Press Releases

 The U.S. House of Representatives has passed legislation introduced by U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) to create a competitive grant program providing $25 million to help farms in the Puget Sound watershed develop comprehensive conservation strategies to improve water quality, protect wildlife and keep farmland in production. The bill passed the House by voice vote today… Read more »

July 27, 2007  U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) joined a majority of his colleagues in the House of Representatives today to support a fiscally responsible farm bill that makes a historic investment in Washington state’s specialty crops, invests in conservation and broad-based renewable energy and strengthens nutrition programs that help feed hungry families. The farm… Read more »

U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) announced today that he has secured over $1 million to help Washington state law enforcement fight crime and combat the meth epidemic. The Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2008 includes Larsen appropriations for the Washington State Methamphetamine Initiative, the Bellingham Police Department, the Skagit County Drug… Read more »

 Meth Caucus Co-Chair U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) joined colleagues in the House and Senate today to propose bipartisan legislation to address meth mouth, a disease caused by methamphetamine abuse that destroys the teeth of meth addicts, causing permanent damage for users and imposing high costs for treatment on communities in Washington state and across the… Read more »

U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) announced today that he has secured over $1 million for projects in Skagit and Snohomish counties in a House funding bill. The Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2008 passed the House late last night by a vote of 268-153. The House and Senate must agree on a final version of the… Read more »

U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) announced that he has secured $125,000 to help Bellingham Technical College train energy workers for family wage jobs in Northwest Washington. The funding was included in the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2008, which passed the House on Thursday by a vote of 276 to 140. … Read more »

U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) applauded the news that the House Agriculture Committee has passed a farm bill (HR 2419) providing $1.6 billion in mandatory funding for specialty crops, an unprecedented investment in fruit and vegetable growers that would benefit farms across Northwest Washington.  A vote on the House floor is expected before the August recess.… Read more »

U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) announced today that he has secured $275,000 in a House funding bill to help Skagit Valley Hospital Cancer Care Center purchase cutting-edge equipment to treat brain cancer. The funding was included in the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2008, which passed the House by a vote… Read more »

 The House Small Business Committee has included an amendment authored by U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) in the Small Business Administration (SBA) Trade Policy Act that would help U.S. small businesses overcome obstacles and successfully export their goods and services to the Asia Pacific Region.  The Larsen amendment directs the SBA’s Office of International… Read more »

 U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) announced today that the U.S. House of Representatives has approved $500,000 for the Army Corps of Engineers to continue the Skagit River General Investigation (GI) in the House Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill for the next fiscal year.  After the President eliminated GI funding from his proposed budget, Larsen fought to… Read more »