Dan Newhouse actually said...

"The policies, studies, and projects authorized by WRDA and executed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers affect the daily life of my neighbors and constituents in central Washington."

"I staunchly oppose the inclusion of any language in WRDA which would operationally or physically breach the Lower Snake River Dams."

"If these dams were breached, either literally or functionally, those that would be negatively impacted would be electricity customers, transportation stakeholders, river-dependent ports, communities u..."

"The Columbia River System, the operation of that system, including the lower Snake River dams, I can't think of anything more critical to central Washington and the rest of the Pacific Northwest."