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Editorial: Congress should't kill Boeing's sale to Iran Air By The Herald Editorial Board A bill approved last week by the U.S. House of Representatives could scuttle the sale of 80 Boeing 737s and Everett-made 777s to Iran Air and the lease of another 29 Boeing jetliners to the airline, with a potential value of $25 billion. Joined by only a handful of Democrats, Republicans in… Read more »

Congressman: ‘I will continue fighting to ensure swift implementation of the healthcare to which veterans are now entitled and for a permanent repea Read more »

Puget Sound Business Journal: U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen blasts House vote to shoot down Boeing's huge Iran deal By Andrew McIntosh U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen blasted his fellow lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives who voted Thursday to block Boeing's big jetliner sale to Iran. Larsen, the Democrat who represents Washington state's 2nd Congressional District, said lawmakers… Read more »

Congressman: ‘this bill is the first step of this new administration and this Republican Congress to destroy manufacturing and manufacturing jobs’ Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) has joined 168 members of the U.S. House of Representatives in a letter asking President-elect Donald Trump to rescind alt-right leader Steve Bannon’s appointment as White House Chief Strategist.  The full list of signers and the text of the letter are below. Dear President-elect Trump: Immediately following your victory, many Americans were optimistic… Read more »

Bellingham Herald: No white nationalism in White House: Washington state Democrats deliver verdict By Rob Hotakainen Washington state Democrats in the U.S. House delivered a unanimous verdict on Wednesday: Stephen Bannon must go. All six joined a group of 169 House Democrats that called on President-elect Donald Trump to rescind his appointment of Bannon as a chief strategic adviser due… Read more »

Sky Valley Chronicle: Congressman Rick Larsen raises concerns about moves to "privatize" America's large, complex air traffic control system Rep. Rick Larsen of Washington's 2nd congressional district and Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Aviation, and Rep. Peter DeFazio of Oregon, a Ranking Member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, on… Read more »

Boston Globe: More than 150 House members urge Trump to rescind Bannon appointment By Christina Prignano More than 150 members of the House of Representatives have signed a letter urging President-elect Donald Trump to rescind his appointment of Stephen Bannon to a key White House post, a Rhode Island congressman announced Wednesday. The 169 US representatives — all Democrats… Read more »

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

Politico: Democrats demand that Trump rescind Bannon appointment By Nolan D. McCaskill Democrats on Tuesday began demanding President-elect Donald Trump rescind his controversial appointment of Breitbart News chief Steve Bannon. A flood of Democrats in Congress fiercely rejected allowing Bannon to serve in the White House, arguing that Trump’s appointment of a man many have labeled… Read more »