Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) will host six Veterans Forums next month in Snohomish, Skagit, Island, Whatcom and San Juan counties. The forums begin Tuesday, October 1 and run through Saturday, October 5. The forums are opportunities for veterans to receive updates on legislation affecting them and get answers to questions about the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), health care, job… Read more »

Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Chair of the Subcommittee on Aviation Rick Larsen (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Subcommittee on Aviation Sharice Davids (D-KS), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Rodney Davis (R-IL), and Congressman Drew Ferguson (R-GA) introduced bipartisan legislation to prohibit the U.S.… Read more »

Read the op-ed here.  By Rep. Rick Larsen and Commerce Director Dr. Lisa Brown The aviation and aerospace industries are economic engines in the Pacific Northwest. As these industries grow and evolve, Washington state will continue to lead in innovation and development. Washington state’s aerospace and aviation workforce develop and build world-class aircraft, unmanned systems… Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) voted today to ensure women are paid based on their skills and experience, not their gender. “All employees deserve equal pay for equal work. Ending pay disparities based on gender and closing the earnings gap will create more equal opportunity and ensure Washington state’s economic success.” The Paycheck Fairness Act strengthens and closes… Read more »

  Click here to view Rep. Larsen’s remarks at the Paine Field terminal opening.  It is great to be here with everyone today to celebrate the opening of the new Paine Field terminal. I will be the first to say it that Everett and Snohomish County are ready for take-off. We’re very excited about this. The district… Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) today introduced legislation to help high school students access in-demand jobs related to growing Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) industries by creating a pathway through community college and into an in-demand apprenticeship. “U.S. students are no longer competing with their neighbors, but with students from around the world.… Read more »

You can view Rep. Larsen’s remarks here. Good morning and thank you to today’s witnesses for joining the first Aviation Subcommittee hearing of the 116th Congress. Nineteen days ago, the partial government shutdown ended, but left significant consequences to the U.S. aviation workforce, industry and economy in its wake. But, we have a forward-looking aviation and aerospace… Read more »

Today, the Chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Aviation Rick Larsen (D-WA) introduced legislation that would protect Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) programs and personnel, and the U.S. aviation industry as a whole, from future shutdowns of the Federal Government. “The United States… Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) issued the following statement in advance of President Trump’s State of the Union address: “I hope the president uses tonight’s State of the Union as an opportunity to focus on supporting and sustaining an agenda For the People. “I hope the president talks about the need for increased infrastructure investments and advanced technology at… Read more »

Rep. Larsen joined air traffic controllers and other aviation workforce personnel to call on President Trump to end the shutdown. View his remarks here. Last week, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) joined the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) and federal employees including air traffic controllers and other aviation workforce personnel to call on President Trump to end the… Read more »