Dan Newhouse actually said...

"I urge the Committee to reject any proposal to insert yet another duplicative study in this bill, which will only lend more uncertainty for our way of life in Central Washington and throughout the Pac..."

"For more than 30 years, misinformed interest groups have held central Washington and the Pacific Northwest hostage by threatening to drain the lifeblood of our region."

"Hon. Dan Newhouse, a Representative in Congress from the State of Washington, oral statement."

"These groups, in my opinion, are driven by a singular ideological goal: breaching the Snake River dams."