Press Releases

Today, U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) voted to help families in Skagit County afford the cost of protecting their homes from flooding. The Flood Insurance Reform Priorities Act will extend the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) for five years and reform the program by expanding coverage and providing homeowners with more control over their insurance. This bill will help… Read more »

Today, U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02), praised the Senate for passing legislation that will protect consumers by reining in Wall Street and ending the era of taxpayer bailouts of big banks. This legislation will now go to the President to be signed into law. “I applaud the Senate for passing Wall Street Reform so we can send it to the President’s desk to be signed… Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) received the “Outstanding Legislator” Award from the Northwest Senior Services Board in recognition of his work supporting seniors and their families in Northwest Washington. “It is an honor to receive the award for ‘Outstanding Legislator’ from the Northwest Senior Services Board,” said Rick Larsen. “I am working hard… Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) voted to support local school districts avoid layoffs of teachers and help families afford sky-rocketing college tuition payments. Larsen supported an amendment to the 2010 Supplemental Appropriations Act that makes key investments in protecting jobs for teachers and funding for Pell Grants which provide need-based grants for low-income students. “School… Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) voted for legislation that strengthens border security and provides border personnel with the tools they need to keep our communities safe. “Drugs entering the U.S. from Mexico pose a significant threat to communities on both sides of the border and place an enormous strain on local law enforcement agencies within the United States,… Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) voted for legislation which provides funding for our troops in Afghanistan and includes over $13 billion to improve care for veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange in Vietnam.  Earlier this year, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki certified that Parkinson's disease, ischemic heart disease and B-cell leukemias are linked to exposure to Agent… Read more »

U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) voted to revise current oil spill pollution and response laws to respond to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and help prevent a similar tragedy from happening in the future. Today, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure voted to advance the Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010, which included several… Read more »

Today, U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) voted to send Wall Street Reform to the President’s desk to be signed into law. The legislation passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 237 to 192 and now awaits action by the U.S. Senate. “Today, I voted to protect hardworking families and small businesses on Main Street by creating common sense regulations for… Read more »

Today, U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement in response to the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) final ruling on illegal subsidies for Airbus. Larsen also sent a letter to the Secretary of Defense, urging the Department of Defense to consider the multibillion dollar illegal launch aid subsidies given to EADS by the European Union and end the… Read more »

Today, U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) made the following statement after a joint House-Senate conference committee completed its work on Wall Street Reform. The bill will now be voted on by both the House and Senate. “Nearly 100,000 hardworking folks in Northwest Washington lost their homes or retirement savings, through no fault of their own, because Big Banks on Wall… Read more »