Press Releases

WASHINGTON D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statements after the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) recently released its FY19 Distribution of Additional Funding that includes $7.1 million to the Columbia Basin Project Ephrata office, allocating up to $2 million for design and oversight to the Odessa Ground Water Replacement Program (OGWRP).

SURESNES, FRANCE—With the world reflecting on the centennial of the Armistice of World War I, U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) laid wreaths Saturday at Suresnes American Cemetery and Memorial just outside of Paris, France to honor three Washington natives who lost their lives or went missing in "The Great War."

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement on the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposed rulemaking which could help farmers advertise job openings to domestic workers as required under the H-2A visa program. The DOL rulemaking would require that employers seeking to hire temporary workers post the employment opportunities online, which is in line with today's modern recruitment practices for employers and job seekers as well as reducing employers' recruitment costs.

RICHLAND, WA – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) recognized Pasco residents James and Angie Sessions with the 2018 Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute's "Angels in Adoption" award. November is National Adoption Month, and Rep. Newhouse honored the Sessions family for their outstanding advocacy of adoption and foster care issues.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representatives Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) and Dan Newhouse (WA-04) applauded a Presidential Memorandum that moves up the schedule for the new court-mandated Federal Columbia River Power System (FCRPS) Biological Opinion from 2021 to 2020 while mandating increased collaboration among federal agencies.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after being presented the "Hero of Main Street" award by Yakima local business owners Pat and Linda Gilmore on Friday. Rep. Newhouse received the National Retail Federation's Hero of Main Street award for his support of legislation critical to the retail industry.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Newhouse (R-WA-04) and Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-WA-06) issued a joint statement announcing a bipartisan Civility and Respect Tour next week with events in central and western Washington. Reps. Newhouse and Kilmer together joined the Congressional Civility and Respect Caucus, which encourages all Members of Congress to act with civility and respect in their political discourse.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Newhouse (R-WA) applauded the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for announcing a public meeting on the Methow Valley Headwaters' mineral withdrawal application.