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February 6, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) introduced the Agriculture Export Promotion Act of 2025 to increase funding to the Market Access Program (MAP) and Foreign Market Development Program (FMD) and help American farmers compete in global markets. 

Issues: Agriculture

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February 4, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04) introduced the Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025 to boost aerial wildfire suppression and combat fire threats using excess military aircraft and parts. 


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January 29, 2025
Weekly Columns and Op-Eds

As a proven reliable and affordable source of baseload energy, hydroelectric dams supply the Pacific Northwest with nearly 90 percent of the region’s renewable energy. Here in Central Washington, these carbon-free sources are the key to our demand-driven grid and a variety of other benefits like transportation, barging, and irrigation. 

Issues: Energy Hydropower and Water Rights

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January 23, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04) released the following statement upon passage of the Fix Our Forests Act in the United States House of Representatives.  


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January 22, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and Senator Jim Risch (R-ID) introduced the Northwest Energy Security Act to require the Bureau of Reclamation, the Bonneville Power Administration, and the U.S.


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January 20, 2025
Weekly Columns and Op-Eds

Over 80 million acres of forests in the United States are overgrown and undermanaged, primarily due to burdensome federal regulations. These conditions are the kindling to the wildfires that ravage our lands every year, a challenge Central Washington is certainly no stranger to.

Issues: Wildfires and Forest Management

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January 20, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04) released the following statement after the inauguration of President Donald Trump.


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January 16, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04) released the following statement after being re-appointed to his subcommittees as a member of the House Committee on Appropriations. 


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January 15, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez introduced the Reliability to Ratepayers Act to address hiring and retention issues at the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA).

Issues: Energy

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January 15, 2025
Weekly Columns and Op-Eds

The last four years of inaction at the southern border resulted in over 10 million illegal immigrant encounters nationwide and a record-high number of violent, illegal criminals encountered throughout the United States.

Issues: Immigration and the Southern Border