Press Releases

Press Release 
For Immediate Release: May 4, 2026
Contact: Juan Ayala, (202) 713-7750

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM) introduced a resolution to designate May 5, 2026, as a National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.  

Press Release 
For Immediate Release: May 4, 2026
Contact: Juan Ayala, (202) 713-7750

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04) led a bipartisan letter to Secretary Sean Duffy at the Department of Transportation in support of Douglas County’s BUILD Grant application for the Wenatchi Landing Interchange Project.  

For Immediate Release: May 1, 2026
Contact: Juan Ayala, (202) 713-7750

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse announced the following staff changes in his D.C. and district offices:  

Washington, D.C. Office

Noah Yantis, Chief of Staff

Athena McAllister, Director of Operations 

Josie McLaurin, Legislative Director

Juan Ayala, Communications Director

Kellie Chong, Senior Policy Advisor

Katie Paxon, Legislative Assistant

For Immediate Release: April 30, 2026
Contact: Juan Ayala, (202) 713-7750

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04) released the following statement after the House passed the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026, commonly referred to as the Farm Bill. This legislation passed by a bipartisan vote of 224-200. 

For Immediate Release: April 29, 2026
Contact: Juan Ayala, (202) 713-7750
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04) released the following statement upon Committee passage of the Fiscal Year 2027 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. 

"House Republicans’ commitment to supporting the agriculture industry has never been stronger," said Rep. Newhouse.

Press Release
For Immediate Release: April 23, 2026
Contact: Juan Ayala, (202) 713-7750

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) led a letter, signed by 14 other House Members, to Richard Fordyce, the Undersecretary of Agriculture for Farm Production and Conservation, asking USDA to address understaffing at the Farm Service Agency (FSA) and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).

Press Release
For Immediate Release: April 22, 2026
Contact: Juan Ayala, (202) 713-7750

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Lawmakers and industry groups who rely on hydropower released statements applauding the House passage of S. 1020, the Senate companion to Rep. Newhouse's HR. 2072.

Press Release
For Immediate Release: April 21, 2026
Contact: Juan Ayala, (202) 713-7750

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse released the following statement after passage of S.1020, known as the Build More Hydro bill, which is the Senate companion to Rep. Newhouse's H.R. 2072. This legislation passed the House with a vote of 394-14 and heads to President Trump's desk to become law.