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January 24, 2024
Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04) led lawmakers in introducing the Defending Against Manipulative Negotiators Act (DAMN ACT) to prohibit the use of federal funds from being used in breaching or altering the Lower Snake River Dams and to prohibit the implementation of the Columbia Basin Restoration Initiative.

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January 18, 2024
Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04), a member of the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), released a statement on the Government Accountability Office’s new report revealing that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) cannot report reliable information to Congress, or the public, about where and how much U.S. agricultural land is held by foreign persons.

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January 12, 2024
Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, sent a letter alongside a bipartisan coalition of colleagues to the Chairwomen and Ranking Members of both the House and Senate Appropriations Committees requesting a freeze on the Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR). 
Issues: Agriculture

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January 11, 2024
Weekly Columns and Op-Eds

Last week, the national debt reached $34 trillion for the first time in history. In the last three years the federal government has spent trillions of dollars outside of regular budgeted spending. Prices are up, interest is high, and there is no excuse not to reverse the harmful policies that have brought us to this point. One of my New Year’s resolutions this year is putting a stop to the out-of-control D.C.

Issues: Spending and Economy

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December 21, 2023
Weekly Columns and Op-Eds
The New Year is upon us, and before we dive into holiday festivities, I would like to share my progress on some of the work I’ve been doing in Congress on behalf of Central Washington.

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December 15, 2023
“This package is a slap in the face to the residents of Central Washington under the guise of protecting salmon.”

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December 13, 2023
Today, Congressman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) joined the House Committee on Natural Resources' Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee for a hearing to question stakeholders on the Biden Administration’s efforts to breach the four Lower Snake River Dams.

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December 6, 2023
Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04) testified before the House Committee on Agriculture to promote key provisions and urgency for the Farm Bill reauthorization. 
Issues: Agriculture

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December 6, 2023
Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04) participated in a hearing with the House Committee on Natural Resources to discuss his bill, H.R. 4524—the Parity for Tribal Law Enforcement Act.
Issues: Law Enforcement

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December 6, 2023
Weekly Columns and Op-Eds

America’s small businesses took a beating during the COVID-19 pandemic, and many in Central Washington were lost to the economic disaster that followed. Upon the economy’s reopening, small businesses were optimistic about a fruitful recovery, but instead were met with the highest inflation seen in this country in over forty years due to the Biden Administration’s economic policies.

Issues: Spending and Economy