Press Releases
SUNNYSIDE, WA – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after touring the Southern U.S. border near McAllen, Texas and briefings by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Friday, June 29th and Saturday, June 30th:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke announced Washington state local governments are receiving a total of $29 million under the 2018 Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program, demonstrating the Administration's commitment to local communities. This is the largest amount ever allocated in the program's 40-year history.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after the House voted on H.R. 6136, the Border Security and Immigration Reform Act:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA) released the following statements after the House of Representatives voted 288-116 to pass H.R. 2083, the Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act, bipartisan legislation Rep. Newhouse cosponsored aimed at improving the survival of endangered salmon, steelhead and other native fish species in the Columbia River system.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after the House of Representatives' voted to pass H.R. 2, the Agriculture and Nutrition Act, commonly referred to as "the Farm Bill."
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after voting no on H.R. 4760, the Securing America's Future Act.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement regarding continuing legislative negotiations on behalf of beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Dan Newhouse (WA-04) joined Chairman of the House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee, Dave Reichert (WA-08), and a bipartisan group of Members of Congress from Washington State urging the United States Trade Representative (USTR), Ambassador Robert Lighthizer, to address retaliation by our trading partners in response to the Administration's placement of tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) voted in favor of House passage of H.R. 5895, the Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act. Rep. Newhouse spoke in support of legislation that approves funding levels above the administration's request for Hanford cleanup, as well as a strong commitment to support the scientific research at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (see full remarks here). Rep.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 3, the Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act. H.R. 3 would rescind $15 billion in federal spending that is no longer needed for its intended purposes, or that has been sitting unused within agencies for years. H.R. 3 would also rescind funding that agencies cannot spend, or have no plans to spend, to return it to the Federal Treasury.