Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement about his participation in a bipartisan congressional visit to the nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain on April 9. Led by House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on the Environment and the Economy Chairman John Shimkus (R-IL), this exploratory trip continues congressional oversight of the administration's termination of the project and will help inform Congress' efforts to establish a workable, long-term nuclear waste solution. Reps.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Members of Congress Dan Newhouse (WA-4), Dave Reichert (WA-8), and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-5) issued the following statement regarding the Seattle City Council vote to adopt a resolution expressing disapproval for trade promotion authority and concerns about the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations:
Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) led a bipartisan letter signed by 61 House Members to Speaker Boehner and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) requesting that agricultural labor reforms that give farmers access to a legal, reliable and stable workforce accompany implementation of measures to stem the flow of illegal immigration:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after voting with the House to approve a two-year reauthorization of the bipartisan Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (SRS), which provides critical funding to counties and localities with large tracts of federally-owned National Forest land. SRS reauthorization was included in legislation to repeal the Medicare sustainable growth rate (SGR).
Legislation reauthorizes FLTFA to speed up the sale of surplus federal "land-for-land" deals
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after the Obama Administration's announcement today that it will decouple defense nuclear waste and spent nuclear fuel and begin a new siting process as part of the Administration's broader strategy, first announced in 2013, to circumvent Yucca Mountain:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after the announcement by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that it will clarify the definition of eligibility for veterans who live 40 miles as driving distance from a VA medical facility rather than "as the crow flies." Earlier this month, Rep.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after the announcement that Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Director B. Todd Jones will step down at the end of the month:
Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) announced the start of the 2015 Congressional Art Competition for the 4th District:
"The Congressional Art Competition is a great opportunity to showcase the creativity of Central Washington's young people," said Rep. Newhouse. "I encourage every high school student to participate, and I look forward to seeing the entries."
Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) announced the opening of a new congressional office location in Richland, WA to assist constituents in the 4th District. Rep. Newhouse also named district office staff and dates for office open houses open to members of the public and media in Richland and Yakima.