Press Releases

To provide constituents with more information about his efforts to secure federal funding for 2nd District priorities, Congressman Rick Larsen (WA-02) has made public the list of earmarks he has requested for Fiscal Year 2009.  The earmarks Larsen has asked the Appropriations Committee to fund reflect a range of local needs in all of the six counties he represents, including funding… Read more »

With gas prices in Washington state the second highest in the nation, home foreclosures continuing to rise, and increasing pessimism about the U.S. economy, U. S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) called on Congress to pass a second economic stimulus package and key housing legislation as soon as possible. “Although Washington state, by the numbers, is not hurting as badly as… Read more »

Congressman Rick Larsen (WA-02) today congratulated Skagit County Community Action Agency for receiving $894,100 in Washington State Community Development Block Grant funding to expand their Distribution Center which supplies food banks in Skagit County. Larsen has supported federal funding for Community Development Block Grants, which provide local communities with resources to fight… Read more »

U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) is hosting U.S. Representative Gene Taylor (D-MS) in the 2nd District this week. Taylor is Chairman of the Seapower and Expeditionary Forces Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee, which has oversight of the U.S. Navy.  Monday and Tuesday, Larsen and Taylor will tour Naval Air Station Whidbey Island and Naval Station… Read more »

U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement today after voting for the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 (H.R. 3773) which passed the House by a vote of 213 to 197: “This legislation gives the intelligence community the tools it needs to effectively track down terrorists around the world, and ensures that an independent judicial authority approves… Read more »

The State Department announced the approval of eight new U.S. direct-hire full-time permanent positions for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in China – four in Beijing, two in Shanghai and two in Guangzhou. U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk (R-IL) and U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02), co-chairs of the U.S.-China Working Group, led a product safety mission to China last August to press the… Read more »

U.S. Representative Rick Larsen congratulated Bellingham Technical College on today’s announcement of a $1.85 million federal grant to fund an initiative to expand training opportunities for workers in the advanced manufacturing industry. “This was a highly competitive grant process, and I congratulate Bellingham Technical College on their success,” said Larsen.… Read more »

In a House Armed Services Committee hearing today, Committee member U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) pushed the Pentagon for answers on the Air Force’s decision announced last week to award a $35 billion tanker contract to the subsidized European company Airbus. In the hearing, Larsen raised questions about the repercussions of this decision for U.S. trade policy. In response to… Read more »

U .S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement today on the Boeing Company’s announcement that they will file a formal protest on Tuesday asking the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review the U.S. Air Force’s decision to award the aerial refueling tanker contract to the European company Airbus. Also on Tuesday, Larsen will question top… Read more »

U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) announced today that he will question top Pentagon officials about the Air Force tanker decision at a House Armed Services subcommittee hearing next week. On Tuesday, March 11, a joint hearing of the Seapower and Expeditionary Forces Subcommittee and Air and Land Forces Subcommittee will hear testimony from top Pentagon officials including John… Read more »