Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Industry leaders and groups who rely on the Lower Snake River dams released statements applauding Rep. Dan Newhouse’s package of legislation he introduced today protecting the dams and hydropower.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04) introduced a package of legislation to protect the Lower Snake River dams and strengthen hydropower as a reliable, affordable source of base load energy.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04) released the following statement upon passage of H.R. 1968, the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 with a bipartisan vote of 217-213.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04) introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Joint Task Force to Counter Illicit Synthetic Narcotics Act of 2025 to establish a coordinated federal task force to combat the trafficking of synthetic narcotics like fentanyl.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House of Representatives passed Rep. Dan Newhouse’s (WA-04) resolution censuring Rep. Al Green (D-TX) for violating the rules of decorum in the House of Representatives during President Trump’s address to a Joint Session of Congress this week. The resolution passed by a bipartisan vote of 224-198-2.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04) introduced a House resolution censoring Rep. Al Green (D-TX) for breaking decorum during President Trump’s address to a Joint Session of Congress last night.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04) released the following statement upon passage of the House Budget Resolution that moves the reconciliation process forward and delivers on President Trump’s legislative agenda.
“The passage of this resolution unlocks the process to rein in out-of-control spending, secure our border, and achieve energy dominance. I look forward to working with my colleagues in both chambers to identify savings, and efficiencies, in our federal spending as we move forward.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04) reintroduced bicameral legislation to prevent entities associated with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from purchasing critical American farmland and land adjacent to federal property.
“The Chinese Communist Party is our most formidable adversary, and we must act immediately to defend our food and national security interests,” said Rep. Newhouse.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA), alongside Reps. Tracey Mann (KS-01), Rick Crawford (AR-01), David Rouzer (NC-07), and GT Thompson (PA-15) introduced legislation to move the Food for Peace program from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
For the past 70 years, American farmers and shippers have led the effort to combat international hunger through the Food for Peace program that has fed more than 4 billion people in more than 150 countries.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) introduced the Agriculture Export Promotion Act of 2025 to increase funding to the Market Access Program (MAP) and Foreign Market Development Program (FMD) and help American farmers compete in global markets.