Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), joined by Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Rep. Rick Larsen (D-WA), and Rep. Dave Reichert (R-WA) wrote today to Ambassador Cui Tiankai of China to express deep concern over the still-unresolved trade dispute between the U.S.

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Reps. Dan Newhouse (WA-04), a member of the House Agriculture Committee, and Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development appropriations subcommittee, today applauded bipartisan passage of H.R. 3819, the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2015. The legislation funds and extends the authorization for federal highway and transit programs through November 20, 2015. H.R.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released a statement following President Obama's veto of the bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA):

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after the announcement that the federal government approved Governor Jay Inslee's request on October 7, 2015 for federal disaster assistance for emergency work related to this summer's devastating wildfires:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Dan Newhouse (WA-04), a member of the House Agriculture Committee, Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development appropriations subcommittee, and Dan Lipinski (IL-03), a member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, along with leaders of the rail industry and shippers urged Congress to act immediately to extend the upcoming deadline for implementing positive train control (PTC) safety technology and prevent a shutdown of the nation's passenger and freight rail system.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The federal delegation representing areas in Washington state impacted by this summer's historic wildfires sent a letter to President Barack Obama urging him to grant Governor Jay Inslee's request for federal disaster assistance. On Wednesday, Governor Inslee requested assistance for both wildfires and the massive windstorm in late August. The letter was sent by U.S. Representative Dan Newhouse (WA-4), U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA), and Reps.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Dan Newhouse (R-WA) led a letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy urging the EPA to withdraw its proposal to impose federal water quality standards, specifically Human Health Water Quality Criteria (HHWQC) on the State of Washington.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – During a press conference today at Easterday Farms in Pasco, WA, U.S. Representative Dan Newhouse (R-WA) unveiled details of draft legislation he plans to introduce in Congress, the Ensuring Continued Operations and No Other Major Incidents, Closures, or Slowdowns (ECONOMICS) Act. The ECONOMICS Act would establish economic benchmarks that trigger measures to prevent future port slowdowns, such as the West Coast ports slowdown.