Murray, Cantwell, Larsen, DelBene applaud USDOT emergency funding to support an I-5 Bridge replacement
Today, members of the Washington delegation announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) will make available $15.6 million in emergency funds to support repairs to the I-5 Skagit River Bridge.
Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Patty Murray (D-WA), and U.S. Representatives… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, ranking member of the House Aviation Subcommittee, delivered the following statement today at the Subcommittee’s hearing on “Lessons Learned from the Boeing 787 Incidents.” The hearing webcast is available here: https://transportation.house.gov/hearing/lessons-learned-boeing-787-incidents.
Thank you, Chairman LoBiondo, for calling… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, took to the floor of the House of Representatives today to urge his colleagues to invest in transportation infrastructure following the May 23 collapse of the Interstate 5 bridge spanning the Skagit River.
Larsen, a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, said Congress must invest in our roads bridges and highways because “we… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, issued the following statement regarding the I-5 bridge collapse in Skagit County:
“I spoke this morning with Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. Secretary LaHood confirmed that the Department of Transportation has emergency funds available to aid repairs. The Department of Transportation has established an interagency task force to expedite the permitting… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, ranking member on the House Aviation Subcommittee, issued the following statement today after President Obama nominated Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx to be the next Secretary of Transportation:
“Last fall at the Democratic Convention I had the pleasure seeing firsthand the results of Mayor Foxx’s commitment to forward-looking transportation policy.… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, said the Congressional deal to end furloughs for air traffic controllers “lands somewhere short of a profile in courage” because Congress has failed to address the bigger problems that sequester created. Larsen, the ranking Democrat on the House Aviation Subcommittee, said kids and seniors across the country are being hurt thanks to Congress’s… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, ranking member of the House Aviation Subcommittee, issued the following statement today regarding flight delays due to the sequester-caused furloughs of air traffic controllers across the nation:
“Air passengers across the country are today joining kids who are being turned away from Head Start and seniors being waitlisted for Meals on Wheels as the latest… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, the ranking Democrat on the House Aviation Subcommittee, today hailed the Federal Aviation Administration’s safety certification of the Boeing 787 which will allow the plane to return to commercial service. Larsen issued the following statement:
“Now boarding: the Dreamliner’s return to flight.
“I applaud the work that Boeing engineers and… Read more »
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 »
