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As the 114th Congress comes to an end, it is worth looking back on my first term in Congress and highlight the important accomplishments and the change that Americans should expect before the 115th Congress convenes next year.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) announced the winners of the Fourth Congressional District's second annual Congressional App Challenge, an app competition for high school students. Tri-Tech Skills Center seniors Tobias (Toby) Williams, Jamas Middleton, and Elijah Stiham, of Kennewick, have been named the competition winners for their app called "Trinity Complex," which is an open world, first-person game app in which the player must navigate through a virtual environment to collect six keys.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) today released the following statement after voting for H.R. 2028, the Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017, which funds the federal government through April, 2017.
Even as this year's legislative session comes to a close, the last bills passed by Congress are certainly not the least important. As the saying goes, "last but not least." Bipartisan legislation passed just last week tackles real problems, such as the mental health crisis and the need for improving medical research. I joined my colleagues in the House to approve the 21st Century Cures Act, which includes the most significant bipartisan mental health reform in a decade, on a vote of 392-26.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA), expressed his extreme concern to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy regarding the agency’s decision to continue awarding federal grants despite an ongoing investigation into the misuse of taxpayer dollars in the anti-farmer “What’s Upstream” campaign in Washington State. In a letter sent today, Rep.
Several Columbia Basin tribes have called for the Ancient One to be returned to his descendants
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) today released the following statement after the House approved the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) conference report on a vote of 375-34. The legislation is expected to be considered in the Senate next week:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement congratulating retired Marine Gen. James N. Mattis, on his selection by President-elect Trump to lead the U.S. Department of Defense:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Reps. Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Peter DeFazio. (D-OR), Erik Paulsen (R-MN), and Chellie Pingree (D-ME) led 100 other Members in a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and USDA Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics, Dr. Cathie Woteki.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) today released the following statement on the release of the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) conference report for consideration in the House: