Dan Newhouse

Since the Trump Administration established tariffs against some of our closest trading partners, the farming community has felt the financial squeeze.

The past couple of months have proven to those not familiar with the ag industry the growing need for farm labor reform.

Earlier this month, the Trump Administration issued a memo, pulling out of the Resilient Columbia Basin Agreement.  Supporters of the Snake River dams applauded the move, saying this will keep the vital infrastructure in place for the foreseeable future.  Central...

Surplus Defense Department aircraft will once again be utilized for wildfire suppression under legislation co-introduced by Congressman Dan Newhouse. Rep. Newhouse and California Democrat Sauld Carbajal introduced a bipartisan bill in February. The...

Efforts to investigate the Northwest EPA office are now coming from D.C.  On Monday, central Washington’s Dan Newhouse sent a Letter to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin requesting an investigation into communications between anti-agriculture activist organizations and federal civil service employees.   "I am writing to...

Last week, central Washington’s Dan Newhouse and Virginia Representative Suhas Subramanyam introduced legislation creating an Office of Agritourism at USDA.  They say the bipartisan Accelerating the Growth of Rural Innovation and Tourism Opportunities to Uphold Rural Industries and Sustainable Marketplaces Act, better known as the AGRITOURISM Act will represent the interests of agritourism busines

On Tuesday, Central Washington’s Dan Newhouse introduced legislation he said would close a loophole exploited by foreign shippers who circumvent United States seaports and divert cargo to Canada and Mexico to avoid paying the U.S. harbor maintenance tax (HMT).  The...

“This bill is kind of a marker, it starts the discussion and I'm hoping that we can make some needed updates to it before final passage,” said Representative Dan Newhouse, after he and California’s Zoe Lofgren reintroduced the Farm Workforce Modernization Act on Wednesday.  He said  reintroducing th...

The clock on 2025 is ticking, and there are still no signs of Congress getting closer to a new Farm Bill.  Central Washington’s Dan Newhouse said it’s not easy, but he’s still confident an updated Bill will get done at some point.   “This is not the f...

On Friday, several Northwest lawmakers sent a letter to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin supporting the agency's plans to review the Biden Administration's tailpipe emissions standards.  The Multi-Pollutant Emission Standards for Model Years 2027 and later, finalized by the EPA in March 2024, looked to reduce emissions of from light-duty and medium-duty vehicles.  Those s...