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Throughout this pandemic, I have been hosting phone calls and video conferences to keep in touch with constituents. In my conversations across our district, I have asked numerous small business owners and individuals who have lost their jobs: How can we help? The resounding answer: Let us reopen.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement applauding the U.S. Department of Energy's grant award announcement for two projects from Molecule Works, Inc. in Richland, Washington:
For years, U.S. dependence on China has harbored a rising threat to our national security. Now, during a global pandemic, this threat has come clearly into view. After decades of well-known wrongdoings, human rights violations, and manipulation of American intellectual property, it is time to get serious about cutting China out of our nation's supply chains.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after voting against H.R. 6800, Speaker Pelosi's partisan wish list legislation chock-full of Socialist policies:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) introduced H.R. 6884, the Fixing the Income Ramifications for Small Businesses and Tax Relief Act (FIRST Act) to provide relief to small businesses across the country who are utilizing Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funding to remain resilient throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after two Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation were awarded to the Yakima and Tri-Cities airports:
"Our local airports provide important access to our region for our families, neighbors, and travelers alike," said Rep. Newhouse. "These grants will help keep our airports up and running, so they can continue to serve Central Washington's communities."
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Reps. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and Jim Costa (D-CA) led a letter to congressional leadership urging the inclusion of critical water infrastructure in the upcoming COVID-19 economic and infrastructure recovery package.
"May we take a moment to commemorate all the women and families in our community impacted by the missing and murdered crisis," remarked Emily Washines during a Facebook live event on May 5, the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.
As Native American tribes and communities gathered virtually to honor the women and girls who have been murdered or gone missing at alarming rates in Central Washington and across the country, the glaring question remains: When will Congress take action to help?
Throughout these unprecedented times, Members of Congress – like many families across the country – are facing uncertainty about returning to work. While we understand that it will take time to return to business as usual, we should be taking important steps to ensure the legislative branch remains representative of the American people.
Originally published in the Yakima Herald-Republic on May 3, 2020.
As American families and business owners adjust to our "new normal," our agriculture producers are faced with a terrifying reality.