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April 21, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) introduced H.R. 5017, the Port of Benton Restriction Release Act of 2016 to lift the conveyance restrictions on a 71.5 acre parcel of land that was deeded to the Port of Benton in 1996 by the United States Maritime Administration (MARAD). Rep. Newhouse released the following statement on introducing H.R. 5017:


April 20, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA), House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway (R-TX), and Rep. Brad Ashford (D-NE) were joined by 142 Members on a bipartisan letter to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy.


April 19, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) today announced the appointment of Jamie Daniels as District Director for the Fourth Congressional District:

“I am pleased to welcome Jamie Daniels to my congressional staff to serve the people of Washington’s Fourth Congressional District as District Director, leading my district operations,” said Rep. Newhouse. “Constituent services are the most important job of any congressional office, and I know that Jamie will apply her extensive professional experience and knowledge to assisting the people of Central Washington.”


April 18, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement on the release of Hanford funding levels proposed by the House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, which has jurisdiction over Hanford appropriations, for Fiscal Year (FY) 2017. Tomorrow, the full House Appropriations Committee will hold a markup on this bill.


April 15, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Members of Congress Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and Dave Reichert (R-WA), led a letter today to the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) encouraging the organizations to discuss options in order to prevent future port disruptions such as the 2014-2015 slowdown at West Coast ports.


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April 14, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Dan Newhouse (R-WA), released the following statement after joining Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), Americans for Tax Reform, and other members of Congress during a press conference to urge colleagues in the Congress to approve H.R. 27, the Tax Code Termination Act.


March 23, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Dan Newhouse (R-WA) spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives to mark the 10th anniversary of the Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH REP. NEWHOUSE RECOGNIZE TRI-CITY REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ON HOUSE FLOOR


March 18, 2016

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Dan Newhouse (R-WA) announced that he will host a Land Management and Wildfire Preparedness Roundtable in Okanogan on Thursday, March 31st from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The roundtable is free and open to the public.


March 3, 2016

Washington, DC – Today Reps. Dave Reichert (R-WA) and Dan Newhouse (R-WA) introduced legislation to authorize a key phase of the Yakima River Basin Integrated Water Resource Management Plan, an initiative to better accommodate the water needs of the agricultural community, conservationists, residents, and other stakeholders in the Yakima River Basin region. Reps. Reichert and Newhouse made the following statements after introducing the bill:


February 26, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after voting in support of House passage of H.R. 2406, the Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) Act, which is a compilation of several bills that would improve federal land management and protect public access and opportunities for hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting. An amendment included in the SHARE Act by Rep. Newhouse requires the U.S.