Rick Larsen
Coverage of Rick Larsen in the Nexus archive.
- After overhaul, feds seek to reauthorize minority, women-owned business program
Federal lawmakers seek to reauthorize the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program, which supports women- and minority-owned businesses by providing access to public contracts and economic opportunities. The program, revised last year by the U.S. Department of Transportation to make qualification harder, faces a reauthorization campaign led by advocates and entrepreneurs. A bipartisan bill sponsored by Rep. Sam Graves aims to continue the program, requiring objective criteria for assessing business disadvantage.
- ‘Normalized’ partisanship, government shutdowns raise risks for aviation
Representative Rick Larsen and former Governor Chris Sununu warned about the impact of partisanship and government shutdowns on American aviation. They expressed concern that government shutdowns are becoming more frequent. This normalization of shutdowns raises risks for the aviation industry.