Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) issued the below statement on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce “Tariffs are the Wrong Approach” report: “Washington state is the most trade-dependent state in the country,” said Larsen. “I do not agree with the president’s approach to target China, Canada, Mexico and the European Union with additional tariffs and risk retaliation. Putting forward tariff proposals that threaten... Read more »

Led by U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), a bipartisan group of Congressional members representing Western Washington wrote to U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao this week to urge her to follow through on her repeated promises to follow Congressional direction and approve federal investments affecting projects like Sound Transit’s Lynnwood Link Extension. The 8.5 mile light rai... Read more »

Yesterday, a bipartisan, bicameral group of Washington state lawmakers sent a letter to Energy Secretary Rick Perry, urging the Energy Department to maintain the place of the Power Marketing Administrations (PMAs), including the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), within the department’s reporting structure. The letter to Secretary Perry was signed by U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA), the to... Read more »

Today, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Aviation Rick Larsen (D-WA) sent a letter to Secretary of the Department of Transportation (DOT) Elaine Chao, slamming the Department for failing to finalize a rule requiring drug and alcohol testing for safety-sensitive workers at certificated fore... Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02), the Co-Chair of the Friends of Norway Caucus and a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee sent a letter to President Trump today following the president’s letter to Norwegian Prime Minister Solberg. “As a co-chair of the Friends of Norway Caucus and a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, I read your June 19 letter to Norwegian Prime Minister S... Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) issued the below statement on today’s Supreme Court decision about Janus v. AFSCME. “Organized labor put food on my table and clothes on my back. My father was a union guy and he, along with others, helped build the U.S. and raise the country’s labor standards. “The entire workforce benefits when unions bargain collectively. Today’s Supreme Court decision is a step backwar... Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) issued the below statement following the Navy’s announcement of a preferred alternative that will be released in the upcoming final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for EA-18G Growler airfield operations at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island (NASWI). Under this alternative, there will be 118 Growler aircraft at NASWI, and field carrier landing practice (FCLP) would be di... Read more »

Remarks by Congressman Rick Larsen Aviation Subcommittee Hearing “Commercial Space Transportation Regulatory Reform: Stakeholder Perspectives” June 26, 2018 Click here to view remarks Thank you Chairman LoBiondo for calling today’s hearing on commercial space transportation. It has been two years since the Subcommittee convened a hearing on commercial space. Since that time, the U.S. has experienc... Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02), a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the below statement applauding the Boeing-U.S. Air Force schedule for the delivery of the KC-46A tankers. “The best aerospace workers in the world are the women and men at Boeing’s Everett factory. The delivery of the first KC-46A tanker to the U.S. Air Force will be an important step in ensuring our military h... Read more »

Steve Mollman 06/19/2018 Early last year, China suggested a way to defuse the escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula: North Korea would stop its nuclear and missile tests, while the US and South Korea would stop their joint military drills. In the following months, the Trump administration repeatedly dismissed the “dual suspension” or “freeze for freeze” proposal, which Russia also backed. I... Read more »