February 08, 2023
Today, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-WA), Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Ranking Member Donald Payne, Jr. (D-NJ), and Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Vice Ranking Member Valerie Foushee (D-NC) applauded CSX, the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes, and the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen for their announcement that they have reached agreements to provide an estimated 5,000 employees … Continue Reading
February 08, 2023
The following are opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, from Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Rick Larsen (D-WA) and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA) during today's hearing titled, "Stakeholder Perspectives on the Impacts of the Biden Administration's Waters of the United States (WOTUS) Rule." Videos of opening statements from Larsen and Napolitano can be found here and here. More info… Continue Reading
February 07, 2023
Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Rick Larsen (D-WA) released the following statement after President Joe Biden's State of the Union address, during which the president hailed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for modernizing our transportation systems, addressing our infrastructure backlog and creating jobs."President Biden made it clear tonight that the state of our union is strong thanks in part to historic investments that will meet the nation's infra… Continue Reading
February 03, 2022
By Chairs DeFazio and Larsen
The rollout of our country's 5G wireless network has been marked by delays, dysfunction and denial.
It didn't have to be this way! In 2019, aviation stakeholders, policymakers like us and safety advocates loudly warned it would be a grave mistake to turn on 5G without first ensuring that interference from these powerful networks wouldn't adversely impact aviation safety.
Unfortunately, the Federal Communications Commission ignored and even mocked these concern… Continue Reading
November 23, 2021
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July 21, 2021
In a commentary published in Fortune earlier this month, Ike Brannon and Michael F. Gorman took great liberties in trying to debunk my concerns with precision scheduled railroading (PSR). Please allow me to set the record straight.
I have served on the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for 34 years, crafting public policy through seven different presidential administrations, both Democratic and Republican. Freight transportation is critical to our economy. The ability to… Continue Reading
