Press Releases

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 »

Today, U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) made the following statement in reaction to the President’s decision to change commanders in Afghanistan. “I respect General McChrystal for his years of service to our nation. His success in Iraq showed his capabilities as a great solider and leader. He was a successful practitioner and proponent of counterinsurgency, a… Read more »

Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) voted to increase lending to small businesses so they can create jobs in Northwest Washington. The Small Businesses Job and Credit Act will help community banks provide much-needed capital to local small businesses. “I have spent hours walking the Main Streets of our communities talking to small business… Read more »

U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) sent the following letter to the Chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure calling for changes to the current oil spill pollution and response laws. The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure has jurisdiction over our nation’s oil spill response and prevention laws, such as the Oil Pollution Act of… Read more »

Today, U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02), testified before the U.S. House of Representative’s Committee on Ways and Means at a Hearing on China’s Trade and Industrial Policies. The following are excerpts from Larsen’s testimony: “It is my assessment that in fact lack of action on currency by the Chinese Government may be driving Congress to action on… Read more »

U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) announced that, starting today, thousands of seniors across Washington state will begin to receive their $250 ‘donut hole’ checks to help reduce their prescription drug costs. Under the new health care reform law, seniors who fall into the donut hole coverage cap in 2010 will receive a one-time tax free $250 rebate check. Beginning in… Read more »