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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."
I recently traveled across Washington's Fourth Congressional District to speak with farmers from each county to hear their concerns about an upcoming Farm Bill. One of the largest concerns expressed by farmers had little to do with congressional action, however: Central Washington farmers expressed their anxiety about the impact of a potentially-escalating trade war with global trading partners.
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.
One of the most urgent issues we face right now in Central Washington is the ongoing threat to dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers. Just this week, a 9th Circuit Court panel rejected arguments for an injunction to pause a forced spill order by an Oregon federal judge. The Oregon judge's order requires an increase in spill for the eight lower Columbia and Snake River dams and now goes into effect as of April 3rd. Increasing spill comes with a $40 million price tag for ratepayers this year alone.
Joining together to combat the crisis of drug and opioid abuse that is harming our communities is a major issue that should unite Americans in common cause. The impact of drug addiction and overdoses has touched too many lives in our country and in our state.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke announced support for grizzly bear restoration in the North Cascades:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after voting ‘no' on H.R. 1625 - Consolidated Appropriations Act.
More than 36 years ago, three women in Central Washington pioneered their vision of serving their community through improving access to higher education opportunities for students who society may not have considered college-bound. Martha Yallup and Violet Lumely Rau of the Yakama Nation, and Sister Kathleen Ross of Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus, came together to found what would become Heritage University in the Yakima Valley. Their determined efforts continue to bear fruit in Central Washington communities and in the lives of graduates.