Dan Newhouse

I was just told recently that there was a meeting last week in Seattle, that the gist of the meeting was that there is a direct correlation between the dams and the plight that the orcas find themselves in at Puget Sound.

I certainly find it incredible that we are calling for more spills supposedly to help the fish, and yet that places what seems to be a high level, a toxic level of gas in the water.

Thank you to Washington's U.S. Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Dan Newhouse for their hard work on the legislation.

BPA was created in 1937 to carry out Franklin Roosevelt's vision for harnessing the power of the Columbia River.

I am doing everything in my power to protect ratepayers in Central Washington.

My humble opinion is that one judge in Portland doesn't know how to manage this river system better than the experts.

I just wanted to say that I was at McNary Dam this spring, and the operators at the dam, and that was right after the spill order began, were already seeing fish with symptoms of gas poisoning at that point, and that apparently was at the…

I believe it is important that Congress is educated about how vital our Federal River Power System is to the Pacific Northwest.

We also vigorously support your Appropriations provision to stop the spill order.

I am very proud that this is my district, the 4th Congressional District.

This over-reach by the courts is why I sponsored the bipartisan bill, H.R. 3144, that passed this Committee to stop senseless spills.

Why is this judge ignoring science? Why is this judge ignoring years of work on a Biological Opinion to satisfy the court demands, collaboration among Federal agencies, tribes, states, utilities, river users from the Pacific Northwest?

Good morning. I want to say welcome to central Washington, particularly to Chairman Lamborn and to Congresswoman McMorris Rodgers.

Along with my colleague, Representative McMorris Rodgers, and other Pacific Northwest bipartisan colleagues, I have been working on legislative efforts to protect this system and our hydroelectric dams.

Unfortunately, in my opinion, misguided movements continue to push for the destruction or the degradation of our river power system.

We also support Representatives Newhouse and McMorris Rodgers' appropriations provision to stop the spill order.

I want to thank you for holding a hearing on H.R. 6652, the Kennewick Irrigation District title transfer bill.

As tempting as that sounds, I think that the adequate 30 minutes per side is enough for both of us. Mr. McGOVERN. I thought I would ask. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Maine (Ms. Pingree).

Getting back to the resolution at hand about moving away from regressive taxes and top-down, Big Government regulation, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Sessions), the chairman of the Rules Committee.

Let me just say that I am proud to represent my conference and stand here with this piece of legislation that will provide the certainty and the hope for more than 1.8 million DACA recipients and Dreamers in this country. If you vote…

The previous speaker just made the point I was going to. If you are going to negotiate in good faith and arrive at consensus, you have to accept who the President is and what he requires in order to sign legislation whether you like it or…

I am proud my amendment is cosponsored by at least 18 bipartisan colleagues, and I would humbly urge the rest of my colleagues to support and vote ``yes'' on this amendment. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At end of division A (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

I appreciate my colleague's support for the DOE's efforts to take action on the defense-related uranium mines that are a legacy of the Cold War. The amendment does not change funding levels within the bill, and I do not oppose the…

I claim the time in opposition to the amendment, although I am not opposed to it. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Washington is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.