Newhouse: Administration Can Do More To Address Rising Input Costs

It’s a theme the farming community has become all too familiar with over the past six months, rising input costs. Dan Newhouse, chair of the Western Caucus, said there is a host of reasons why prices have moved higher, but he’s confident if changes were made in D.C., farmers and consumers would benefit. Newhouse said D.C. need to change several policies, to help lower fuel prices.

“We need to open up for the ability for our American, domestic producers to produce domestic fuel, and I think that would alleviate in large part the rising gas prices.  Certainly there are international impacts as well, in Ukraine and Russia, but we have a great ability to determine our own energy future because of the potential we have in this country.”

Newhouse added policy by the Biden Administration has tied the hands of the oil and gas industry behind their back for the past year, resulting in much higher prices at the local station. He has called on the Administration to take positive action now, rather than waiting longer.

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