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srd
March 1, 2024
This week, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) sent a letter to the Secretary of the Washington State Department of Transportation after the secretary made far-fetched claims during his testimony at the House Transportation & Infrastructure hearing relating to the Lower Snake River Dams.

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election
February 28, 2024
Weekly Columns and Op-Eds
From AI to deep fakes, the rise in social media and algorithmic warfare is troubling to say the least. Our adversaries are getting more sophisticated, and as technology advances, it is critical our election integrity policies stay one step ahead.
Issues:The Chinese Communist Party

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February 22, 2024
Weekly Columns and Op-Eds
The average age of farmers in the United States is 57 and a half years old, with only 9% under the age of 35. Children growing up on family farms today often want to leave to seek out other professions, and there is a great degree of difficulty—both in interest and due to barriers to entry—in getting youngers Americans without an agricultural background to become agricultural producers.
Issues:Agriculture

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LNG
February 20, 2024
Weekly Columns and Op-Eds
The United States produces the cleanest and safest energy in the world from traditional resources like oil and natural gas as well as from emerging resources and innovative technologies. This is something we should be celebrating, but instead, President Biden has waged an unprecedented war on American energy producers since taking office, which has caused our energy prices to skyrocket in order to appease the extreme climate lobby.
Issues:Energy

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LNG
February 16, 2024
Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04) released the following statement upon passage of H.R. 7176, the Unlocking Our Domestic Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Potential Act of 2024.
Issues:Energy

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border
February 13, 2024
Last week, Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04), Chairman of the Western Caucus, led a group of eleven lawmakers to tour Arizona’s southern border. 

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post office
February 12, 2024
This week, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) sent a letter to United States Postmaster General, Louis DeJoy, and the Western States Government Relations Liaison Director Jennifer Selde with concerns about local delivery services and election integrity.

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border
February 12, 2024
Weekly Columns and Op-Eds
What was once a localized crisis at the southern border now touches every corner of the United States. Every month, Customs and Border Protection reports record-breaking statistics outlining how bad our border disaster has become.
Issues:Immigration and the Southern Border

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farm
February 12, 2024
Weekly Columns and Op-Eds
As a third-generation farmer, I understand how important agriculture is for families, jobs, and trade in Central Washington. But foreign adversaries are purchasing U.S. farmland at an alarming rate, posing a threat to Central Washington’s most crucial industry, and the federal government is struggling to keep up.
Issues:AgricultureThe Chinese Communist Party

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pipeline
February 12, 2024

Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04) introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives denouncing President Biden’s war on American energy.

Issues:Energy