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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Dan Newhouse (R-WA) announced that he will host a Land Management and Wildfire Preparedness Roundtable in Okanogan on Thursday, March 31st from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The roundtable is free and open to the public.
Hot summers, several years of low snowpack, and the severity of recent drought across the West illustrate the extent to which water is truly the lifeblood of Central Washington and our economy. Unlike the west side of the Cascades, the “rain shadow” effect caused by the mountain ranges keeps Eastern Washington dry, with less than 10 inches of rainfall on average. Communities throughout Central Washington, including employers, manufacturers, agriculture producers, and tribes depend on access to water supplies through irrigation and water infrastructure projects.
President Teddy Roosevelt—an avid hunter and outdoorsman—summed up the general feeling about public lands best: “Here is your country. Cherish these natural wonders, cherish the natural resources, cherish the history and romance as a sacred heritage, for your children and your children's children. Do not let selfish men or greedy interests skin your country of its beauty, its riches or its romance.” In the mind of President Roosevelt, natural resources owned by the public were to be conserved and enjoyed by the many, not the few.
Washington, DC – Today Reps. Dave Reichert (R-WA) and Dan Newhouse (R-WA) introduced legislation to authorize a key phase of the Yakima River Basin Integrated Water Resource Management Plan, an initiative to better accommodate the water needs of the agricultural community, conservationists, residents, and other stakeholders in the Yakima River Basin region. Reps. Reichert and Newhouse made the following statements after introducing the bill:
Last week, the president announced his plan to close the U.S. Naval Station Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, where terrorist detainees are being held. The president’s plan is to shut down Guantánamo Bay by transferring some of the 91 detainees to other countries and moving the rest to the U.S. mainland. Closing Guantánamo has been a campaign pledge of the president since 2008, and he is attempting to close the facility in his waning months in office.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after voting in support of House passage of H.R. 2406, the Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) Act, which is a compilation of several bills that would improve federal land management and protect public access and opportunities for hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting. An amendment included in the SHARE Act by Rep. Newhouse requires the U.S.
“I don't worry about my legacy,” Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia once said. “Just do your job right, and who cares?” Last week, with the sudden passing of Justice Scalia at the age of 79, our country lost a jurist and legal scholar of the highest order. Justice Scalia may not have worried about how history would remember him, but he leaves a legacy as an ardent defender of the Constitution, individual rights, and the principle of limited government.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representatives Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA) and Denny Heck (D-WA) were joined by U.S. Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Dave Reichert (D-WA), Adam Smith (D-WA), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Susan DelBene (D-WA) and Dan Newhouse (R-WA) in urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to protect Medicare Advantage and Part D plans from further payment cuts in a letter sent today.
SUNNYSIDE, WA – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) today honored the student winners of the Fourth Congressional District App Challenge. Cinthia Santiago Villanueva and Esmeralda Lopez, students at Harrison Middle School, won the challenge with an app they designed called the Agricultural Job Finder.
Last week, the Administration released the final budget under this President – a record-breaking $4.1 trillion budget for FY 2017.
The proposed lame duck budget would add nearly $2.6 trillion to our national debt over the next five years. It would increase taxes by $3.4 trillion and includes a $10.25 per-barrel oil tax. Such a tax would be passed down to consumers in the form of higher prices at the pump, averaging 24 cents per gallon, as well as increasing the price of transportation for other products.