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May 16, 2026

Press Release 
For Immediate Release: May 16, 2026
Contact: Juan Ayala, (202) 713-7750

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04) released the following statement regarding the passing of Yakama Nation elder, Davis "Yellowash" Washines. 


May 12, 2026

Press Release 
For Immediate Release: May 12, 2026
Contact: Juan Ayala, (202) 713-7750

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04) released the following statement regarding the Department of the Interior's (DOI) rescission of former President Biden’s Conservation and Landscape Health Rule, know as the Public Lands Rule. 

Issues: Public Lands

May 12, 2026

Press Release
For Immediate Release: May 12, 2026
Contact: Juan Ayala, (202) 713-7750

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04) announced that his “Build More Hydro” bill has been signed into law by President Trump. The bill, S.1020, companion legislation to Newhouse's H.R. 2072, allows the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to approve six-year extensions for hydropower projects licensed before 2020. 


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May 11, 2026

Press Release 
For Immediate Release: May 11, 2026
Contact: Juan Ayala, (202) 713-7750


May 7, 2026

Press Release 
For Immediate Release: May 7, 2026
Contact: Juan Ayala, (202) 713-7750

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04) introduced legislation to name the Yakima Control Tower after Roy A. Rutherford, a decades-long employee at the Yakima Airport. 


May 4, 2026

Press Release 
For Immediate Release: May 4, 2026
Contact: Juan Ayala, (202) 713-7750

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM) introduced a resolution to designate May 5, 2026, as a National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.  


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May 4, 2026

Press Release 
For Immediate Release: May 4, 2026
Contact: Juan Ayala, (202) 713-7750

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04) led a bipartisan letter to Secretary Sean Duffy at the Department of Transportation in support of Douglas County’s BUILD Grant application for the Wenatchi Landing Interchange Project.  


May 1, 2026

For Immediate Release: May 1, 2026
Contact: Juan Ayala, (202) 713-7750

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse announced the following staff changes in his D.C. and district offices:  

Washington, D.C. Office

Noah Yantis, Chief of Staff

Athena McAllister, Director of Operations 

Josie McLaurin, Legislative Director

Juan Ayala, Communications Director

Kellie Chong, Senior Policy Advisor

Katie Paxon, Legislative Assistant

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April 30, 2026

For Immediate Release: April 30, 2026
Contact: Juan Ayala, (202) 713-7750

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04) released the following statement after the House passed the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026, commonly referred to as the Farm Bill. This legislation passed by a bipartisan vote of 224-200. 

Issues: Agriculture

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April 29, 2026

For Immediate Release: April 29, 2026
Contact: Juan Ayala, (202) 713-7750
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04) released the following statement upon Committee passage of the Fiscal Year 2027 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. 

"House Republicans’ commitment to supporting the agriculture industry has never been stronger," said Rep. Newhouse.