Press Releases

Today, U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (D-WA) and U.S. Representative Don Manzullo (R-IL) sent a bipartisan letter to U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk, commending him for his commitment to enforcing the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) ruling that the European government provided illegal subsidies to the aerospace manufacturer Airbus. The letter urges Ambassador Kirk to continue… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement in reaction to reports that President Hamid Karzai will limit the involvement of outside participants in the investigation of official corruption in Afghanistan. Larsen returned last week from traveling to Afghanistan as part of a bipartisan congressional delegation that met with… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, returned from traveling to Afghanistan as part of a bipartisan congressional delegation that met with U.S. troops, civilian leaders, and high-level officials from both the U.S. and Afghanistan including General David Petraeus and Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, to discuss the diplomatic, political and… Read more »

U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, is hosting a number of events in the next two weeks to focus on the issues that matter to local veterans and servicemembers. “The Second District is home to over 75,000 veterans as well as Naval Station Everett and Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, two military installations that are vital to… Read more »

U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) applauded today’s announcement by Gary Locke, Secretary of the Department of Commerce, that Washington state will receive over $54 million dollars to enhance broadband services across the state.“Expanding broadband access will create good jobs in our communities and help build a foundation for future economic growth by connecting homes,… Read more »

Today, U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) voted to save jobs for teachers and help Washington state cover a $312 million budget shortfall by supporting the Education Jobs and Medicaid Assistance Act. The House of Representatives was called back into session to protect education jobs and provide Medicaid assistance to states to help reduce budget shortfalls.  This will help… Read more »

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Today, U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02), voted to respond to the crisis in the Gulf and increase safety regulations to help prevent future spills. The CLEAR Act will create new safety measures, hold the oil industry full responsible for the cleanup costs of the BP spill, and strengthen oversight of the oil drilling industry. “The Deepwater Horizon oil spill revealed many… Read more »

Today, U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) called on Tony Hayward, CEO of BP, to forgo the $10 billion tax credit they will receive for their oil clean up work. Larsen joined other Members of Congress in signing a letter to Hayward, urging him to take responsibility for the spill and reconsider accepting this money. Larsen is a member of the House Committee on Transportation and… Read more »

Today, U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) spoke to the importance of making Section 214 permanent at the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee markup of the Water Resources Development Act of 2010.  Section 214 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 allows local governments to fund additional U.S. Army Corps of Engineers staff time to expedite the processing… Read more »