Press Releases

Today Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04) questioned officials with the Army Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation about the Lower Snake River dam’s salmon mitigation and spillage operations in a budget request hearing with the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development.

Today, during a hearing by the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04) questioned former U.S. Attorney General William Barr and Drug Enforcement Agency Chief of Operations, Ray Donovan, on how the CCP is subsidizing, awarding, and investing in the production of illicit fentanyl precursor chemicals. 

Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04) questioned Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on his annual budget request and failure to secure the southern border of the United States in a House Appropriations Committee hearing. 

Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) announced the start of the annual Central Washington Congressional Art Competition. All high school students are eligible to participate. The winning entry will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol.

Yesterday, Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04) participated in a hearing held by the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture to hear Department of Agriculture Secretary Thomas Vilisack testify on the fiscal year 2025 agency budget request.

Today Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04) released the following statement after voting in support of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024 that includes cuts in wasteful spending while boosting funding for the southern border and national security interests.  

Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04) released the following statement after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Park Service released the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) with proposed action on the question of introducing grizzly bears to the North Cascades ecosystem.