Press Releases
WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Transportation announced a grant for transportation projects in Grant County:
"Completing the Northern Columbia Basin Rail Project will create a more efficient and reliable rail system," said Rep. Newhouse. "The federal government has an important role to play when it comes to modernizing America's aging infrastructure, and this award is great news for development in Grant County."
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WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement on the Senate's vote last night on health care legislation:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after the U.S. House approved H.R. 3219, the Make America Secure Appropriations Act, to fund the military, raise our troops' pay, support defense nuclear waste cleanup at Hanford, and support research at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. As a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, Rep. Newhouse worked to reverse the Trump Administration's proposed cuts to the Richland Operations Office (RL).
WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) announced the launch of the 4th Congressional District's third Congressional App Challenge (CAC), a nationwide app competition for students in high school and below.
WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 3364, the Russia, Iran, and North Korea Sanctions Act, which passed the U.S. House on a vote of 419-3:
WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) testified before the House Natural Resources Committee at a legislative hearing on his bill, H.R. 1274, the State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act. H.R.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after the House Committee on Appropriations approved the Fiscal Year 2018 Homeland Security Appropriations Act. The legislation provides for critical programs such as border and immigration enforcement, customs activities, protection against cyberterrorism, aviation security, natural disaster response, and border security. The legislation includes report language Rep. Newhouse worked on with Rep.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after the House Committee on Appropriations approved the Fiscal Year 2018 Homeland Security Appropriations Act. The legislation provides for critical programs such as border and immigration enforcement, customs activities, protection against cyberterrorism, aviation security, natural disaster response, border security, and temporary guest-workers. Rep. Newhouse's bipartisan amendment applies the H-2A program to all of agriculture:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after the House of Representatives unanimously approved his bill, H.R. 2828, to provide for a "commencement of construction" deadline extension for the Enloe Dam Hydroelectric Project that is being developed in Washington State by the Okanogan Public Utility District:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after the House Committee on Appropriations approved the Fiscal Year 2018 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 legislation included Rep.