The Dispute Index

Rick Larsen

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United States Representative and Democratic candidate for U.S. House in Washington's 2nd district.

Democratic candidate for U.S. House in Washington's 2nd Congressional District
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What we have documented

We have documented 3 statements by Rick Larsen, in 2 cases. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.

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Statements by Rick Larsen

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Rick Larsen

Role at the time: U.S. Representative, Washington 2nd district

Condemned

Statement summary

Rick Larsen voted Yea on H.Con.Res. 93, the House resolution directing the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.

“On Agreeing to the Resolution: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)U.S. House Roll Call Vote 307: H.Con.Res. 93, Iran War Powers Resolution (agreed to, 220-204)
Why we used this label

A yea vote supported directing the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran, opposing continued U.S. involvement in the war without congressional authorization.

Read statementFull case: Do they support the war in Iran?
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Rick Larsen

Role at the time: U.S. Representative from Washington, ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and ex officio Kennedy Center trustee, in an official committee press release

Condemned

Statement summary

In an official committee press release responding to the Kennedy Center board’s September 15 meeting, Rep. Rick Larsen (D-WA), the ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, said the Trump Administration’s “transparent blackmail attempt and bogus claims of impending bankruptcy do not fool anyone.” He said the focus should be on repairing and restoring the Center.

“The Trump Administration’s transparent blackmail attempt and bogus claims of impending bankruptcy do not fool anyone. We should focus on repairing and restoring the Kennedy Center.”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)Ranking Member Larsen Statement on Recent Kennedy Center Board Meeting · House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee DemocratsQuoted statement, second and third sentences of Larsen's remarks (after the attribution 'Ranking Member Larsen said')
Why we used this label

Larsen's statement on the board's September 15 meeting calls the Trump Administration's "transparent blackmail attempt" and its claims of impending bankruptcy "bogus," and says the focus should be on repairing and restoring the Center; it does not itself name the recognition condition. The closest competing label is “Challenged the characterization”, because part of the statement disputes the bankruptcy claims. That loses because the same sentence calls the administration's action a "transparent blackmail attempt" and the statement ends by urging repair and restoration, a substantive rejection rather than only a dispute over description.

Read statementFull case: Should Donald Trump link the Kennedy Center's renovation to recognition for his administration?
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Rick Larsen

Role at the time: U.S. Representative for Washington at the statement date.

Condemned

Statement summary

Rep. Rick Larsen says he voted again to stop the President from attacking Iran, calls the war unjustified and says Americans have gotten higher prices out of it.

“Today I voted once again to stop the President from attacking Iran. All Americans have gotten out of this unjustified war is higher prices. Congress is sending a clear message to President Trump: stop the war. Lower prices.”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)Larsen Stands Firm Against Trump’s Unjustified War | U.S. Representative Rick LarsenComplete original statement; date-only timestamp represented at noon UTC
Why we used this label

The case asks about support for the war in Iran. Larsen says he voted to stop the President from attacking Iran and tells the President to stop the war, so we used Condemned.

Read statementFull case: Do they support the war in Iran?

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Case

Do they support the war in Iran?

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