Continue building on the bipartisan infrastructure law by investing in transportation projects that create good-paying transportation jobs and move people and goods safely across the country by road and rail.

Rick Larsen · Washington · Democratic

spending impact 0.72 specificity 0.74 extraction confidence 91%

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Occurrences

Evidence

The official news index for the lookback window lists June 9-July 1 releases, but none show a new road, rail, BIL, or surface transportation investment delivered after June 7, 2026.

No concrete new delivery item for this specific road/rail infrastructure promise appeared in Larsen's official news feed during the June 7-July 6 lookback window.

unresolved same_term

Latest News | U.S. Representative Rick Larsen
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 58%

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The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved H.R. 8870, a bipartisan five-year surface transportation bill investing in roads, bridges, transit, rail, and safety programs. The release quotes Ranking Member Larsen saying the bill builds on the prior infrastructure law and would create good-paying jobs.

Larsen took serious concrete legislative action by helping advance a bipartisan surface transportation reauthorization through committee, but the evidence shows committee approval, not final enactment.

partial same_term A for effort

T&I Committee Approves BUILD America 250 Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 91%

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Larsen's office said the BUILD America 250 Act passed committee 62-2 and would provide $580 billion over five years, including Washington priorities for ferries, transit, buses, culverts, bridges, highways, multimodal funding, and rail improvements.

This corroborates Larsen's direct role and Washington-specific transportation priorities in a major pending infrastructure bill, but because it had not become law, it supports partial progress rather than full delivery.

partial same_term A for effort

Larsen’s Bipartisan Bill Invests $580 Billion in Job-Creating Infrastructure | U.S. Representative Rick Larsen
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 89%

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Larsen announced DOT released $17.5 million for Skagit Transit's Burlington facility and listed nine Washington grants totaling over $183 million, including rail corridor reliability, Puget Sound rail improvements, rural rail rehabilitation, a bridge project, safe streets, and bus charging infrastructure.

Actual DOT grant release in 2026 funded transit, rail, bridge, truck, and street-safety projects in Washington, matching the promise's transportation investment and safety goals.

delivered same_term A for effort

Larsen Announces $17.5 Million Investment in Skagit Transit
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%

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Larsen said FY2026 spending bills he supported passed the House 341-88 and were signed into law, including requested funding for Community Transit electric buses, the Port of Edmonds seawall, the Port of Everett terminal, and Snohomish County's Intermodal Yard rail capacity project.

Signed FY2026 appropriations delivered specific Northwest Washington transportation infrastructure funds, including bus replacement and rail-yard capacity improvements.

delivered same_term A for effort

Larsen Secures Local Jobs and Infrastructure Investments in Funding Bills
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 84%

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Assessments

delivered same_term A for effort

Same-term evidence shows actual transportation investments were delivered, not only proposed: 2026 DOT grants funded transit, rail, bridge, street-safety, and bus infrastructure in Washington, and FY2026 appropriations signed into law included Larsen-supported/requested funds for electric buses, port infrastructure, and rail-yard capacity. The pending BUILD America 250 Act supports additional effort but is not needed for full delivery because concrete road, rail, transit, and safety investments matching the promise were already enacted or released during Larsen's current federal term.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%