Press Releases

Today the President signed into law the SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Act of 2008 (H.R. 1195), a bill that includes a legislative fix secured by U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) to provide funds for the U.S. 2/Sultan Basin Road safety improvements project. “The City of Sultan is very grateful to Congressman Rick Larsen for his efforts securing $80,000 for the US 2 and… Read more »

As you read this, the U.S. Congress is working to strengthen care and services for veterans, including stronger GI Bill benefits. Congress recently passed landmark legislation to provide post-9/11 veterans with comprehensive education benefits championed by Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) and with broad bipartisan support in both the House and Senate. If signed into law by the President, members… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) will host transportation roundtables during the May district work period to hear from local stakeholders and transportation leaders from across the 2nd District as Congress prepares to write the next surface transportation bill in the coming year.  Larsen serves on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee which will reauthorize the… Read more »

U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representative today in recognition of National Drug Court Month. Larsen congratulated Washington state drug courts for their life-saving and cost-effective work, and drug court graduates for beating addiction and turning their lives around.  Larsen, who co-chairs the House Caucus to Fight and Control… Read more »

On Monday May 19, U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) will host his first telephone town hall with constituents from across the 2nd Congressional District to update them about his work for Northwest Washington, hear their thoughts and concerns, and answer questions.  Larsen will make the call from his office in Washington, D.C. to speak with constituents from Island,… Read more »

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 »