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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) today released the following statement after meeting with President Trump and other members of Congress at the White House on agriculture and trade. Just before the meeting, President Trump announced an agreement with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker to ease tensions to avoid a trade war:
The federal government plays an important role in Central Washington and across the West when it comes to a host of issues that impact rural communities. The federal government must manage vast tracks of federal lands including managing wild species, and preventing forest fires among other services. Residents of Central Washington expect the federal government to fulfill its responsibilities to the public and to respect local wishes, hearing us out about policies that affect our daily lives.
In a new bipartisan letter, WA & MT members of Senate and House call attention to dire effects of Chinese tariffs on polysilicon materials
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives approved H.R. 6147, the Interior, Environment, Financial Services, and General Government 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 House-approved legislation includes Rep. Newhouse's amendment to deny funding for the U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Representatives Collin Peterson (D-Minn.), Lamar Smith (R-Texas), Henry Cuellar (D-Texas), Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.), Michael Conaway (R-Texas), and Ken Calvert (R-Calif.) today introduced the bipartisan AG and Legal Workforce Act (H.R. 6417). Representatives Mark Meadows (R-N.C.), chair of the House Freedom Caucus, Mark Walker (R-N.C.), chair of the Republican Study Committee, and John Katko (R-N.Y.), chair of the Tuesday Group, are also original cosponsors.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives approved his legislation, H.R. 5504, 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." Rep. Newhouse introduced H.R. 5504 with the support of the entire Washington delegation to honor the life and service of U.S.
Last week, President Trump pardoned 76-year old Oregon rancher Dwight Lincoln Hammond, Jr., and his 49-year old son, Steven Hammond. I strongly believe that the pardon was justified after the vindictive prosecution and excessive sentencing of the Hammonds.
In 2001, the Hammonds were conducting controlled burns – a common land management technique – on their land to burn invasive weeds on their property. The fire spread unintentionally to Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands, burning about 140 acres.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement on President Trump's pardon of Dwight and Steven Hammond:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement on the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) release of guidance on changes made to farm labor housing eligibility. The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 included Rep. Newhouse's amendment that directed these changes.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement on President Trump's nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court:
"President Trump's decision to nominate Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court shows the high importance of interpreting the Constitution as the Founders intended when they wrote it," said Rep. Newhouse. "I urge the Senate to move quickly on confirmation of the next Justice of the Supreme Court."