Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, today hailed an agreement that will secure more than 600 jobs at Alcoa Intalco Works in Whatcom County. Larsen has worked closely for over a decade with negotiators between Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) and Alcoa to secure the new 10-year power agreement for the Ferndale plant. “A decade’s worth of work has turned into another decade of job… Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, and Rep. Frank LoBiondo, today called on the administration to protect American jobs in the event that the Strategic Petroleum Reserve is tapped to alleviate pressure on oil prices. Larsen, the ranking member of the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, and LoBiondo, the chairman of that subcommittee, told top administration officials that… Read more »