$30 Million in Recovery Funds on the Way to Complete Peace Arch Construction Project
For Immediate Release
Contact: Amanda Mahnke
(202) 225-2605
March 31, 2009
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) praised the Obama Administration’s announcement today of $30 million in economic recovery funds to complete the Peace Arch construction project in Whatcom County.
“President Obama’s recovery plan is putting people to work to make our common border with Canada more secure and efficient,” said Larsen, who visited the Peace Arch construction site on Friday. “I am thrilled that the economic recovery plan will help make our border more efficient to spur trade, create jobs, and help get our economy moving.”
Larsen is co-chair of the Governor’s 2010 Olympics Task Force and has been working with his colleagues at the local, state and federal level – as well as with Canadian leaders – to prepare for the 2010 Olympics and the 2009 Police and Fire Games in Vancouver, British Columbia. The General Services Administration (GSA) has committed to providing 10 booths at the border at the Games, a commitment that the funding announced today will help fulfill.
One in three jobs in Washington state depend on trade. At the Peace Arch Crossing, nearly 1.7 million people cross the border annually. Nearly $600 billion in goods cross the Northern border each year.
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