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Agriculture groups welcomed President Biden's call on Congress to avert a potential rail worker strike.   Corey Rosenbusch of The Fertilizer Institute praised the action by Biden, adding, “Congress must act now to ensure that fertilizers and other critical materials and goods that U.S. consume...

As the lame duck session of Congress works through the final weeks of 2022, many farm and agriculture groups are pressing lawmakers to finish immigration reform through the Farm Workforce Modernization Act.  The legislation, spearheaded by Central Washington’s Dan Newhouse and others, has already cleared the House, but has not been voted on in the Senate.  Representativ...

In regards to the events on Jan. 6, Newhouse said that that wasn’t going to affect how he votes on policies in the near future.

Dan Newhouse crushed Doug White to return to the House of Representatives, but the Secretary of State write-in campaign for Klippert did not take off well.

Time may be running short, but Dan Newhouse remains optimistic that the Senate will address ag labor needs via his Farm Workforce Modernization Act.  The legislation which already cleared the House, has stalled in the Senate.  And while the window for the 117th Congress is starting to close, the Chair of the Western Caucus believes lawmakers can act in the coming months.    “We have ...

Six Republicans entered the primary against Newhouse, who voted to impeach President Trump after the January 6th capitol attack.