Transportation & Infrastructure

Congressman: ‘progress can and should continue without privatizing the world’s largest and most complex air traffic control system’ Read more »

Everett Herald: Rick Larsen merits ninth term in U.S. House – Editorial By The Herald Editorial Board Nearing 16 years in Washington’s 2nd Congressional District, Rep. Rick Larsen, a Democrat, is seeking election to a ninth term, surpassing the House tenures of 2nd District notables Al Swift, Lloyd Meeds and even Henry M. “Scoop” Jackson — though Jackson… Read more »

South Whidbey Record: Opioids, transit, veteran services top Larsen’s legislative list By Kyle Jensen Island County’s opioid crisis was once again the leading issue on lawmakers’ plates when Congressman Rick Larsen laid out his legislative agenda to the Council of Governments on Wednesday. Larsen, who is up for re-election, made an appearance to discuss his goals for… Read more »

Everett Herald: BNSF is 1 of 3 companies taking part in FAA drone tests By Chris Winters EVERETT — BNSF Railway has been getting into the aerial drone business. On Wednesday, employees of the railroad took a chartered fishing boat out into Port Gardner Bay to demonstrate how the company is using the drones. In this case, the drone was used to inspect a section of seawall supporting… Read more »

The Islands’ Weekly: Environment, vets and economy with Congressman Rick Larsen With the Nov. 8 election looming, congressman Rick Larsen shared his latest goals with the Journal. Larsen, a Democrat, has been the representative for Washington's 2nd congressional district since January 2001. The district includes all of Island and San Juan counties and neighboring areas on the… Read more »

San Juan Journal: Rep. Rick Larsen meets with drone coalition Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02), the Ranking Member on the House Subcommittee on Aviation, met this week with the Small UAV (unmanned aerial vehicles) Coalition and the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) to discuss opportunities and challenges in the drone industry. The Small UAV Coalition is a… Read more »

In a call with U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Froman, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) today applauded a new trade enforcement action at the World Trade Organization (WTO) concerning more than $18 billion in illegal European Union subsidies to Airbus. In December 2011, the EU claimed to have removed the WTO inconsistencies, but the United States disagreed and requested a compliance panel to… Read more »

McClatchy DC: FAA may soon provide paid sick leave to newly-hired disabled vets By Rob Hotakainen Newly-hired veterans working for the Federal Aviation Administration could soon qualify for paid sick leave, if their disability rating exceeds 30 percent. The House voted Tuesday to approve a bill aimed at closing a loophole in the Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act of 2015 that prevents… Read more »

FAA Veteran Transition Improvement Act would make crucial fixes to the Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act of 2015, expand benefits for veterans hired by FAA Read more »

San Juan Islander: Larsen, LoBiondo take aim at loophole that prevents veterans hired by the FAA from receiving new paid sick leave benefits Reps. Rick Larsen (WA-02) and Frank A. LoBiondo (NJ-02) today introduced bipartisan legislation to close a loophole that prevents veterans hired by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) from receiving paid sick leave benefits recently made… Read more »