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Politicians like to tell you that there's only one way to pay for new projects: raising taxes. After all, the money has to come from somewhere. Right?
In 2019, the federal government spent $4.4 trillion. Some of that went towards vital services, such as Social Security and Medicare. But tucked away in the budget were millions, if not billions, of your tax dollars going towards unnecessary, frivolous, government projects – including millions paid each year for the upkeep of abandoned federal buildings or printing publications no one reads. But there's no extra room in the budget?
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) announced that municipal airports in Washington's 4th Congressional District received $2.3 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration for needed improvements:
RICHLAND, WA – Today, Rep. Newhouse joined Energy Northwest, Grant County Public Utility District (Grant PUD), and X-energy for the commencement of the TRi Energy Partnership. These organizations are partnering to evaluate, develop, and build a commercial Xe-100 advanced reactor at a previously licensed site north of Richland, Washington. Through the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program, this will be the nation's first commercial advanced nuclear reactor.
A year into living with the ramifications of a global pandemic, it is clearer now than ever before how important science is to our decision-making – and how quickly it can get tossed to the side in lieu of more politically expedient "truths." When other countries join the fray to undermine our nation's stability, annoyance quickly gives way to alarm. China is leading the latest attack against America with one goal in mind: to undermine our nation's food supply. Alarming, to say the least.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) sent a letter to Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Granholm inviting her to tour the Hanford site.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) sent a letter to Governor Inslee and the Washington Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council urging state officials to listen to the local concerns with the recent Horse Heaven Wind Farm Application (ASC) for Site Certification in Benton County.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Deb Haaland to ask for their continued support in addressing the crisis of missing and murdered indigenous women (MMIW) and to renew his request for a Cold Case Task Force Office in Yakima, Washington.
In Central Washington, we know the best way to jumpstart our economy is by reopening our small businesses and letting America's free markets get individuals back in the workplace. Unfortunately, far-left Democrats in Congress don't see it that way. They used the "relief package" to massively fund programs unrelated to COVID-19, to cut our seniors' Medicare, and to enact tax increases to pay for their crazy spending. It doesn't make economic sense.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, March 18, H.R. 1603, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act passed in the House. Rep. Newhouse (R-WA) introduced the legislation alongside Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) to ensure a legal and reliable workforce for American agriculture.