Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, at a press conference at the Western Museum of Mining and Industry, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the creation of the Office of Mountains, Deserts and Plains located in EPA's office in Lakewood, CO. This western lands-focused office will address cross-cutting issues unique to the region, and more effectively leverage existing EPA staff, expertise and resources in hardrock mining cleanup. Rep.

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) joined Rep. Kevin Hern (R-OK) and 48 Members of Congress in sending a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma in support of the proposed rule to make permanent the expansion of telehealth benefits that were put in place early on in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Reps. Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Stacey Plaskett (D-VI), Rodney Davis (R-IL), and Anthony Brindisi (D-NY) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Perdue to express concern with recently announced changes to the Farm Service Agency's Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP).

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) issued the following statement after the he voted no on H.R. 8015, the Delivering for America Act, which would give the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) a $25 billion bailout while prohibiting improvements or reforms to keep the agency solvent:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On August 12, U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary David Bernhardt announced the Third Power Plant at Grand Coulee Dam would be renamed as the "Nathaniel ‘Nat' Washington Power Plant," in honor of the father-son duo who were instrumental in the conception, construction and implementation of operations at the dam.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Reps. Dan Newhouse, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, and Jaime Herrera Beutler released the following statement after the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) was released for the Columbia River System Operations:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Newhouse (R-WA) joined Reps. Ron Kind (D-WI), Brian Mast (R-FL), and Elise Stefanik (R-NY) to introduce a bipartisan resolution commemorating the 20^th anniversary of the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Reps. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and Dean Phillips (D-MN) led a bipartisan letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Leader Kevin McCarthy, urging the inclusion of provisions to ensure small businesses can maximize their funding from Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) in the next COVID-19 relief package.