Press Releases

Newhouse, Northwest Lawmakers Request Additional Information on Package of Actions and Commitments To Determine the Future of the Lower Snake River Dams

November 29, 2023

Press Release

Today, Congressman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and a group of Northwest lawmakers sent a letter to President Joe Biden requesting additional information on a “package of actions and commitments” the United States Government negotiated with plaintiffs, states, and tribes in ongoing litigation over Columbia River System Operations (CRSO).

Issues: Hydropower and Water Rights

Newhouse Demands Transparency, Access to Secret Package in Columbia River System Operations Mediation

November 20, 2023

Press Release

Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04) led Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05), Russ Fulcher (ID-01), and Cliff Bentz (OR-02) in a letter to Brenda Mallory, Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality, requesting the council grant immediate access to the “package of actions and commitments” recently negotiated in the mediation concerning the Columbia River System Operations.

Issues: Hydropower and Water Rights

Newhouse, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Support PNW Seafood Industry

November 14, 2023

Press Release

Yesterday, Reps. Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and Suzan DelBene (WA-01) introduced bipartisan tax legislation to support on-duty meal services for Pacific Northwest offshore seafood workers.

Newhouse Demands Regulation Clarity on WOTUS

November 14, 2023

Press Release

Today, Congressman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) led 71 Members of Congress in sending a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan and Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Michael Connor regarding the lack of clarity on the agencies’ regulatory definition of waters of the United States (WOTUS) following the Supreme Court’s decision in Sackett v. EPA.

Issues: Public Lands

Newhouse, Colleagues Blast Inslee on GAO Puget Sound Salmon Report

November 9, 2023

Press Release

Today, Reps. Dan Newhouse (WA-04), Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05), and Cliff Bentz (OR-02) released the following statement after the Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a report that cites poor water quality as the key factor in the declining salmon populations in the Puget Sound.

Issues: Hydropower and Water Rights

Newhouse Statement on Passage of Israel Aid Package

November 3, 2023

Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement on yesterday's passage of the Israel Supplemental Appropriations Package.

Newhouse Statement on Passage Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill

November 2, 2023

Press Release

Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement upon yesterday’s passage of the Fiscal Year 2024 Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill.

In Case You Missed It: Newhouse Attends Grizzly Public Comment Session

October 31, 2023

Press Release

OKANOGAN – Yesterday, October 30^th, Congressman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) attended the first in-person public comment session on introducing grizzly bears to the North Cascades and delivered his personal comment in opposition to the proposal.

Newhouse Introduces Bill Targeting Urban Canal Repairs

October 27, 2023

Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) introduced The Urban Canal Modernization Act alongside Rep. Mike Simpson (ID-02).

Issues: Agriculture Hydropower and Water Rights

Newhouse Statement on Election of the Speaker of the House of Representatives

October 25, 2023

Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Congressman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) released the following statement after the election of the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.

“Today I was proud to vote for Congressman Mike Johnson from Louisiana for Speaker of the House,” said Rep. Dan Newhouse.

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