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December 13, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Reps. Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Jackie Walorski (R-IN), Jim McGovern (D-MA), and Chellie Pingree (D-ME) introduced the bipartisan Food Donation Improvement Act to expand food donation efforts across the country. With millions of Americans facing food insecurity, ambiguous, outdated, and limited liability protections often prevent many businesses and organizations from donating food.

Issues: Agriculture

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December 10, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA), released the following statement after joining 98 of his colleagues in sending a letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles Rettig requesting information on how the agency plans to resolve its process and prepare for the upcoming 2022 tax filing season, given the current backlog of unprocessed returns.


December 9, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after introducing the Upholding the Law at Our Border Act. This legislation would require the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security to investigate the vetting and processing of migrants apprehended along the southern border and to ensure that all laws are being upheld.


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December 8, 2021
Weekly Columns and Op-Eds

Ensuring the voices of Central Washington are heard in our nation's capital has always been my priority. Under the progressive stranglehold the far left has on the Biden Administration, protecting rural communities is more critical than ever before.

Issues: Agriculture Energy Hydropower and Water Rights Wildfires and Forest Management

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December 7, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Reps. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and Chellie Pingree (D-ME) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) reintroduced the bipartisan, bicameral Food Date Labeling Act, a bill designed to end consumer confusion around food date labeling and ensure Americans do not feel it is necessary to throw out safe, useable food.

Issues: Agriculture

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December 7, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA), along with over 100 of his colleagues, sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure opposing the Biden administration's vaccine mandate for Medicare and Medicaid service providers.

Issues: Health Care

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December 3, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after cosponsoring H.R. 6056, the Parents Bill of Rights Act. This legislation would put practices in place that facilitate meaningful dialog between a family and their child's school and lead to more parental input throughout the learning process.

Issues: Education

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November 30, 2021
Weekly Columns and Op-Eds

It has been three months since the Biden-Harris Administration finalized the withdrawal of the United States Armed Forces from Afghanistan on August 30th, and Americans are still stranded, waiting to be rescued from the Taliban-controlled region.


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November 29, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded $5,030,719 to the Columbia Basin Health Association (CBHA) through its Health Center Cluster program. This grant was funded from FY21 appropriations, which Republicans approved in December of 2020.

Issues: Health Care

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November 29, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Reps. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) urged President Joe Biden to approve a Major Disaster...