Press Releases
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.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today on the floor of the U.S. House, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) commended this week's transfer of 1,641 acres of unneeded federal land from the Hanford site to the Tri-City Development Council, the designated Community Reuse Organization:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Dan Newhouse (WA-04), a member of the House Agriculture Committee, and Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD), released the following statement applauding Transportation and Infrastructure Committee leaders' introduction of H.R.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after the announcement of Speaker Boehner's resignation:
"I thank Speaker Boehner for his honorable service in Congress. His decision to resign placed the interests of this institution and the American people before himself. I wish my best to him and Debbie as they begin a new chapter in their lives. As the process to select a new Speaker begins, I look forward to a debate that will unite our diverse conference around principled, effective, conservative leadership."
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Dan Newhouse (R-WA) led a bipartisan letter, signed by 17 House Members, to U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman requesting that he raise the issue of China's import ban on GMO alfalfa with Chinese trade authorities in order to help protect the hundreds of millions of dollars and thousands of U.S. jobs provided by national alfalfa production. According to the U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement on voting to support passage of legislation he co-sponsored, H.R. 3134, the Defund Planned Parenthood Act and H.R. 3504, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after voting to oppose the Administration's nuclear deal with Iran:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) spoke on the House floor to recognize the sacrifices and efforts of first responders, firefighters, and volunteers who continue to battle wildfires across Washington State. The Okanogan Complex fire has now surpassed last year's Carlton Complex fire as the largest wildfire in Washington State's recorded history.