Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after the House Committee on Appropriations approved the Fiscal Year 2019 Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. This legislation provides annual funding for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Forest Service, the Indian Health Service, and various independent and related agencies. The Committee adopted Rep.
YAKIMA – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) recognized a West Valley High School senior, Alexander Carlson, with a Congressional Award Bronze Medal. The ceremony took place at West Valley High School. The Congressional Award is the highest award for youth presented by the United States Congress.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives from Washington state Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA-03), Dan Newhouse (WA-04), Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) and Dave Reichert (WA-08) issued a joint statement following the U.S. Department of Energy's announcement that they will not sell off Bonneville Power Administration's (BPA) assets.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) today released the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 5515, National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which passed the House in a bipartisan vote of 351-66. The legislation authorizes funding for national defense and national security programs of the Department of Energy, including offices at Hanford, and includes Rep.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta, Homeland Security Secretary Kjerstjen Nielsen, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced new coordination to streamline and improve the H-2A temporary agricultural visa program, which is administered by the Departments of State, Agriculture, Labor, and Homeland Security.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) announced that six students across Central Washington have received appointments to attend U.S. service academies. The appointments followed Rep. Newhouse's nominations for each appointee. The honor of attending a service academy comes with the obligation and commitment to serve in the military for a minimum of five years upon graduation.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) applauded the start of formal renegotiations of the Columbia River Treaty (CRT) to take place May 29th and 30th in Washington, D.C.
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.