Health Care
I was proud to vote to restore individual healthcare choices and government accountability by repealing Obamacare. I continue to hear personal stories from individuals in Central Washington about the uncertainty and dramatic cost increases Obamacare has created for their families and businesses. A top-down, mandate-centered, one-size-fits-all approach to healthcare does not work for families or businesses in Central Washington. Obamacare has caused health insurance premiums and increased deductibles to become less affordable for too many Americans, which is why I am working with my colleagues in Congress to ensure patient-centered care that will increase access and make insurance more affordable. Americans should have the freedom to purchase insurance across state lines, protection for patients with preexisting conditions, and care for our most vulnerable citizens.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after the Supreme Court rejected the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rule that would have required workers at private companies to get the COVID vaccine.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA), along with over 100 of his colleagues, sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure opposing the Biden administration's vaccine mandate for Medicare and Medicaid service providers.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded $5,030,719 to the Columbia Basin Health Association (CBHA) through its Health Center Cluster program. This grant was funded from FY21 appropriations, which Republicans approved in December of 2020.
President Biden is more concerned about government control than the safety of our workforce or the protection of our individual rights.
On September 9, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order requiring all federal employees and contractors be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by November 22, 2021 and December 8, 2021, respectively. The alternative? Termination.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) led a bicameral letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Deb Haaland requesting information regarding the impacts President Biden's vaccine mandate will have on national wildfire preparedness.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) applauded the $500,000 in funding to Washington State's Department of Agriculture to support Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN) State Department of Agriculture (SDA) projects funded by the 2018 Farm Bill. The Washington State Department of Agriculture will collaborate with Washington Department of Health and Washington State University Extension to create two programs to address suicide prevention and behavioral health.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) introduced the Options Over Terminations Act. This legislation would provide an exemption to any Federal COVID–19 vaccine mandate for any Federal employee or contractor who provides proof of COVID–19 antibodies.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded grant funding for telemedicine and distance learning to Yakima County, Yakama Reservation, Adams County, and for teledentistry across Central Washington. The $1,990,193 in grant funding will increase access to education, training and health care resources that are otherwise limited or unavailable for rural communities in Central Washington. Funds for these grants is provided from FY21 appropriations, which Republicans approved in December of 2020.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) sent a letter to Governor Inslee calling on him to prioritize and publicly acknowledge the success and the availability of monoclonal antibody therapy as a tool that has the ability to save lives and reduce the number of breakthrough COVID-19 cases that are currently overwhelming Washington's healthcare system.