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As I have said in the past and will continue to vocalize in our nation's capital: Hydropower is truly the lifeblood of the Pacific Northwest. From the Grand Coulee Dam, the largest power producing hydroelectric dam in North America, to the dams along the Columbia and Snake Rivers, Central Washington has come to rely on the clean, affordable, and reliable power these dams produce. We should be encouraging innovation and expansion of hydropower as the United States moves toward a clean energy future.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) joined Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) to introduce the Hydropower Clean Energy Future Act to expand clean, renewable, reliable, and affordable hydropower production in America and promote the innovation of the next generation of hydroelectric technology.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Bernhardt announced PILT payments for Central Washington's local communities:
At its founding, the United States of America was the first-of-its-kind: an experimental government based on the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness. Gaining our independence from Britain was, in a way, a changing of the tides – for those who declared themselves Americans, our future generations, and everyone in between.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Reps. Anthony Brindisi (D-NY), Elise Stefanik (R-NY), and Dan Newhouse (R-WA) led a bipartisan letter, signed by 25 Members of Congress, calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to include American apple growers in USDA's economic relief efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Perdue announced federal investment by USDA Rural Development to improve rural electric infrastructure in Central Washington:
Our largely rural, agricultural district understands the importance of conservation firsthand. The public lands we enjoy in Central Washington depend on local environmental stewardship, maintenance, and upkeep. I support these efforts alongside the many communities across the 4th District and in districts across the country as Congress works to protect and reinvigorate our national parks, public lands, and national forests.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 5-4 decision to uphold the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after Michael Crowder, President-elect of the National Association of Conservation Districts and General Manager of Barker Ranch in West Richland, was appointed to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Committee (FRRCC):
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) led the Washington state congressional delegation in a letter to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Stephen Dickson to urge the restoration of pre-May 2020 standard operating hours at Grant County International Airport.