Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Reps. Dan Newhouse (WA-04), Cliff Bentz (OR-02), and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) issued the following joint statement in response to learning of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) publication detailing in-depth coordination between the offices of Rep. Mike Simpson (ID-02) and Oregon Governor Kate Brown regarding the proposal to breach the four dams along the Lower Snake River:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after Governor Inslee's inaction led to the cancellation of the Water Follies' 2021 HAPO Air Show and Columbia Cup:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Reps. Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Ron Kind (D-WI), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), and Chellie Pingree (D-ME) introduced the Continuous Improvement and Accountability in Organic Standards Act (CIAO Act), bipartisan legislation to improve the federal process for the oversight of organic standards.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) joined House Appropriations Republicans in sending a letter to Vice President Kamala Harris regarding the staggering number of migrants that have been apprehended while illegally crossing the southwest border during this Administration's first 100 days, urging her to use funds appropriated for border security to immediately address the crisis.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement ahead of President Biden's joint address to Congress where he is expected to promote his actions from the first 100 days of his Administration:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) reintroduced the Green New Deal, a radical climate change proposal:
"The Green New Deal is a radical wish list that will decimate our economy, destroy good-paying American jobs, and exacerbate the damage already done to our energy sector by the Biden Administration," said Rep. Newhouse.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) introduced the Pacific Northwest Pumped Storage Hydropower Development Act of 2021 to improve permitting for pumped storage hydroelectric projects, create jobs in Central Washington, and protect Tribal interests. The bill will help increase renewable energy production and storage in the Pacific Northwest.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) introduced H.R. 2613, the Conservation and Innovative Climate Partnership Act of 2021. This bill will allocate funding for land-grant institutions to partner with local farmers to boost conservation and innovative climate practices. Farmers are already responsible stewards of the land, and this legislation empowers producers to voluntarily adopt practices that suit their individual needs while enabling the federal government to build on the successes already taking place in agricultural communities.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after voting against H.R. 7, a bill that would unfairly punish business owners and reward trial lawyers rather than workers.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Reps. Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Billy Long (R-MO), and Mike Levin (D-CA) reintroduced the Agricultural Fairs Rescue Act, a bill to help preserve agricultural fairs across the country and offset the devastating financial losses they have experienced due to COVID-19. The Agricultural Fairs Rescue Act will provide grant funding for agricultural fairs through state departments of agriculture to keep them functioning and preserve them for the future.