Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, the top-ranking Democrat on the House Aviation Subcommittee, will tour key aviation resources throughout Northwest Washington this week. Larsen, who was tapped to serve as the top House Democrat on aviation issues in January, will use the tour to learn about aviation needs in Northwest Washington and highlight the importance of the industry to the region’s… Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, issued the following statement today after House Republicans released their budget proposal. The House of Representatives will debate the budget proposals next week. “My top priority in Congress is to invest in the foundation of long-term economic growth that creates jobs and opportunity in the Pacific Northwest. We need to start with a budget that… Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, issued the following statement today after the FAA approved Boeing’s certification plan for the 787 battery system. Larsen is the top Democrat on the Aviation Subcommitee. “This is a major step to getting the 787 safely back in the air. I am confident the FAA and Boeing will continue working closely to do all that is necessary to show the planes are… Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, today urged the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to remove the air traffic control tower at Paine Field from a list of possible tower closures. Larsen, the top Democrat on the House Aviation Subcommittee, wrote FAA Administrator Michael Huerta that the use of Paine Field by Boeing and Aviation Technical Services makes it a critical economic asset of national… Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, today voted against the continuing resolution that will keep in place the damaging automatic spending cuts known as sequestration. “Congress had an opportunity to restore sanity to the federal budget. We failed. The sequester’s automatic and untargeted spending cuts are already impacting families in Northwest Washington,” Larsen said. “At… Read more »

Aviation Subcommittee Ranking Member Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, delivered the following statement at the opening of the Subcommittee’s hearing on the Federal Aviation Administration: Thank you, Chairman LoBiondo, for calling today’s hearing on implementing the FAA reauthorization bill. Mr. Chairman, we had an excellent cooperative relationship working together last Congress on… Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, ranking member of the House Aviation Subcommittee, released the following statement today following the announcement that American Airlines and US Airways plan to merge: “The proposed merger of American Airlines and US Airways may hold significant implications for travelers. Shareholder value may be in the interests of the airlines as companies, but choice… Read more »

Prioritizes Creating Pacific Northwest Jobs and Ensuring Safe and Efficient Air Travel System Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, is now the top House Democrat on aviation issues after a vote today by his colleagues on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Larsen will now serve as the Ranking Member on the Aviation Subcommittee, which has jurisdiction over all aspects of civil… Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, today hailed the Department of Transportation’s decision to grant Delta Airlines a flight slot between SeaTac and central Tokyo’s Haneda Airport. Larsen, a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, was a key supporter of the application, and spoke to the Deputy Secretary of Transportation about the application earlier this… Read more »

Icebreaker docked in Seattle could be scrapped after 2012 unless Congress acts SEATTLE – Today at Vigor Shipyards, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (D-WA-02) called on the U.S. Congress to preserve the nation’s only operational heavy duty icebreaker, the Polar Sea. Unless Congress acts, the Polar Sea is scheduled to be dismantled in… Read more »