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February 13, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Upon the news that the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) has received updated data from local county health boards reflecting the South Central region's qualifications to move Phase 2, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement:

Issues: Health Care

February 12, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement in response to Governor Inslee's announcement that all but one region of Washington state – the South Central region comprised of Yakima, Kittitas, Benton, Franklin, Walla Walla, and Columbia Counties – has moved into Phase 2 of reopening:


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February 11, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) joined his colleagues to introduce the Fairness for Craft Beverage Producers Act, a bill that would allow craft breweries, wineries, distilleries, and other small beverage producers that depend on in-person sales in their taprooms and tasting rooms to be eligible for a larger maximum loan amount in the Second Draw Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).


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February 11, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) joined his Republican colleagues in sending a letter to President Biden urging him to reopen American schools to in-person instruction so that students will not be deprived of critical services and support structures.


February 8, 2021
Weekly Columns and Op-Eds

Hydropower and hydroelectric dams have truly transformed our region into what it is today. Central Washington and much of the Pacific Northwest is naturally arid, but with the construction of federal water infrastructure, it has transformed into a productive agricultural region with a growing population and an increasingly successful, diverse business community.

Issues: Hydropower and Water Rights

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February 5, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) joined his Pacific Northwest colleagues, Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), and Russ Fulcher (R-ID) to reaffirm their support for hydropower and emphasized the importance of protecting existing hydropower resources in the Pacific Northwest.


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February 4, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) approved Washington state's request for a Major Disaster Declaration for the devastating 2020 wildfire season:


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February 3, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Reps. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and Cindy Axne (D-IA) led a group of lawmakers to reintroduce the Rural Maternal and Obstetric Modernization of Services Act (Rural MOMS Act). The bill aims to improve healthcare access and outcomes for new and expecting mothers in rural communities across the United States by addressing rural maternal mortality and morbidity rates and expanding access to healthcare services for pregnant women and new mothers in remote areas.

Issues: Health Care

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February 2, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Newhouse (R-WA) joined his colleagues to cosponsor H. Res. 81, a resolution to oppose any plans by the U.S. Department of Defense to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility (GITMO) until all Americans have had the opportunity to be vaccinated.


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February 2, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Reps. Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) sent a letter to President Biden expressing concern over the appointment of Suzi Levine to Interim Assistant Secretary of the Employment and Training Administration within the U.S. Department of Labor.