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WASHINGTON D.C. – Today Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) introduced, H.R. 476, the Veterans Emergency Treatment (VET) Act. The legislation is a response to incidents of mismanagement and the subsequent mistreatment of veterans, including the case of a 64-year-old Army veteran from Kennewick, who was refused assistance from his car to the emergency room at a Seattle Veterans Administration hospital in February of 2015.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after his appointment to serve on the House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, the Subcommittee on Homeland Security, and the Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch. The House Appropriations Committee exercises jurisdiction over all federal discretionary spending.
WASHINGTON – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) announced that he has nominated 12 students across Central Washington for consideration to attend U.S. military academies including West Point, the Naval Academy, the Merchant Marine Academy, and the Air Force Academy. The nominations followed an interview process that included Rep. Newhouse's military academy advisory board, and the final determination for admittance will be made by the respective academies.
In the final weeks of the Obama administration, few actions have been as shocking as the decision to abandon our best ally in the Middle East, Israel. Israel not only shares our democratic values, but it is also a key U.S. ally in anti-terrorism efforts. The U.S. has traditionally exercised its veto power it has on the United Nations Security Council to prevent one-sided anti-Israel measures from being approved. The shameful abstention by the Obama administration in December's Security Council vote on Resolution 2334, which was blatantly anti-Israel, stabbed our friend in the back.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) sent a letter to former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who has been selected by President-elect Trump to serve as Secretary of the Department of Energy (DOE), inviting him to tour the Hanford site. Rep. Newhouse wrote in the letter:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Dan Newhouse (R-WA) announced that he has been nominated by the House Republican Steering Committee to serve on the House Appropriations Committee, chaired by Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ):
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Dan Newhouse (R-WA), released the following statement after taking the oath of office in the official swearing-in ceremony to represent Washington's Fourth Congressional District in the 115th Congress:
The great philosopher Bob Hope once said, "my idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others. Come to think of it, why do we have to wait for Christmas to do that?" He has a point. This time of year, Christians celebrate the birth of our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. He is the true ‘reason for the season,' as we say, and the Christmas season reminds us to serve our neighbors.
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.