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November 18, 2019
Weekly Columns and Op-Eds

The students of Job Corps Civilian Conservation Centers were recently given a second chance.

Earlier this year, the future of these programs was threatened when the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) proposed closing 9 of the 25 Civilian Conservation Center (CCC) programs and transferring the operations of the remaining Centers to the Department of Labor (DOL).


November 4, 2019
Weekly Columns and Op-Eds

When I talk to farmers in Central Washington and across the country, having access to a stable and legal workforce is often their number one concern. Each year, it becomes harder to hire domestic workers, and farm owners have become increasingly dependent on the H-2A agricultural guestworker program to grow and harvest their goods for market.

Issues: Agriculture

October 31, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after voting against H.Res 660:


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October 30, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Reps. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-19), Dan Newhouse (R-WA-04), Collin Peterson (D-MN-07), Mike Simpson (R-ID-02), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-20), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA-01), and Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL-25) introduced the Farm Workforce Modernization Act to provide a compromise solution for American agriculture.

Issues: Agriculture

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October 29, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after Governor Inslee's office revealed that public hearings on the state's Snake River Dams study would be hosted in Vancouver, WA and Clarkston, WA:


October 28, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) introduced H.R. 4867, the General James N. Mattis Congressional Gold Medal Act. The bill would bestow the Congressional Gold Medal to General James N.

Issues: Veterans

October 28, 2019
Weekly Columns and Op-Eds

All of Central Washington's constituents are special, and I am proud to represent each of them in our nation's capital. One constituent I am most proud of is General James N. Mattis, decorated four-star general and former U.S. Secretary of Defense. He exemplifies the American principles of hard work, patriotism, and integrity.


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October 25, 2019

SPOKANE, WA – On Thursday, October 24, at Washington Policy Center's Eastern Washington Annual Dinner, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) announced that he will be introducing the General James N. Mattis Congressional Gold Medal Act.


October 21, 2019
Weekly Columns and Op-Eds

Washington's 4th Congressional District is home to two sovereign tribes, the Yakama Nation in the south and the Colville Tribes in the north. I am proud to represent these strong Native communities in Congress, but there is a crisis affecting not only the Yakama and the Colville but tribes across the nation: missing and murdered indigenous women.