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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) joined Republican colleagues in sending a letter to President Biden regarding the attacks against Israel by the terrorist group Hamas, urging him to uphold the United States' commitment to helping Israel defend itself.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, May 13, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) participated as a keynote speaker for the Andrus Center for Public Policy's 2021 Environmental Conference at Boise State University. Titled "Energy, Salmon, Agriculture and Community: REVISITED," the conference reprised the Andrus Center's 2019 conference focusing on the diverse and interconnected factors related to salmon survival, energy production, and economic development throughout the Pacific Northwest.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) joined his colleagues in supporting the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, a bipartisan bill that will strengthen the nation's response to the rise in hate crime reports against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders through expedited Department of Justice reviews, support state and local governments' response, and create online campaigns for hate crime reporting, data collection, and education.
There's been a lot of talk about our dams over the last few weeks, and I want to make it abundantly clear: Any "solution" for our salmon population that includes removing the dams on the Lower Snake River is a nonstarter.
Rep. Mike Simpson's proposed Columbia Basin Initiative seeks to breach the Lower Snake River dams in an attempt at boosting the native salmon population – while ignoring the very real issues, and solutions, that are impacting our fish populations.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) introduced the National Signing Bonus Act of 2021. This legislation will encourage Americans to get back to work by incentivizing employment opportunities through signing bonuses and stop the federal government from paying people more money to stay at home.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) along with Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA), and 17 original House co-sponsors introduced the USPS Shipping Equity Act. This bipartisan bill would end the Prohibition-era ban that prevents the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from shipping alcoholic beverages to consumers.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) participated as a keynote speaker for the Andrus Center for Public Policy's 2021 Environmental Conference at Boise State University. Titled "Energy, Salmon, Agriculture and Community: REVISITED," the conference reprised the Andrus Center's 2019 conference focusing on the diverse and interconnected factors related to salmon survival, energy production, and economic development throughout the Pacific Northwest.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) spoke on the House floor to highlight the struggle American businesses are facing in finding employees to fill open positions and the need to focus on getting people back to work to kickstart our economy.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) joined Rep. Ashley Hinson (RI-IA) and 59 Members of Congress from across the country to introduce the Repealing Illegal Freedom and Liberty Excises Act (RIFLE Act). Under current law, there is a $200 tax on the transfer and purchase of firearms regulated under the National Firearms Act. This legislation would remove the existing $200 tax on firearms sold to law-abiding gun owners.
President Biden's policies are killing jobs for American workers, and rather than opening his eyes to the harm he's causing, he's doubling down on his massive tax hikes.
The jobs report released on Friday was shocking to many. It was cited as the "largest miss" compared to economists' expectations since at least 1998. The United States created only 266,000 of the estimated 1.3 million jobs predicted – one million jobs less than expected, and the unemployment rate actually rose for the first time during the recovery.