Today, U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02), along with Congressmen Jim Costa (CA-20), Peter Welch (VT-AL), Joe Courtney (CT-02), and John B. Larson (CT-01), introduced legislation to protect local jobs and strengthen the dairy industry. The Dairy Price Stabilization Act promotes market stability for farmers and helps family farmers protect jobs and grow their… Read more »
Today, U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) voted to create jobs and save homeowners money by providing incentives to consumers to install energy-saving measures. The Home Star Energy Retrofit Act (H.R. 5019) passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 246 to 161.
“Home Star is about creating jobs in Washington state and saving folks money during these tough… Read more »
Today, U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) met with U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk, the Secretary General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Trade Ministers from ASEAN nations to discuss trade opportunities between the United States and the Asia Pacific region.
“I was honored today to join Ambassador Kirk in Seattle to welcome the ASEAN trade… Read more »
Today, U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) applauded the introduction of the DISCLOSE Act to address the Supreme Court’s ruling in Citizens United v. FEC by ensuring our electoral process is transparent. A companion bill was also introduced in the U.S. Senate.“Citizens have the right to know who is spending money to influence elections. The DISCLOSE Act will… Read more »
Today, U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) called for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to conduct a greater investigation into Goldman Sachs and other investment banks by sending the following letter to Mary Schapiro, Chairwoman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Nearly 100,000 hardworking families in Washington state have lost their homes or fallen… Read more »
Today, U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, voted for the Implementing Management for Performance and Related Reforms to Obtain Value in Every (IMPROVE) Acquisition Act (H.R. 5013), which passed the House 417-3. This legislation will save taxpayer dollars by rooting out waste, fraud and abuse in the defense acquisition… Read more »
Yesterday, U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) voted against a Congressional pay raise for 2011 in order to save taxpayer dollars.
“With so many folks still out of work and struggling to make ends meet, I am not going to vote to give myself, or any other Member of Congress a pay raise,” said Rep. Larsen. “In these tough economic times, we need to be… Read more »
Today, U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) called on the Senate to move forward on a financial regulatory bill that will provide common-sense oversight of Big Banks and Wall Street in order to prevent another financial collapse.
“Folks in Northwest Washington deserve financial security. I am disappointed that the Senate is delaying action to protect middle class families… Read more »
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed by voice vote H.Res. 1262, introduced by U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02), to express the condolences of the U.S. House of Representatives for those workers who died and the one worker who was severely injured at the fire at the Tesoro Anacortes Refinery on April 2, 2010. Larsen also delivered the following statement on the floor of… Read more »
U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement in response to today’s announcement that EADS will bid alone for the aerial refueling contract.
“After being unable to find a U.S. partner, Airbus has decided to go it alone in the competition to build new tankers for our military.“Washington state aerospace workers are the best… Read more »
