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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

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November 29, 2023
Weekly Columns and Op-Eds

Over a month after Hamas’ brutal attack on Israel and her people, both parties have agreed to a deal on hostage and prisoner exchanges, and a ceasefire to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza. While civilians will receive food, water, and emergency care amid the exchange negotiations, Hamas’ radical indoctrination of antisemitism will continue to spread.


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November 29, 2023
Today, Congressman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and a group of Northwest lawmakers sent a letter to President Joe Biden requesting additional information on a “package of actions and commitments” the United States Government negotiated with plaintiffs, states, and tribes in ongoing litigation over Columbia River System Operations (CRSO).

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November 28, 2023
Weekly Columns and Op-Eds
No nation is without its challenges, and that is especially true for the United States. While we continue the work of solving those challenges, it is important to remember and reflect on the many blessings we share—and may even take for granted. This Thanksgiving, when you join your friends and families, I encourage you to consider where, and to whom, you can give thanks in your community.

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November 20, 2023
Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04) led Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05), Russ Fulcher (ID-01), and Cliff Bentz (OR-02) in a letter to Brenda Mallory, Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality, requesting the council grant immediate access to the “package of actions and commitments” recently negotiated in the mediation concerning the Columbia River System Operations.

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November 14, 2023
Yesterday, Reps. Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and Suzan DelBene (WA-01) introduced bipartisan tax legislation to support on-duty meal services for Pacific Northwest offshore seafood workers.

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November 14, 2023
Today, Congressman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) led 71 Members of Congress in sending a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan and Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Michael Connor regarding the lack of clarity on the agencies’ regulatory definition of waters of the United States (WOTUS) following the Supreme Court’s decision in Sackett v. EPA.  
Issues: Public Lands

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November 14, 2023
Weekly Columns and Op-Eds

Since day one in the White House, President Biden has touted that his administration would promote “the most ambitious climate change agenda in history” and “expand affordable clean energy to every American.” While this is a talking point we continuously hear from both the President’s campaign and at the White House’s daily press briefings, I fear President Biden has a misunderstanding of how we can actually achieve the clean energy future he talks about.

Issues: Energy

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November 9, 2023
Today, Reps. Dan Newhouse (WA-04), Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05), and Cliff Bentz (OR-02) released the following statement after the Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a report that cites poor water quality as the key factor in the declining salmon populations in the Puget Sound.