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San Juan Journal: Rep. Larsen earns perfect National Environmental Scorecard By Washington Conservation Voters On Feb. 22, Washington Conservation Voters unveiled scores for the Washington delegation as part of the League of Conservation Voters 2016 National Environmental Scorecard. San Juan County’s Rep. Rick Larsen received a score of 100 percent. The scorecard includes… Read more »

The Hill: The case against privatizing the nation’s air traffic control system Reps. Peter Defazio (D-ORE.) and Rick Larsen (D-WASH) 5/10/2017 On every domestic flight, passengers have a window-seat view of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) work to modernize our aviation infrastructure through a set of technologies and procedures called NextGen. After a rocky… Read more »

Congressman: ‘Washington state stands to benefit from a strong relationship between the United States and Singapore’ Read more »

Congressman: ‘when you lie under oath – in this case about contact with a government openly hostile to the United States – you do not get to be the nation’s top law enforcement official’ Read more »

Seattle PI: State lawmakers say Sessions 'unfit to serve' if he lied about Russia contacts By Joel Connelly Attorney General Jeff Sessions rendered himself  "unfit to serve" as the nation's chief law enforcement officer by not disclosing two 2016 meetings with Russia's ambassador, say two senior Washington lawmakers who serve on the House Armed Services… Read more »

KING 5: Sea-Tac pushes to remove cap on airport fee for flyers By Glenn Farley SEATAC, Wash. - Seattle Tacoma International Airport's top executive testified Wednesday before the aviation subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives looking to raise a tax on passengers the airport considers critical to its future. Called the Passenger Facility Charge, or PFC, it is a fee you pay… Read more »

Upcoming Federal Aviation Administration bill could help airports like Sea-Tac expand number of gates, better meet growing passenger volume Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02), a senior member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, today released the following statement ahead of President Trump’s speech to a joint session of Congress: “Tonight, I hope to hear opportunities for bipartisan common ground with the President, specifically on one of my top priorities in Congress: repairing the nation’s… Read more »

Congressman earns 100% on 2016 National Environmental Scorecard for environmental record in 114th Congress Read more »

Congressman: ‘removing much-needed protections for transgender children is nothing short of heartless’ Read more »