News
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:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and Derek Kilmer (D-WA) introduced legislation to force the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) to move forward on fixes to its mismanagement issues. Their bill, the VA Management Alignment Act of 2016, would direct the head of the VA to issue a report to Congress detailing the steps they will take to reorganize and effectively improve veterans’ access to quality care.
Hundreds of local residents showed up last week in Pasco for a debate that many thought had long been settled. We again find ourselves making the case that proposals to breach the Columbia and lower Snake River dams would hurt our local community, and negative impacts would far outweigh any benefit. I attended the meeting in Pasco to add my voice in strong opposition to proposals to remove the four dams. I was one voice among many, seeing firsthand the passionate feelings on the matter.
Voters’ selection of Donald J. Trump as president, as well as Republican congressional majorities, sends a strong signal that Americans are ready for a dramatic shift in their government. Under the Obama Administration, we have seen unprecedented federal power grabs, including an attempt to tell farmers how they can use their own cropland through the “Waters of the United States" (WOTUS) rule. We have seen a flood of regulations, which came at a heavy cost to Americans: in 2015 alone, government regulations totaled $1.89 trillion in lost productivity and growth.
Washington my home;
Where ever I may roam;
This is my land, my native land,
Washington, my home.
Our verdant forest green,
Caressed by silvery stream;
From mountain peak to fields of wheat.
Washington, my home.
The nation which forgets its defenders will itself be forgotten – President Calvin Coolidge said it well almost one hundred years ago. Friday is Veterans Day, when we as a nation honor those who have answered the call to defend our way of life. We exercise and enjoy our freedoms every day, and we owe special recognition of every American man and woman who has served in uniform.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reps. Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), and House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) led 13 Members on a letter to House appropriators, with jurisdiction over federally-owned and operated dams, in support of retaining language to ensure the dams continued operation in any appropriations legislation considered in the final days of the 114th Congress.
WASHINGTON, DC - The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) announced U.S. Representative Dan Newhouse (R-WA) as a recipient of the NAM Award for Manufacturing Legislative Excellence.
“Manufacturers large and small provide economic growth and good-paying jobs right here in Central Washington,” said Representative Newhouse. “Entrepreneurs need the right tools to compete and sell their products in a global marketplace. I am grateful for this award, and I am proud to support policies that allow our manufacturers to succeed.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and Rep. Dave Reichert (R-WA) released the following statement in response to the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report titled “Better Supply Chain Information Could Improve DOT's Freight Efforts.” The GAO report recommended that in developing a freight data strategy, the U.S.