Press Releases

U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) has helped secure funding for U.S. Highway 2, Naval Station Everett and other critical Snohomish county priorities including transportation and law enforcement as part of an end-of-the-year appropriations bill passed by Congress. The House and Senate passed the bill this week and have sent it to the President to be signed into law. Larsen released… Read more »

U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) helped secure funding to continue the Skagit River General Investigation (GI), bring advanced cancer treatment closer to home for Skagit Valley patients and families and support Skagit County transportation and law enforcement as part of an end-of-the-year appropriations bill passed by Congress. The House and Senate passed the bill this week and… Read more »

U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) helped secure funding for NAS Whidbey, Ebey’s Landing and other Island County and Northwest Washington priorities as part of an end-of-the-year appropriations bill passed by Congress. The House and Senate passed the bill this week and have sent it to the President to be signed into law. Larsen released the following statement: “This… Read more »

U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) helped secure funding to reimburse Northern border communities for the cost of prosecuting federal crimes, train Whatcom County workers for family wage jobs, help the Port of Bellingham complete a Marine Trades Center and support the Bellingham Police Department, all as part of an end-of-the-year appropriations bill passed by Congress. The House… Read more »

U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) voted today with a majority of his colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives to pass landmark energy legislation that will increase the fuel efficiency of cars and trucks for the first time in 32 years to save consumers money, reduce our dependence on foreign oil and cut greenhouse gas emissions to reduce global warming. The Energy… Read more »

A House-Senate appropriations bill passed last night by the U.S. House of Representatives delays the next round of Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) passport requirements until June 2009.  The Bush administration had planned to move forward with new passport requirements next summer. “With the 2010 Olympics just around the corner, it is critical that Northern… Read more »

Today in Beijing, the United States and China concluded the third meeting of the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) – a Cabinet-level conversation between the two countries on short and long-term economic issues. U.S. Representatives Mark Kirk (IL-10) and Rick Larsen (WA-02), co-chairs of the U.S.-China Working Group in the U.S. House of Representatives, released the following… Read more »

House Armed Services Committee Member U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) voted today with a bipartisan majority of his colleagues in the House to pass legislation to restore military readiness, strengthen the armed services with needed training and equipment, and increase pay for men and women serving in the military. As a conferee appointed by House leadership to negotiate an agreement… Read more »

Today, a unified Washington state Congressional delegation sent a letter to President George W. Bush urging him to quickly approve the federal assistance that Governor Chris Gregoire has requested. The text of the letter follows: December 6, 2007President George W. BushThe White House1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.Washington, DC 20500Dear Mr. President:We write to urge… Read more »

U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) voted today with a majority of his colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives to pass landmark energy legislation to increase the fuel efficiency of cars and trucks, invest in American biofuels and require that 15 percent of electricity comes from renewable sources. The Energy Independence and Security Act is fully paid for and shifts… Read more »