 38. “I want to see the… Read more »

U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) lauded the work of Naval Air Station Whidbey and the EA/6B Prowler and EA/18G Growler squadrons during a keynote speech he delivered on electronic warfare at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), which hosted an all-day conference titled “Addressing an Increasingly Congested and Contested Electro-Magnetic Spectrum.”… Read more »

Today, U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement after meeting with members of the Chinese Ministry of Commerce.  Larsen is the co-chair of the bipartisan U.S.-China Working Group (USCWG). The USCWG includes 63 Members from the U.S. House of Representatives and focuses on educating Members and staff about the U.S.-China relationship through meetings and… Read more »

Today, U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement in reaction to reports on the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) interim ruling about whether Boeing received subsidies to fund aircraft construction. “According to reports on today’s interim final ruling, the WTO appears to have rejected most of Airbus’ claims about most of… Read more »