Larsen, Fitzpatrick introduce bipartisan legislation to protect endangered marine mammals
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reps. Rick Larsen (WA-02), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Raúl Grijalva (AZ-03), Derek Kilmer (WA-06), Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) and Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) introduced bipartisan legislation to protect marine mammals nationwide, including Southern Resident Killer Whales (orcas). The Protecting Our Marine Mammals (POMM) Act expands federal protections for marine mammals to […]
Rep. Larsen hosts telephone town hall to address veteran’s needs
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EVERETT, Wash., November 9, 2021 – Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) hosted a live telephone town hall on Thursday, November 4, discussing the issues facing more than 520,000 military veterans and their families who call Washington home. Joined by Michael Tadych, Director of VA Puget Sound, and Stephen Strope, Veteran Service Center Manager for the VA […]
Everett Community College’s AMTEC hosts aerospace roundtable
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EVERETT, Wash., August 31, 2021 — Rep. Rick Larsen, chair of the aviation subcommittee, and Elliot Black, Director, Airport Planning and Programs with the U.S. Department of Transportation, met with local leaders in the aviation industry at Everett Community College’s Advanced Manufacturing Training & Education Center (AMTEC) building on Friday, August 20, for a roundtable […]
Rep Larsen provides assistance to aviation job layoffs
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The second round of applications for the Aviation Manufacturing Jobs Protection Program (AMJP) under the American Rescue Plan Act has reopened to provide temporary relief for aerospace supply chain employees furloughed, or at risk of being furloughed, due to the pandemic. The AMJP aims to provide funding to eligible businesses, paying up […]
Innovations in aerospace: Science fiction becoming reality
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Washington D.C. – Science Fiction often depicts the year 2000 as a year of flying cars, artificial intelligence, and autonomous computers. Although it may seem like we are a long way from realizing the Jetsons vision of 2062, recent innovations in the U.S. aerospace industry indicate that the future may be closer than most would […]
Lynnwood High School student wins Congressional District Art Competition
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LYNNWOOD, Wash., July 3, 2021 – This year’s winner of the Congressional District Art Competition is Susanna Lee, a Lynnwood High sophomore student in the Edmonds School District. The competition has been held every spring since 1982, and its purpose, according to house.gov, is to “recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in […]
Local leaders attend South Lynnwood Park groundbreaking
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On May 10, local leaders gathered for a ceremonial groundbreaking for the City of Lynnwood’s South Lynnwood Park renovation and renewal project. City of Lynnwood Mayor Nicola Smith, Lynnwood City Council members and Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts Department staff gathered with U.S Representative for the 2nd Congressional District Rick Larsen and State Representative for […]
Larsen to host American Rescue Plan virtual town halls
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EVERETT, WA – On Saturday, March 27, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) will host two virtual town halls with local elected officials to discuss how the American Rescue Plan provides urgent pandemic relief to communities in Northwest Washington. At 1:30 p.m. PDT, he will join Anacortes Mayor Laurie Gere to discuss the plan’s impact on the […]
Larsen votes to protect public lands, rivers in Washington state, nationwide
By Office of Congressman Rick Larsen | Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) voted for a comprehensive wilderness and public lands protection bill which includes Representative Derek Kilmer’s legislation to designate more than 126,000 acres of public land as wilderness and nearly 460 miles of rivers and major tributaries as Wild […]
Snohomish Black Heritage Committee honors Dr. King Jr.
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By Noel Pai-Young | Lynnwood Times Staff Hosted at the First Presbyterian Church located in Everett, the Snohomish Black Heritage Committee hosted an event for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The theme was, “crawl, walk, run, soar,” in reference to King’s exhortation to action for the advancement of civil rights and the fight against racism […]