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 »

Larsen successfully pushed for language that helps Washington state ferries, bike and pedestrian infrastructure, public buses. Larsen’s provision to help midsized cities access federal transportation resources also included. Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, today voted for and the U.S. House of Representatives passed a long-term surface transportation bill that includes language Larsen… Read more »

Today, House Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02) and Ranking Member Rick Larsen (WA-02) sent a letter to Federal Aviation Administrator Michael Huerta outlining their top priorities in establishing a national registry for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). A federal task force organized by the FAA was announced in October with a goal of having recommendations prepared for… Read more »

The Mukilteo Multimodal Ferry Terminal project will receive $10 million through the federal TIGER program, Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, announced today. Larsen wrote a letter of support for Washington state’s application for these funds and has previously talked with the U.S. Department of Transportation secretary about the importance of the project. The Mukilteo Multimodal Ferry… Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, today joined with his colleagues on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to advance a long-term transportation bill to the full House for consideration. Larsen issued the following statement about his support for the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 (H.R. 3763), a bill that included his language to improve financial… Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, today praised the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) decision to create a registration process for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The FAA will create a task force to develop the process over the coming weeks. “Safety is, and must be, the FAA’s number-one priority. I know it is mine, as the Ranking Member of the Aviation Subcommittee. I… Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, the Ranking Member of the Aviation Subcommittee, delivered the following statement at the House Transportation and Infrastructure Aviation Subcommittee’s hearing, “Ensuring Aviation Safety in the Era of Unmanned Aircraft Systems.” The remarks are as prepared for delivery. Thank you, Chairman LoBiondo, for holding today's hearing on… Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, the lead Democrat on the Aviation Subcommittee, delivered a speech on the House floor today about a six-month extension of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Larsen lauded the many bipartisan achievements the Subcommittee has agreed on for a long-term FAA extension thus far, while lamenting that an unnecessary proposal to privatize air traffic control is… Read more »