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September 18, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, calling on him to elevate Washington apple access in India by reducing tariff rates for U.S. apple growers.

Issues: Agriculture Trade

September 17, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after receiving notification from the U.S. Department of Transprotation that Grant County International Airport received a grant for $9,916,638.00 for runway and runway lighting reconstruction:


September 16, 2019
Weekly Columns and Op-Eds

Across the country, we have seen communities and patients struggle to access and afford healthcare. In rural areas, this struggle is intensified by longer distances and the remote nature of our communities. Living in rural America, we recognize emergency services aren't always just a phone call away. Many of us travel many miles between our homes and the medical facilities that provide primary and long-term care – not to mention specialized treatments, which are often provided across the mountains in Seattle.

Issues: Health Care

September 12, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) sent a letter to United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, urging the consideration of open market access for U.S. fresh potatoes in Japan as the Administration negotiates the United States-Japan Free Trade Agreement.

Issues: Agriculture

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September 11, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of the Interior announced a public meeting on the Draft North Cascades Ecosystem Grizzly Bear Restoration Plan/Environmental Impact Statement:


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September 11, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) joined a bipartisan group, led by Rep. Deb Haaland (D-NM), to introduce the Bridging Agency Data Gaps & Ensuring Safety (BADGES) for Native Communities Act to fight violence against native women and address the missing and murdered indigenous women crisis.


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September 9, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Reps. Xochitl Torres Small (D-NM) and Dan Newhouse (R-WA) led a group of bipartisan Members of Congress to introduce H.R. 4243, the Rural Maternal and Obstetric Modernization of Services (MOMS) Act, which aims to improve healthcare access for new and expecting mothers in rural communities nationwide. The bill will make important strides toward addressing rural maternal mortality and morbidity rates by expanding convenient and consistent access to healthcare services for pregnant women and new mothers in remote areas.


September 9, 2019
Weekly Columns and Op-Eds

Each year, Congress breaks from session for what is referred to as "August Recess."

This month isn't much of a "recess" at all, which typically implies time to play and relax. Instead, August Recess, more aptly called the August District Work Period, is an opportunity for Members of Congress to return home, work throughout the District, and meet with the constituents they represent.


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September 5, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) applauded the announcement by the Bureau of Reclamation of three Central Washington irrigation district projects that have been selected to receive federal small-scale water efficiency grants. These grants, which are part of the Department of the Interior's WaterSMART program, aim to help water entities across the nation use water more efficiently and improve water supply reliability.


August 26, 2019
Weekly Columns and Op-Eds

There has been a loud nation-wide conversation about clean and carbon-free energy sources, and I am proud to represent Central Washington, where we are leading in renewable energy production.

If you drive through our congressional district, you're bound to see the rolling hills topped with windmills, whose turbines generate about 3,076 megawatts of renewable energy each year throughout the state.

Issues: Energy Hydropower and Water Rights