Press Releases

Today U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) joined U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and local veterans in Mount Vernon to celebrate the new, permanent clinic that will bring veterans health care and services closer to veterans in the 2nd District.  Local veterans and community members crowded the room and spilled out into the hall of the new veterans’ clinic at the… Read more »

U.S. Representative Rick Larsen today applauded more than $14 million in recovery funding for salmon recovery, pollution reduction and habitat restoration through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), part of the United States Department of Commerce. “Your recovery dollars are creating jobs, reducing pollution and restoring habitat to protect Washington state… Read more »

U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement today announcing his support for the American Clean Energy and Security Act (HR 2454) which is scheduled for a vote in the House of Representatives later today:  “For me, this issue boils down to three words: Washington state jobs. “The American Clean Energy and Security Act is really a clean… Read more »

House Armed Services Committee Member Congressman Rick Larsen (WA-02) voted today for the Defense Authorization Bill which provides a military pay raise, supports military families and troops in the field and makes responsible investments in our national defense to keep us safe. The legislation passed the House by a vote of 389 – 22 -1 and must also clear the Senate before it could… Read more »

U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement today after he heard testimony from Christina Romer, Chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisors (CEA) at a House Budget Committee hearing. The CEA released a report earlier this month entitled "The Economic Case for Health Care Reform," explaining why reforming health care  is critical for… Read more »

On Monday, June 22, U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) will host transportation roundtables in Everett and Mount Vernon to hear from 2nd District stakeholders and transportation leaders as the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee moves forward with writing the next major surface transportation bill, which will shape federal policy and invest in local transportation needs for the next… Read more »

Last night the U.S. House of Representatives passed funding for Northwest Washington law enforcement and drug prevention as part of the Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2010.  U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) secured funding for the Washington State Methamphetamine Initiative, the Snohomish Regional Drug Task Force and the Whatcom County Rapid Border… Read more »

Congressman Rick Larsen (WA-02) and Congressman Joe Pitts (PA-16), Co-Chairmen of the Electronic Warfare Working Group (EWWG), today applauded the House Armed Services Committee for agreeing last night to an amendment, authored by Larsen, to the Defense Authorization bill that would require the Department of Defense (DOD) to submit an annual report outlining their electronic warfare (EW)… Read more »

U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement following his Saturday Town Talk in Ferndale, which was attended by more than one hundred people:   “I want to thank everyone who took time out of their weekend to come to my Town Talk event in Ferndale on Saturday. We had a great turnout and a lively discussion.  For folks who weren’t able… Read more »

The U.S. House of Representatives today voted overwhelmingly to establish new U.S. policy in opposition to any global climate change treaty that weakens the intellectual property rights of American green technology.  The vote comes as U.S. diplomats prepare for climate change negotiations in Copenhagen this December as part of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate… Read more »