Sworn in for the 119th Congress on Source ↗
Their stated policy positions and commitments, with quotes and links to the original sources.
Rick Larsen supports raising the federal minimum wage to $17 per hour. He also supports equal pay for equal work, skills training across sectors—with particular attention to young people—and stronger organized labor.
Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 10, 2026.
Rick Larsen supports suspending the filibuster to pass the Women’s Health Protection Act, which he says would establish a nationwide right to abortion in federal law. He also supports protecting medication abortion by telehealth, including for rural patients, and the right to travel across state lines for abortion care. He says he will work to codify abortion rights nationwide.
Context: The proposals are described as policy goals, not enacted protections.
Rick Larsen supports legislation to end the detention of children and families and bar the Department of Homeland Security from using private, for-profit immigration detention facilities. He also supports requiring in-person medical exams, safe drinking water, adequate meals, sanitary private restrooms, hygiene products, and unlimited communication with legal counsel for people held in immigration detention.
Context: These are supported legislative proposals; the passage does not state that they have been enacted.
Rick Larsen says he will not vote for full-year Department of Homeland Security and ICE funding unless it creates oversight and accountability. He wants ICE officers to follow the rules applied to other law enforcement agencies, including higher training standards, visible identification, and body cameras.
Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 10, 2026.
Rick Larsen supports universal, affordable health coverage and expanding access to care that fits families’ budgets. He supports letting Medicare negotiate drug prices, capping seniors’ out-of-pocket costs, and limiting insulin costs to $35 per month. He also supports restoring Affordable Care Act tax credits and opposes privatizing Medicare, while calling for stricter accountability for private Medicare Advantage plans.
Context: Several listed measures are described as votes already cast; restoring ACA tax credits is framed as a response to coverage losses in Northwest Washington.
Rick Larsen opposes policies he says raise family prices, including sweeping tariffs and reckless foreign wars. He supports steps to strengthen supply chains, lower utility bills through clean energy and efficiency, and invest in transportation choices that save people money.
Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 10, 2026.