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EVERETT—Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, today announced his three principal nominees to the military service academies. The nominees, from Lopez Island, Arlington and Sedro-Woolley, will be granted spots in the academies this coming fall pending successful completion of their final year of high school. Larsen will also make 24 other nominations to the academies. “Our communities are… Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, issued the following statement tonight in response to President Obama’s State of the Union address. “In his final State of the Union address, President Obama laid out a strong vision for a more unified country that puts jobs and opportunity first. He also rightly highlighted the economic progress we have made since the Great Recession – the 5… Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, today voted in favor of increasing sanctions against North Korea, following the government’s nuclear test earlier this month. The North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act (H.R. 757) is designed to put additional pressure on North Korea’s nuclear program, as well as call out the government for its human rights abuses. “The North Korean government has… Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, released the following statement today after Rep. Jim McDermott, WA-07, announced his retirement. “The U.S. House of Representatives is losing a great public servant with Jim's retirement. We still get a full year of his leadership and guidance, but he will leave behind big shoes to fill. “Jim's leadership in our state, his service to the U.S.… Read more »

For months, Murray and Larsen urged the Department of the Navy to reconsider closure of WIC office, calling closure unacceptable WIC office will continue to serve close to 700 people connected to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island  Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and Congressman Rick Larsen (D-WA) applauded news from the Department of Navy, which reversed… Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, released the following statement today after the U.S. Navy announced that the USS Nimitz will remain homeported in Bremerton until two ship maintenance periods are completed. “While I am deeply disappointed in the Navy’s decision not to homeport the USS Nimitz at Naval Station Everett again until 2019, I remain as committed as ever to the base and its… Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, today voted in favor of a bipartisan spending bill that makes major investments in the environment and clean energy, as well as other investments in jobs and opportunity for which he has long advocated. The FY2016 Omnibus Appropriations Act provides funding for all federal agencies through September 2016, in line with the bipartisan budget agreement that Congress… Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, today voted against a bill that would create a $622 billion hole in the federal deficit by extending dozens of tax credits without paying for them. While Larsen supports many of the tax credits in the bill, extending some and making others permanent with no plan to pay for them is fiscally irresponsible and undermines any effort to reform the tax code. “I… Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, today released a report detailing ways the U.S. aviation system can more effectively respond to epidemics and other global health crises. Larsen requested that the Government Accountability Office study the preparedness of U.S. airports and airlines to handle the spread of an infectious disease during the emergence of the Ebola virus last fall. Larsen, the Ranking… Read more »

Larsen-led provisions to help small businesses export also included in bill U.S. trade agreements will hold other countries to a higher standard of accountability because of provisions Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, pushed for in a trade enforcement bill (Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015) that the U.S. House passed today. Larsen championed a new trust fund to pay for… Read more »