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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.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) today announced the appointment of Jamie Daniels as District Director for the Fourth Congressional District:
“I am pleased to welcome Jamie Daniels to my congressional staff to serve the people of Washington’s Fourth Congressional District as District Director, leading my district operations,” said Rep. Newhouse. “Constituent services are the most important job of any congressional office, and I know that Jamie will apply her extensive professional experience and knowledge to assisting the people of Central Washington.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement on the release of Hanford funding levels proposed by the House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, which has jurisdiction over Hanford appropriations, for Fiscal Year (FY) 2017. Tomorrow, the full House Appropriations Committee will hold a markup on this bill.
We live in an astounding time of technological progress, during the “Information Age.” Since the 1990s, the internet has flourished and created a digital marketplace, revolutionizing the world economy and the way commerce is conducted. Private enterprise has developed an incredible number of innovative services for millions of consumers. Keeping the internet free from government micromanagement and open to innovation for years to come must be a top priority.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Members of Congress Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and Dave Reichert (R-WA), led a letter today to the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) encouraging the organizations to discuss options in order to prevent future port disruptions such as the 2014-2015 slowdown at West Coast ports.