Larsen announces 2023 Congressional App Challenge competition
EVERETT, Wash., August 1, 2023—Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) announced the launch of the 2023 Congressional App Challenge (CAC). The annual competition, which runs through Wednesday, November 1, is open to high school and middle school students who live in or attend school in Washington’s Second Congressional District. The 2023 Congressional App Challenge is an […]
Larsen and Ilgenfritz ride on Community Transit’s first ever all-electric bus
EVERETT, Wash., July 14, 2023—Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) and Community Transit CEO, Ric Ilgenfritz, shared a ride on Community Transit’s first-ever all-electric bus Thursday, July 6, in the transportation authority’s transition toward a zero-emission fleet. “I think we have a real opportunity because we also understand electricity up here, but we also understand that electricity […]
Larsen sees firsthand the strength of partnerships in preventing student hunger
EDMONDS, Wash., June 6, 2023—Representative Rick Larsen met with Edmonds School District Superintendent Rebecca Miner and two community partners—Nourishing Network and Edmonds Hub—on June 2, to understand the district’s unique budget challenges and to learn how the community comes together to provide nutritious meals to students and families to prevent hunger. Also, during his visit, […]
Larsen tours Pathfinder Manufacturing and speaks with local students
EVERETT, Wash., June 1, 2023—Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) visited Pathfinder Manufacturing in South Everett on Monday, May 8, to meet both CEO Dave Trader and high school students who are within its apprenticeship program. Pathfinder Manufacturing, formerly Workforce Development Center, is a certified 501(c)(3) that assembles and machine parts primarily for Boeing Commercial as well […]
$46 million in federal funding for 15 Community Projects requested by Larsen
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 17, 2023—Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) requested $46,401,575 for 15 local community projects in the Fiscal Year 2024 spending bill that local leaders and stakeholders identified as critical to their communities. Larsen submitted the requests to the House Appropriations Committee as the Committee begins work on legislation to fund the federal government. “My […]
Larsen and Tolbert on progress of 169th Street segment project
ARLINGTON, Wash.—Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) met with Arlington Mayor Barb Tolbert, City Administrator Paul Ellis, and City officials Thursday, December 29, to discuss how federal funding will aid the city in completing its missing roadway segment of 169th Street to link the Cascade Industrial Center to Smokey Point Boulevard. The Puget Sound Regional Council recently […]
Larsen co-leads bipartisan effort demanding answers to NOTAM system failure
WASHINGTON D.C., January 14, 2023—Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO), the Committee’s Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-WA), and 120 other Members of Congress on Friday wrote Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg seeking answers about this week’s meltdown of a key aviation safety notification system – NOTAM. The Secretary was given a deadline […]
Leaders thank Larsen for securing millions toward local projects
WASHINGTON, D.C., December 26, 2022—President Joe Biden signed both the National Defense Authorization Act and the $1.7 trillion FY2023 Omnibus Appropriations bill last Friday that included $31.5 million in funding Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) secured for fifteen projects in the Second District that local leaders and stakeholders identified as critical to their communities. “My priority […]
Rep. Larsen meets with magniX to discuss sustainable aviation
EVERETT, Wash., August 26, 2022—Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) met with new magniX CEO Nuno Taborda, and staff on Thursday, August 25, to discuss the company’s ongoing efforts, and associated challenges, in bringing electric propulsion to the commercial airline industry. One of Larsen’s priorities, as chair of the House Aviation Committee, has been U.S. aerospace innovation […]
Health care leaders speak with Larsen about Inflation Reduction Act
EVERETT, Wash., August 9, 2022 – Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) met with the CEOs of both Compass Health and the Community Health Center of Snohomish County in Everett to discuss benefits the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) brings to Washingtonians and health care centers. “I think the biggest impact, would be the ability for Medicare to […]
