Press Releases

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 »

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 »