Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) was honored on Monday at the Greater Yakima Chamber of Commerce's "State of the City" Luncheon in Yakima, when he was presented with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce "Spirit of Enterprise Award" for his support of pro-growth, pro-jobs policies in Congress.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after the House of Representatives' vote on H.R. 2, the Agriculture and Nutrition Act, commonly referred to as "the Farm Bill."
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement on the House Committee on Natural Resources' approval in a markup of legislation he introduced, H.R. 4419, the Bureau of Reclamation and Bureau of Indian Affairs Water Project Streamlining Act. Rep.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement on Hanford funding levels proposed by the House Committee on Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2019 and the strong commitment made to the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Rep.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement on the House Committee on Natural Resources' markup announcement for legislation he introduced, H.R. 4419, the Bureau of Reclamation and Bureau of Indian Affairs Water Project Streamlining Act. Rep. Newhouse's legislation would streamline the Bureau of Reclamation's and Bureau of Indian Affairs' environmental planning and study process for new water projects and authorize the next phase of the Yakima Basin Integrated Plan.
WASHINGTON D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement on House passage of H.R. 3053, the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2018, which provides practical reforms to the nation's nuclear waste management policy to ensure the federal government fulfills its legal obligations to dispose of spent nuclear fuel and high-level waste. This legislation passed the House by a bipartisan vote of 340 – 72.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statements on the House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Energy and Water's approval in a subcommittee markup of legislation that would end the current forced spill order by requiring federal funds used to operate the Federal Columbia River Power System hydroelectric dams to do so in a manner that is consistent with the Army Corps of Engineers' 2017 Fish Operations Plan.
WASHINGTON D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statements after receiving a report from the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) on its Fiscal Year 2018 additional funding spending program. The BOR report announced nearly $2 million in new funds for the Columbia Basin Project Ephrata/Pasco Pump Lateral and Potholes Supplemental Feed Route, including $750,000 for oversight and design for a pumping plant and pipeline delivery system for the Odessa Ground Water Replacement Program (OGWRP).
WASHINGTON D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement on President Trump's decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal:
SUNNYSIDE – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) announced the winners of the 2018 Congressional Art Competition for high school students in the Fourth Congressional District: