Press Releases

U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement in support of The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (HR 1) which is scheduled for a House vote later today.  The legislation must pass the Senate before President Obama can sign it into law. “Last month, our unemployment rate in Washington state took the biggest jump in 30 years, from 6.2 to 7.1… Read more »

U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement following a House Budget Committee hearing on the economic outlook and budget challenges ahead.  Larsen and other Committee members heard from Doug Elmendorf, the new director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and leading economists. “Yesterday a number of major American businesses announced… Read more »

U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) announced today that the House economic recovery package could deliver $69 million for Washington state’s 2nd district to modernize schools, create local jobs and help children learn in 21st century classrooms, according to estimates from the non-partisan Congressional Research Service. The legislation, the American Recovery and Reinvestment… Read more »

U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) announced today that the economic recovery package being considered in the House could bring as much as $847 million in transportation funding to Washington state to modernize our roads, bridges and transit and create local jobs. Larsen and other members of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held in a hearing this morning to examine… Read more »

U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement today regarding a letter he received from the BPA and Alcoa indicating that they were unable to reach an agreement within the existing timeframe on a deal to provide power to the Ferndale smelter from 2011 to 2028:“It is disappointing that BPA and Alcoa have so far been unable to reach a long-term… Read more »

U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement after voting for the TARP Reform and Accountability Act (H.R. 384) to amend the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) which passed the House today: “This fall, I voted for the financial rescue package because the economic stakes we faced were serious, the need to act immediate and the threat to families and… Read more »

U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) cheered House passage today of a bipartisan children’s health care bill that will provide health care coverage to 11 million American children who need it including thousands of kids in Northwest Washington. President Bush twice vetoed the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Reauthorization bill in 2007.… Read more »

Congressman Rick Larsen encourages his constituents whose homes, farms or businesses have been damaged by recent flooding to file a damage report immediately. Flood damage must be reported in order to be eligible for possible federal assistance.  To file a damage report for your home or business, please contact your local Emergency Operations Center: In Snohomish County, call… Read more »

U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement on today’s news that the Boeing Company will be cutting thousands of jobs in the Puget Sound area. Larsen’s district is home to Boeing’s Everett plant. “My heart goes out to the Boeing workers who will be losing their jobs and to everyone in our region who is part of the Boeing… Read more »

U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement on a report released Friday on the Treasury Department’s implementation of the financial rescue package: “A report out today from the Congressional Oversight Panel for Economic Stabilization brings deeply troubling news about the implementation of the financial rescue package.  “I am… Read more »