Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, issued the following statement after the President released his budget proposal for FY2017. Larsen said the President’s budget contains many positive investments that will create more good-paying jobs, access to skills training, financial security and opportunity for communities in Northwest Washington.
“The budget the President announced today makes… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, today called for investments to support long-term economic growth and opportunity in Northwest Washington in a statement to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Budget. Larsen highlighted his priorities for the coming year and urged the committee to fund critical investments that create more jobs and more access to skills training. The full text of… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, issued the following statement tonight in response to President Obama’s State of the Union address.
“In his final State of the Union address, President Obama laid out a strong vision for a more unified country that puts jobs and opportunity first. He also rightly highlighted the economic progress we have made since the Great Recession – the 5… 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 »
Larsen-led provisions to help small businesses export also included in bill
U.S. trade agreements will hold other countries to a higher standard of accountability because of provisions Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, pushed for in a trade enforcement bill (Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015) that the U.S. House passed today. Larsen championed a new trust fund to pay for… Read more »
Today, Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, applauded the administration’s action to challenge the Chinese government on an unfair tax advantage that it provides to some of its domestic aviation manufacturers. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced it will bring a case at the World Trade Organization (WTO) because of a 17 percent tax the Chinese government imposes on small… Read more »
Today, Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, applauded a major bipartisan victory for jobs after the U.S. House of Representatives voted to reopen the Export-Import Bank. Larsen is a staunch supporter of the Bank, which provides export financing that helps businesses of all sizes in his district and across the country to grow by selling their goods overseas.
“The next chapter of the… Read more »
Several Larsen-led provisions included in final bill advance Washington state’s transportation priorities
The five-year, job-creating transportation bill the U.S. House of Representatives passed today includes several provisions championed by Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, that will improve Washington state’s transportation infrastructure. Larsen, a senior member of the House… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, today led a bipartisan group of U.S. House members in urging the administration to provide adequate funding for small ports in its FY 2017 budget. Small ports are economic drivers for communities along the West Coast, but they have been underfunded in recent years.
In Larsen’s district, small ports like the Ports of Skagit and Bellingham create jobs and… Read more »
Larsen is a member of the committee negotiating a final transportation bill.
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, a senior member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, delivered the following statement at a meeting of the House and Senate members who are negotiating a final transportation bill. Larsen is working to include Washington state’s transportation priorities in the… Read more »
