Larsen Supports Pay for Hard-Working Public Servants

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Today, Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement: “Coasties keep our waterways safe, TSA agents protect the traveling public, CISA experts protect our country from cyber threats, DHS agents fight child and drug trafficking and FEMA staff respond to natural disasters like the December floods in my district and help World Cup host cities like Seattle prepare for…

Larsen Fights to Fund FEMA, U.S. Coast Guard, TSA; Hold ICE Accountable

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Today, Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement after cosponsoring legislation to fully fund the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the U.S. Coast Guard, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and every other agency under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) except Immigration and Customs Enforcement…

Larsen Rejects Trump's Agenda; Demands ICE Accountability

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Today, Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement on the Fiscal Year 2026 funding package, which provides full-year funding for jobs, education, health care and national security priorities along with two weeks of funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS): “These funding…

Larsen Releases Statement on Government Funding Package

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Today, Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement on the Fiscal Year 2026 funding package before the House of Representatives: “These bills provide full-year funding for jobs, education, health care and national security priorities along with two weeks of funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). “Supporting the package means funding these…

Larsen Supports Impeaching Secretary Kristi Noem

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Today, Representative Rick Larsen released the following statement: “On Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem’s watch, federal agents killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti. Led by Secretary Noem, President Trump’s immigration enforcement agenda has brutalized families and children here in Northwest Washington and across…

Larsen Calls for Secretary Noem to Be Fired or Resign

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Today, Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) joined the New Democrat Coalition in mourning the killing of Alex Pretti carried out by federal agents in Minneapolis and calling for Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to be fired immediately or resign in disgrace. The New Democrat Coalition's full statement is here and below: “We are heartbroken and outraged by the news…

Larsen Votes No on More Money for ICE

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Today, Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement after voting no on the Homeland Security (DHS) Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) spending bill. The bill provides funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), passed the House 220-207, and now heads to the Senate for consideration. “The Homeland Security funding bill does not create…

Larsen and House Democrats Demand that the Trump Administration Restore TPS for Venezuelans

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Today, Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) joined Representatives Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), Darren Soto (FL-09), House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Gregory Meeks (NY-5), and 69 House Democrats in a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem demanding they immediately restore Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans…

Larsen Releases Statement on Killing in Minneapolis

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Today, Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement on the killing of Renee Good yesterday in Minneapolis: "I am shocked and disgusted at Renee Good’s killing yesterday in Minneapolis. My thoughts are with her family as they endure this violent trauma. This shooting must be fully investigated." ###