WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) has requested $36,763,695 for 15 local projects in the Fiscal Year 2026 spending bill. Larsen submitted the requests to the House Appropriations Committee as the Committee begins work on legislation to fund the federal government.
“My priority in shaping spending bills is to invest in Northwest Washington communities,” said Larsen.… Read more »
U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, led Washington state’s entire congressional delegation - U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and U.S. Representatives Suzan DelBene (D, WA-01), Rick Larsen (D, WA-02), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D, WA-03), Dan Newhouse, (R, WA-04), Michael Baumgartner (R, WA-05), Emily Randall (D, WA-06), Pramila Jayapal (D,… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Congressional Soccer Caucus Co-Chairs released the following statement:
“As bipartisan co-chairs of the Congressional Soccer Caucus, we welcome President Trump’s creation of a World Cup Task Force,” said Reps. Larsen (WA-02), LaHood (IL-16), Castor (FL-14) and Bacon (NE-02).
“Co-hosting the world’s largest sporting event with Canada and Mexico is a… Read more »
BELLINGHAM, WA – Yesterday, Rep. Rick Larsen and Sen. Maria Cantwell sent a letter to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Deputy Administrator Ben Kochman expressing their strong opposition to purported plans to withhold funds for a 2025 Technical Assistance Grant to the Pipeline Safety Trust (PST). PST was created in the aftermath of the Olympic pipeline disaster… Read more »
The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded a $2,000,000 grant to the City of Lynden to complete planning for its project to relocate Pepin Creek, which runs in deep roadside ditches that overflow and flood the area during winter storms when large quantities of water flow across the U.S.-Canada border. Read more »
The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded a $19,500,000 grant to Skagit Transit for the agency to continue renovating its Maintenance, Operations, and Administration (MOA) Facility in Burlington. Read more »
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration announced it awarded an $18,090,000 grant to the City of Everett to eliminate two at-grade railroad crossings that pose significant risks to public safety through the construction of an overpass and new integrated roundabout near the Smith Island railroad terminal in Everett. Read more »
“Thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, every day is infrastructure day in Northwest Washington,” said Larsen, the top Democrat on the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee. Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is awarding $18,379,375 in Port Infrastructure Improvement Program (PIDP) grant funding to the Port of Anacortes and the Lummi Nation for two projects aimed at improving and modernizing port infrastructure. Read more »
The Federal Aviation Administration awarded a total of $38 million to four innovative projects in Washington state aimed at accelerating the production and use of sustainable aviation fuels and low-emission aviation technologies. The funding comes from FAA’s Fueling Aviation’s Sustainable Transition grant initiative, which was established by the Inflation Reduction Act. Read more »
