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      <excerpt>...full details of the bill &#8212; they&#8217;re still being worked out in Congress, after all &#8212; they do have a &#8220;good idea,&#8221; he said, and he thanked U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Everett, and Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., for their work on the bill on behalf of </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> We have strong support from Rep. Rick Larsen and Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell. Gov. Chris Gregoire and British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...in the Vancouver, B.C.-to-Eugene corridor and will compete well for the federal funds. We have strong support from Rep. Rick Larsen and Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell. Gov. Chris Gregoire and British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell recently sign</excerpt>
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      <excerpt> 1) to fill the remainder of Rick Larsen&amp;#39;s term when he was elected to Congress in the 2000 election. Again, Ashley was the top vote getter of the county&amp;#39;s ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Rick Larsen is the elected Representative for Washington&amp;#39;s Second Congressional District. He&amp;#39;s been there for several terms, and some of us think this is ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Chris Gregoire and US Rep. Rick Larsen also spoke at the event. About 100 people attended. The museum, established by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Rick Larsen (D-2) Fax: 202-225-4420. Rep. Brian Baird (D-3) Fax: 202-225-3478. Rep. Doc Hastings (R-4) Fax: 202-225-3251. Rep. Cathy McMorris (R-5) Fax: 202-225-3392. Rep. Norman Dicks (D-6) Fax: 202-226-1176. Rep. ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>ARLINGTON &#8212; United States Rep. Rick Larsen recently got to see first-hand how the city is using its federal stimulus dollars. The &#8220;hometown boy,&#8221; as Mayor Margaret Larson referred to him, got a short tour on Thursday, Nov. ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>&amp;quot;Now folks will say that&amp;#39;s not true, but I&amp;#39;ve got facts on my side and you&amp;#39;ve got Glenn Beck on your side&amp;quot; - Rep. Rick Larsen (D-WA) &amp;quot;Auferre, trucidare, rapere falsis nominibus imperium; atque, ubi solitudinem faciunt, pacem app</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>On the House side, Baldwin was joined as prime sponsor by Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.). Ros-Lehtinen represents a Miami Beach district with a large number of LGBT voters, and she often joins Democrats to support pro-LGBT legislation.  ... Washington S</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Rep. Mike Conaway (TX-11), an original co-sponsor of a countering resolution known as The Local Radio Freedom Act, also participated in today&amp;#39;s meeting. Commenting on today&amp;#39;s meeting, NAB Executive Vice President Dennis Wharton issued ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Posted from The Bellingham Herald Political Blog; by Sam Taylor. This video is from the Saturday meeting of the 42nd Legislative District Democrats. US Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Everett, stopped by the meeting to chat about the healthcare ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>(This motion sends a bill back to committee with instructions on how to proceed.) Rep. Larsen [D-WA2] : No Go to Bill Status : HR 3961: Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2009 [This event matched these trackers: Rep. ...</excerpt>
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