Rick Larsen: “Dear Chairman DeFazio, Ranking Member Graves, and Congressmembers of the Aviation Subcommittee, House Committee on…”

There has never been a more important time for the United States to maintain and expand its leadership in the Arctic.

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Democrats are for bills that invest in job-creating infrastructure. We are against jamming through fiscally reckless bills that rip healthcare away from 13 million Americans and take food…

This hold slows recovery and hurts communities in their time of need.

However, this activity has been dominated by Russian-flagged vessels, and both Russia and China have jockeyed for control of the region.