KTVZ: NW lawmakers urge President Trump: Don't sell off BPA assets
Say move would hurt region, undermine coordination
Northwest members of Congress voiced their join opposition Monday to a proposal in President Trump’s budget to sell off the Bonneville Power Administration’s (BPA) assets.
In their letter to Secretary of Energy Rick Perry and Office of Management and Budget… Read more »
WA Congressional Delegation pledges to work with President Trump to support PNNL
• NBC Right Now
• 2/16/2017
Today, Representative Dan Newhouse (R-WA), U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) were joined by Representatives Adam Smith (D-WA), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Dave Reichert (R-WA), Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), Suzan… Read more »
Seattle PI: Rick Larsen: The crosscurrents of our 'Salish Sea district' in Congress
By Joel Connelly
BELLINGHAM -- Rick Larsen opposes building more nuclear weapons, advocates shifting oil and gas subsidies to renewable energy, and talks of Democrats' House floor sit-in protest when they were denied a vote on banning firearms sales to those on the federal no-fly list.
Larsen… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) is urging the Tesoro Corporation and the American Petroleum Institute to take action on safety guidelines recently issued by the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board.
“Ensuring the safety of workers, surrounding communities and the environment needs to be of the highest importance when operating a refinery,” wrote Larsen, a senior member… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) today applauded the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) proposed new rules to improve oil spill response and mitigate impacts of derailments of crude oil traveling by rail.
According to PHMSA, “the proposed rule would update and clarify the comprehensive oil spill response plan… Read more »
San Juan Journal: Larsen-Backed Bill to Improve Pipeline Safety Clears Key Legislative Hurdle
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, today announced that a provision he has championed to improve pipeline safety cleared a key legislative hurdle when it passed out of the House by a voice vote. The amendment to the Securing America’s Future Energy: Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and… Read more »
NBC: WA Congressional Delegation pledges to work with President Trump to support PNNL
Today, Representative Dan Newhouse (R-WA), U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) were joined by Representatives Adam Smith (D-WA), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Dave Reichert (R-WA), Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Denny Heck (D-WA), Derek… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, today voted in favor of a bipartisan spending bill that makes major investments in the environment and clean energy, as well as other investments in jobs and opportunity for which he has long advocated. The FY2016 Omnibus Appropriations Act provides funding for all federal agencies through September 2016, in line with the bipartisan budget agreement that Congress… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, today slammed House Republicans for undermining U.S. efforts to fight climate change, particularly as leaders from around the world gather in Paris to work toward a climate change agreement.
Larsen voted against two resolutions that would put a stop to the Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan, which Larsen supports and is a centerpiece of the… Read more »
