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In today’s House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Material hearing, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) joined his colleagues to advocate for legislation protecting the nation’s railways. Last December, the Amtrak Cascades 501 train was on its inaugural trip from Seattle to Portland when it derailed near DuPont Washington,… Read more »

China's new Arctic Policy was outlined by its first official white paper, released on Jan. 26. China, which self-identified as a "Near-Arctic State," sought to establish exactly how it believes the region should be governed and utilized. That's raised fears about a Chinese takeover of the region, but experts cautioned that a geopolitical standoff over the Arctic isn't necessarily coming. Read more »

China is seeking to "undermine" the international order in the Asia Pacific, Adm. Harry Harris, US President Donald Trump's nominee for ambassador to Australia, said in Washington on Wednesday. Addressing the US Committee on Armed Services on the challenges facing the US military in the region, Adm. Harris, the highest commander of US forces in Asia Pacific region, said the… Read more »

China's new Arctic Policy was outlined by its first official white paper, released on Jan. 26. China, which self-identified as a "Near-Arctic State," sought to establish exactly how it believes the region should be governed and utilized. That's raised fears about a Chinese takeover of the region, but experts cautioned that a geopolitical standoff over the Arctic isn't necessarily coming. Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) issued the following statement on the Administration’s Infrastructure Plan: “You can’t have a big league economy with little league infrastructure – and the Administration’s Infrastructure Plan struck out. This plan is not a partnership between the federal government and states. A well thought out infrastructure plan must preserve the… Read more »

Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) continued his commitment to building the future workforce by voting for legislation that aims to increase science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in early childhood education.  “Students must have every opportunity to learn the skills they need to compete in a global workforce. This begins early in a child’s… Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) issued the following statement ahead of voting for the budget agreement in the U.S. House of Representatives: “I am voting yes on the budget deal. It tackles important issues facing Washington’s working families such as infrastructure, the opioid crisis and ensuring the next generation has job skills they need to enter the workforce. “Over the… Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) joined his House colleagues in introducing a resolution recognizing February as National Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month. “Creativity in the classroom is happening in schools across Northwest Washington,” said Larsen. “Last week, I toured Emerson Elementary’s third grade technology classroom where students learn through hands-on… Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives voted to pass a bill to strengthen Ukrainian cybersecurity. “I voted for the Ukraine Cybersecurity Cooperation Act because the bill will help the Ukrainian government improve its cybersecurity and reduce its reliance on Russian technology,” said Larsen. “I strongly oppose Russian… Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) issued the following statement after voting no on the fifth short-term Continuing Resolution (CR) of the 2018 budget year in the House of Representatives. The bill provides full-year funding to the Department of Defense, but only short-term funding for the rest of the federal government: “I voted no on today’s Continuing Resolution because… Read more »