Press Releases

U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) and a number of his colleagues in the House sent a letter to President Bush expressing serious concerns about the Air Force’s recent selection of the Airbus/ EADS consortium to build the next generation of refueling tankers for our military, a contract worth at least $35 billion for this subsidized European company.  In the letter,… Read more »

Today U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) announced his support for a farm bill agreement between the House and Senate which makes historic investments in Washington state’s specialty crop producers and in initiatives to feed hungry families in Northwest Washington and across the country.  The House is scheduled to vote on the bill today. Both the House and Senate must… Read more »

VA Puget Sound has announced that on May 27, Northwest Washington’s interim veterans’ outpatient clinic will move from its current site at a mobile clinic in Mount Vernon to a new, temporary location on the campus of United General Hospital in Sedro-Woolley, enabling the VA to serve more veterans at a larger facility. U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash) and Rep. Rick… Read more »

After 6 years of working Wild Sky Wilderness through the legislative process, U.S. Senator Patty Murray and U.S. Representative Rick Larsen today celebrated the final step in the process – Presidential signing.  President Bush signed Wild Sky Wilderness into law this morning, creating the first new wilderness area in the state of Washington in over twenty years. "I… Read more »

As Congress prepares to consider legislation to improve education benefits for veterans, U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) called on his colleagues to strengthen the GI Bill and give veterans more time to use their earned education benefits before they expire. Today Larsen expressed his support for a proposal to extend the time limit for veterans who served in active duty… Read more »

U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) today congratulated Anacortes and Arlington airports for receiving grants from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).  According the FAA, the Port of Anacortes will receive $1 million to increase safety and improve operations at the Anacortes Airport by acquiring an emergency generator, constructing an access road and an apron, installing… Read more »

U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-2) applauded today’s announcement that the federal government has approved a rule change he requested to increase TRICARE payments for Whidbey General Hospital and other critical access hospitals across the country and help ensure that local service members, military families and veterans continue to have access to the care they… Read more »

Today, U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) led the Wild Sky Wilderness bill to passage in the U.S. House of Representatives, the final stop before the bill can be sent to the President who is expected to sign it into law.  The Wild Sky bill, legislation to preserve more than 106,000 acres of wild land in Snohomish County, passed the House today by a vote of 291 to 117 as part of… Read more »

U.S. Representative Rick Larsen today congratulated two Northwest Washington small businesses for winning federal grants under the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) Assistance to Small Shipyards program.  All American Marine, Inc. in Bellingham was awarded $285,000 this week to acquire metal cutting machinery and boat transfer equipment.… Read more »

U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02), a member of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee, released the following statement in support of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2008: “The Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2008 strengthens maritime security, improves marine safety and protects our environment.  It does so by giving the Coast Guard new… Read more »