—Today, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-WA) released the following statement about the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts’ board meeting.”Today, I participated in the Kennedy Center Board’s Meeting where the Board voted to seek a stay of and appeal the Court’s ruling rejecting the Board’s attempt to change the name of the Center,” Ranking Member Larsen said. “I voted against this motion because, as the Court rightly found, only Congress … Continue Reading
—Today, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-WA) released the following statement after reports that Trump administration officials were instructed to remove the President’s name from the President John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts after a federal judge said the Kennedy Center’s board violated the law when it added Trump’s name to the venue."The courts have affirmed that the Trump administration broke the law by slapping his name on Pres… Continue Reading
—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 Aviation André Carson (D-IN). during today’s hearing titled, “Connecting Rural America to the National Airspace System.” Find videos of Ranking Member Larsen’s and Carson’s opening statements here and here. More information on the hearing can be found here. Ranking Member Larsen:Thank you, Cha… Continue Reading
June 26, 2025
Hurricane season is here, and according to government forecasts it’s shaping up to be brutal. And then comes wildfire season, which is growing more destructive in the West. The U.S. just faced the worst tornado season in more than a decade. You wouldn’t know it by the Trump administration’s approach to disaster preparation. The Federal Emergency Management Agency is in disarray, and President Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kirsti Noem want to dismantle the disaster response agency altog… Continue Reading
February 05, 2024One year ago, a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, displacing a community, jeopardizing health, harming the local environment and exposing gaps in our rail safety laws. The derailment and subsequent fire of tanker cars carrying vinyl chloride led Norfolk Southern to release and burn these toxic chemicals to prevent a dangerous explosion. As a result, the town was forced to evacuate all residents within a one-mile radius, upending thousands of lives. Thanks to the … Continue Reading
February 03, 2022By 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