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WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Friday, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) joined Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI) as an original cosponsor of H.R. 5226, The Regulatory Integrity Act. This legislation provides greater transparency to the federal government’s rulemaking process. The legislation is in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) covert propaganda efforts during the public rulemaking process for the flawed Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Dan Newhouse (R-WA), released the following statement after supporting House passage of H.R. 5046, the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Reduction Act of 2016 and 17 bills to address the national opioid abuse crisis. H.R.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) today announced the winners of the 2016 Congressional Art Competition for high school student in the Fourth District.
Religious freedom is at the very core of our constitutional republic. It is one of the primary reasons that brave men and women of faith crossed the ocean to found our country. Last Thursday, May 5, we marked the National Day of Prayer, acknowledging that prayer has been a critical part of the fabric of American history.
The way Americans use technology to communicate has changed at an incredible pace since 1986. Thirty years ago, cellphones were gigantic, brick-like novelties. Few homes had personal computers. The term “social media” did not even exist. The Internet had existed for only a few years and was unknown to most Americans.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) praised the inclusion of the Port of Benton Restriction Release Act of 2016 within the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which was approved yesterday by the House Armed Services Committee on a vote of 60-2. Rep. Newhouse released the following statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) has been named as a recipient of the 2016 Thomas Jefferson Award by the International Foodservice Distributors Association (IFDA). The award is presented by IFDA to lawmakers who support the free enterprise system. The Thomas Jefferson Award recognizes legislators whose work in Washington, D.C. will help distributors accomplish this mission.
Last week, I was joined by 144 of my colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives—one third of the entire House—to demand the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) cooperation with congressional and Inspector General investigations into a very serious matter. The issue under investigation is the grant funding that the EPA provided to promote an anti-farmer, anti-rancher advocacy campaign in Washington. Farmers and ranchers are the original conservationists because their livelihoods depend on taking care of the land, air, and water.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) introduced H.R. 5017, the Port of Benton Restriction Release Act of 2016 to lift the conveyance restrictions on a 71.5 acre parcel of land that was deeded to the Port of Benton in 1996 by the United States Maritime Administration (MARAD). Rep. Newhouse released the following statement on introducing H.R. 5017:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA), House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway (R-TX), and Rep. Brad Ashford (D-NE) were joined by 142 Members on a bipartisan letter to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy.