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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Dan Newhouse (R-WA) led a letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy urging the EPA to withdraw its proposal to impose federal water quality standards, specifically Human Health Water Quality Criteria (HHWQC) on the State of Washington.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – During a press conference today at Easterday Farms in Pasco, WA, U.S. Representative Dan Newhouse (R-WA) unveiled details of draft legislation he plans to introduce in Congress, the Ensuring Continued Operations and No Other Major Incidents, Closures, or Slowdowns (ECONOMICS) Act. The ECONOMICS Act would establish economic benchmarks that trigger measures to prevent future port slowdowns, such as the West Coast ports slowdown.
While we have engaged in a national debate on the President’s controversial nuclear deal with Iran, seemingly forgotten has been Iran’s horrific attacks on our fellow citizens. No matter how much time may have passed, however, we must not forget that justice remains to be won on behalf of the hundreds of American victims of Iranian state-sponsored terrorism. Since the 1970s, Iran’s regime has actively provided support, including provision of weapons, training, and funds, for terrorist organizations.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today on the floor of the U.S. House, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) commended this week's transfer of 1,641 acres of unneeded federal land from the Hanford site to the Tri-City Development Council, the designated Community Reuse Organization:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Dan Newhouse (WA-04), a member of the House Agriculture Committee, and Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD), released the following statement applauding Transportation and Infrastructure Committee leaders' introduction of H.R.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S.
Pope Francis’ address to Congress last week was one for the history books: he is the first pontiff ever to address a joint meeting of Congress. As many know, as an Argentinian, Pope Francis is also the first pope from the Americas. This visit was his first trip to the United States. Regardless of political affiliation or faith background, Americans gathered on the National Mall and around their televisions to hear from the Pope.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after the announcement of Speaker Boehner's resignation:
"I thank Speaker Boehner for his honorable service in Congress. His decision to resign placed the interests of this institution and the American people before himself. I wish my best to him and Debbie as they begin a new chapter in their lives. As the process to select a new Speaker begins, I look forward to a debate that will unite our diverse conference around principled, effective, conservative leadership."
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Dan Newhouse (R-WA) led a bipartisan letter, signed by 17 House Members, to U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman requesting that he raise the issue of China's import ban on GMO alfalfa with Chinese trade authorities in order to help protect the hundreds of millions of dollars and thousands of U.S. jobs provided by national alfalfa production. According to the U.S.
On September 17, freedom lovers across our nation observed Constitution Day, which we recognize as the day 288 years ago that the Founders signed the document that has guided us and protected individual liberties over the course of American history. In 1788, the Constitution with the Bill of Rights was signed by delegates to the Constitutional Convention to protect Americans’ individual rights from overreaching government, embodying the value that “We the People” truly govern. As Americans, we are instinctively keen to defend individual rights.