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January 18, 2021
Weekly Columns and Op-Eds

Last week, the West Point Treatment Plant in Seattle dumped 11 million gallons of raw sewage into Puget Sound. This wastewater is dangerous to families and communities, and it is also harmful to our species that inhabit the Puget Sound, including native salmon species and southern resident orcas.

Issues: Hydropower and Water Rights

January 15, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) announced significant investments by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) for Central Washington water infrastructure:


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January 13, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement:

"Last week, hateful and un-American extremists stormed the U.S. Capitol, attacking both the structural embodiment of our Republic and the values we promote as citizens of this great nation. This violent mob, intent on disturbing the constitutional duties of Congress, resulted in the tragic loss of American lives, including a U.S. Capitol Police officer. The mob was inflamed by the language and misinformation of the President of the United States.


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January 11, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) joined Reps. Mike Thompson (D-CA), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Barbara Lee (D-CA), and Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) to reintroduce the WHIP+ Reauthorization Act.

Issues: Agriculture

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January 11, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Reps. Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), and Fred Upton (R-MI) led 70 colleagues in a bipartisan letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue urging him to allocate specific funding to protect our nation's essential agriculture workers as he works to implement agricultural provisions from H.R.

Issues: Agriculture

January 11, 2021
Weekly Columns and Op-Eds

Last week, Americans witnessed a violent storming of the of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. The U.S. Capitol Police – the agency charged with protecting the hallowed halls of the People's House – were on the frontlines, and they were quickly overwhelmed. That did not stop them from standing strong against these rioters. They continued to protect and defend the Capitol and all of those inside it.


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January 5, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) joined Reps.


January 4, 2021
Weekly Columns and Op-Eds

This week, we convened the 117th Congress, and it is my sincere honor to begin a fourth term as the Representative for Washington's 4th Congressional District.

Issues: Agriculture Energy Hanford Health Care Hydropower and Water Rights Immigration and the Southern Border Public Lands Spending and Economy Wildfires and Forest Management

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January 3, 2021
U.S. Representative Dan Newhouse was sworn in as a Member of the United States House of Representatives by the House Speaker on January 3rd, 2021.
Issues: Energy