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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.
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.
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:
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A story out of Ritzville recently gained national attention: Larry Yockey is a fourth-generation wheat farmer, and for nearly fifty years, he hasn't missed a harvest. Sadly, Larry was recently diagnosed with stage four cancer, allowing him to only spend a short amount of time in the fields. He was worried that his streak would come to an end, but his neighbors wouldn't allow that to happen.
The United States was founded on the values of liberty, equality, diversity, and unity. As Americans, we should work to promote these values every day. As I travel around Central Washington, I see these values reflected in our communities when farmers come together to help an ailing neighbor harvest his crop or through the many rich cultural contributions of our Latino friends and neighbors. Our sense of inclusion and companionship is one of the reasons I am so proud to hail from Central Washington.