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August 3, 2021
Weekly Columns and Op-Eds

For months, activists and bureaucrats alike have told the American people to "believe in science" – to take the pandemic seriously, to practice social distancing and handwashing, and to wear masks and get vaccinated.

Issues: Health Care

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July 29, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Reps. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and Elaine Luria (D-VA) introduced the Nuclear Power Purchase Agreement Act. This legislation would establish a long-term nuclear power purchase agreement program, directing the Secretary of Energy to enter into one or more agreements to purchase nuclear power from reactors licensed after January 2020.

Issues: Energy

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July 29, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an effort to protect the lives of all Americans, particularly the most innocent, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) joined more than 200 other lawmakers in filing a bicameral amicus brief in the Supreme Court of the United States. The brief is in support of the petitioners in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.

Issues: Health Care

July 28, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) issued the following statement in response to Governor Jay Inslee's announcement that he will mandate the use of masks in K-12 school during the upcoming school year and recommend masks indoors for Washingtonians, regardless of whether or not they have been vaccinated.

Issues: Health Care

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July 28, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after the House Agriculture Committee advanced his legislation, the WHIP+ Reauthorization Act, to provide much-needed relief to agriculture producers who experienced impacts from natural disasters in 2020 and 2021.


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This summer, with severe drought and hot temperatures throughout the West, the threat of wildfires is once again at the forefront of everyone's minds. Tens of thousands of acres in Washington alone are burning, and it's not even August.

Issues: Wildfires and Forest Management

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July 27, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Reps. Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and Suzan DelBene (WA-01) led a bipartisan, bicameral effort to secure more relief for farmers, ranchers, and other agriculture producers in the western United States affected by historic wildfires, droughts, and extreme heat.


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July 20, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) introduced H.R.4573, the Stop Causing Alarming Tree, Air, and Soil Trauma Resulting from Obstructive Progressives' and Hypocritical Environmentalists' Schemes Act (Stop CATASTROPHES Act).


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July 20, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Reps. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following joint statement in reaction to a filing by the state of Oregon and other environmental groups that calls for injunctive relief, including 24-hour maximum spillovers at all eight Columbia and Snake River dams:


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Washington law enforcement officers are concerned by recent legislation introduced by Washington State Democrats and policy stances made by Big Tech. These developments are concerning for our communities, our children, and our officers.

Issues: Law Enforcement