Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after President Obama's announcement that U.S. Secretary of Labor Tom Perez will help mediate contract negotiations between the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) in the labor dispute at West Coast ports:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) led a letter to Speaker John Boehner and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi requesting that the House move quickly to reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (SRS). SRS provides critical funding to counties and localities with large tracts of federally-owned National Forest land. The letter was also signed by Reps.
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressmen Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Dave Reichert (R-WA), Kurt Schrader (D-OR) and Jim Costa (D-CA) introduced a House Resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the current contract negotiation between the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) must come to swift conclusion. The resolution also states that in the event of a strike or lockout, the Administration must intervene to end the dispute to protect American workers and the national economy.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after the announcement that he would serve as a vice-chair of the House Nuclear Cleanup Caucus in the 114th Congress. The announcement came during the first meeting of the Nuclear Cleanup Caucus, which is also co-chaired by Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN) and Rep. Ben Lujan (D-NM).
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement on the temporary suspension of West Coast port activity this weekend:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after voting in support of H.R. 596, To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. In January, Rep. Newhouse requested that House leadership schedule a vote to repeal Obamacare. The bill passed the House today on a vote of 239-186.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a recent letter sent to the International Longshore Warehouse Union President Robert McEllrath and Pacific Maritime Association Chairman and CEO James McKenna, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) joined 87 colleagues to urge swift resolution to ongoing West Coast port contract negotiations.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement on the Obama Administration's Fiscal Year 2016 budget request for Hanford:
"I have concerns about the budget President Obama released today. Reversing its illegal shutdown of Yucca Mountain and meeting the federal government's cleanup commitments at both Hanford sites must be a higher priority for this Administration.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement on the President's budget request for Fiscal Year 2016.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after being assigned to serve on subcommittees for the House Committee on Agriculture, chaired by Rep. Mike Conaway (R-TX). Rep. Newhouse will serve on the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research and the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.