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Town hall brings large crowd of Obamacare supporters • Go Anacortes • Briana Alzola • 2/15/2017 While holding a photo of her son Lucas aloft, Jennifer Salcedo shared the story of how his illness has affected her family and asked U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen to join her in doing everything possible to prevent the repeal of the Affordable Care Act. Larsen was in Anacortes for… Read more »

Congressman: ‘the American people need to know more information about what President Trump knew and when he knew it’ Read more »

Arlington Times:  Obamacare key topic at Larsen’s town hall meeting By Douglas Buell MARYSVILLE – At a town hall forum hosted by 2nd District Congressman Rick Larsen Saturday to discuss repealing the Affordable Care Act, Paula Townsell of Everett cut to the chase. “If Congress passed to repeal and the president signed it into law immediately, how soon would the… Read more »

Marysville Globe: Larsen’s talk on Obamacare moved to Totem due to popular demand Steve Powell MARYSVILLE – U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen will be having a “Town Talk” at Totem Middle Schoo today from 10-11:30 a.m. The site was changed to a larger location than City Hall because of public interest. Larsen wants to hear from the public about the Affordable Care Act and… Read more »

One Green Planet:  Congressman Backs Groundbreaking Bill to End Orca Captivity in the U.S. By Kat Smith Since the release of Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s documentary Blackfish in 2013, the way that the world views orcas has undergone an amazing transformation. The documentary revealed the story of the late Tilikum, an orca who was responsible for the death of three humans… Read more »

Whidbey News-Times:  Larsen to hold Affordable Care Act ‘Town Talk’ in Anacortes By Jessie Stensland  U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen will on Saturday hold a “Town Talk” at Anacortes City Hall to hear directly from his constituents about their questions and concerns on the future of the Affordable Care Act and any other issues important to them. Saturday’s… Read more »

Congressman: ‘TIGER CUBS will help small and mid-size cities earn their stripes as competitors for federal transportation’ Read more »

The Islands' Sounder: Larsen introduces legislation to counter politicization of the National Security Council  After what he described as a “holy crap” moment, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02), a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, is introducing legislation to counter President Trump’s politicization of the National Security Council – the chief… Read more »

South Whidbey Record: Congressman Larsen calls for the end of orca captivity  Congressman Rick Larsen is calling on Congress to end orca whale captivity for good. Larsen is cosponsoring the Orca Responsibility and Care Advancement (ORCA) Act, which would not only prohibit captivity of the animal in the United States, but would also prohibit orca breeding, the wild capture of orcas… Read more »

Seattle PI: Washington congressman back bill banning orca captivity  By Stephen Cohen  Washington Rep. Rick Larsen is supporting legislation aimed at banning the capitivity of orcas.  Larsen, 51, is cosponsoring the Ocra Responsibility and Care Advancement (ORCA) Act, which would "permanently end orca captivity across the United States and prohibit orca breeding, the… Read more »