We were fortunate to have home town boy, Rick Larsen, as our program on June 25.  He was raised in Arlington and his mother, Yolanda, still lives here.  Currently, he and his wife Tiia, live in Lake Stevens. He has been in congress about 20 years, serving the 2nd Congressional District.  The District includes portions of Snohomish, Skagit and Whatcom counties, and all of Island and San Juan counties. 

 

Rick spoke for about 15 minutes primarily addressing the CARES Act, and the Justice in Policing Act.  With his busy schedule, he was a bit late for the program and he had another meeting that he had to leave for so questioning was not long.  Questions included those relating the the Black Lives Matter movement and the looting that outsiders have injected into the demonstrations.

 

Areas of expertise for the Congressman are aviation, transportation and infrastructure, China and trade.  He is the chair of both the Aviation subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and the subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.  He spoke of the funding for projects in our state including grants for the ferry system, the largest in the U.S.

With both Everett Station Everett and Whidbey Island Naval Air Station in his district, he is also on the Armed Services Committee.

 

The program was recorded and can be found on the Arlington Rotary's YouTube channel.  Click on the image below to watch the program: