Press Releases

WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) introduced legislation, H.R. 5504, with the support of the entire Washington delegation in the U.S. House, to designate the U.S. Postal Service facility at 4801 West Van Giesen Street in West Richland, Washington, as the "Sergeant Dietrich Schmieman Post Office." Sergeant Dietrich Schmieman of Richland was serving in the U.S.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement on the U.S. and allied strikes on the Syrian regime:

"Assad's commitment of atrocities using chemical weapons against innocent civilians cannot be tolerated by civilized nations," said Rep. Newhouse. "While long-term questions remain on our engagement in Syria, I support the decision by President Trump to join with our allies to launch the targeted military response tonight to hold the Assad regime accountable."

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) spoke on the House floor in support of H.J. Res. 2 proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Rep.

WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, Eastern Washington Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) and Congressman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) applauded the House Natural Resources Committee passage of their bipartisan legislation (H.R. 3144) to protect the Columbia and Snake River dams and ensure dams and fish can coexist.

WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) led 43 members in a bipartisan request to House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Michael Conaway (R-TX) and Ranking Member Collin Peterson (D-MN) expressing strong support for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) trade and export market development programs at the Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS). The Members requested in a letter that House Agriculture Committee leaders reauthorize the USDA's Market Access Program (MAP) and Foreign Market Development Program (FMD) and include provisions of Rep.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The 60 Plus Association announced in March that Representative Dan Newhouse (R-WA) has earned the Association's Guardian of Seniors' Rights award.

"I am honored by the recognition from 60 Plus for efforts to protect senior citizens," said Rep. Newhouse. "The federal government has made promises to senior citizens to provide Medicare and Social Security, and we are responsible for keeping the nation in fiscal order to fulfill those promises."

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement on the markup announcement for bipartisan legislation, H.R. 3144, which they introduced to protect the operations of Snake and Columbia River dams. The Committee on Natural Resources will hold a markup on H.R. 3144 on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at 10:15 a.m.