Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, today praised a move by the Department of Defense to improve its benefits for military families, including expanded reproductive care and adoption assistance, two services Larsen has pushed for.
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announced a number of changes to policies for military families as part of an ongoing review of military recruiting and retention. However,… Read more »
OAK HARBOR—Today, Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, toured the WIC office at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island and met with staff to talk about the critical services offered to military families and applaud the U.S. Navy’s decision to keep the office open. The Navy previously had planned to close the base’s WIC office, which is run by Community Action of Skagit County, but… Read more »
For months, Murray and Larsen urged the Department of the Navy to reconsider closure of WIC office, calling closure unacceptable
WIC office will continue to serve close to 700 people connected to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island
Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and Congressman Rick Larsen (D-WA) applauded news from the Department of Navy, which reversed… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, released the following statement today after the U.S. Navy announced that the USS Nimitz will remain homeported in Bremerton until two ship maintenance periods are completed.
“While I am deeply disappointed in the Navy’s decision not to homeport the USS Nimitz at Naval Station Everett again until 2019, I remain as committed as ever to the base and its… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, today voted against a bill that busts defense spending caps by more than $38 billion, giving the Department of Defense (DOD) a temporary free pass on spending while continuing with harmful cuts to domestic priorities like infrastructure and education. The conference report for the Fiscal Year 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed the House by a… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, today continued his efforts to ensure servicemembers transitioning out of the military have access to jobs and the health care they need. Larsen successfully advocated for these provisions in the annual defense policy bill, the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 1735), which Larsen voted for and the U.S. House of Representatives passed.
“When our… Read more »
The Navy is upholding its commitment to Naval Station Everett as it announces the three destroyers that will be homeported there, Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, and Senator Patty Murray said today. The Navy announced it will base the USS Kidd, USS Gridley and USS Sampson in Everett. The destroyers will replace frigates that were recently decommissioned, and they are all scheduled to… Read more »
Naval Air Station Whidbey Island is directing EA-18G Growler pilots to keep their landing gear up until they are over water as they fly routes over Lopez Island to lessen jet noise impacts, Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, announced today.
Officials from NAS Whidbey Island recently performed informal sound tests in areas on Lopez Island. One of the tests involved flying two jets overhead, one… Read more »
Local school districts that serve military families and Indian tribes would continue to receive critical funding as a result of a bipartisan bill introduced by Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, and Rep. Kristi Noem, SD. The Local Taxpayer Relief Act of 2015 (H.R. 1318) would continue funding for Impact Aid, which provides payments to school districts that serve large numbers of military families… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, today thanked the sailors of the USS Rodney M. Davis for their service and applauded the ship’s accomplishments as it returns from its final deployment.
During its last six months at sea, the ship worked with partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to conduct security operations. The ship also participated in Rim of the Pacific 2014, the world’s… Read more »
