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Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) today released the following statement after House Speaker Paul Ryan unveiled his plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act: “This bill means lower quality care, less coverage and higher costs for Washington’s seniors, middle class families and individuals with disabilities,” said Larsen. “It raids Medicaid in order to provide… Read more »

The Hill: Dems back bill to boost airfare transparency By Melanie Zanona A pair of House Democrats introduced new legislation Wednesday to boost transparency on airfares after the Trump administration halted an Obama-era rule aimed at achieving a similar goal. The bill, backed by House Transportation ranking member Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) and Rep. Rick Larsen (D-Wash.), would require… Read more »

Congressman: ‘I will use every tool at my disposal to oppose these slash and burn cuts’ Read more »

Reps. Rick Larsen (D-WA), Bill Posey (R-FL), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) and Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ) have founded and will serve as co-chairs of the Congressional Estuary Caucus in the 115th Congress. The new caucus will give the nation’s estuaries a stronger voice and presence in Congress by uniting lawmakers in support of these critical ecosystems. 27 House Members from around the… Read more »

Puget Sound Business Journal: Washington state mayors join senators opposing air traffic control privatization By Andrew McIntosh Two leading U.S. Senators are voicing bipartisan opposition to privatizing the nation's air traffic control system. They're joined by four mayors from cities across Washington state and two Pacific Northwest congressman who expressed concerns about the… Read more »

The Islands’ Sounder: Larsen slams immigration executive order Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) today released the following statement after President Donald Trump signed an executive order barring citizens from six Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States for 90 days, suspending admission of all refugees for 120 days and slashing the number of refugees the United States… Read more »

Stanwood Camano News: Area Briefly: Scholarship deadline approaching; solar workshop; and more School board to launch audit The Board of Directors of the Stanwood-Camano School District will gather for a special meeting to launch the state audit on Thursday, March 9, at 9 a.m. in the Administration & Resource Center, 26920 Pioneer Highway, Stanwood. The regular board meeting starts at… Read more »

Stanwood Camano News: Legislative bills fly around Olympia   Aim to help veterans, seniors and students Representatives of District 10 in state Legislature have pitched a pile of bills, and the House of Representatives approved many of them in the past week. They won’t become law until approved by the Senate and the governor. Bailey’s bills on aging, student loans Over… Read more »

Congressman: the President’s new policy ‘is just as morally decrepit and unabashedly un-American as the original’ Read more »

Associated Press: Washington state mulling further travel ban challenge By Gene Johnson SEATTLE (AP) — President Donald Trump's new travel ban is more legally palatable than the old one, Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson said Monday, but it still poses concerns and could prompt further court challenges from the state. Ferguson said his office would evaluate whether the… Read more »