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Newhouse Returns As Wine Caucus Co-Chair
Newhouse Returns As Wine Caucus Co-Chair
Newhouse Returns As Wine Caucus Co-Chair
On Friday, Washington Republican representative Dan Newhouse was announced as Co-Chair of the Congressional Wine Caucus alongside California Democrat Mike Thompson.  The two will continue to lead the bicameral and bipartisan Caucus for the 118th Congress.  ...
Western Representatives Call For Reauthorization Of WHIP+
Western Representatives Call For Reauthorization Of WHIP+
Western Representatives Call For Reauthorization Of WHIP+
On Tuesday, Washington Representative Dan Newhouse, Oregon’s Peter DeFazio, joined California reps Mike Thompson, Barbara Lee and Jimmy Panetta to reintroduce the WHIP+ Reauthorization Act. This bipartisan bill introduced by Members from West Coast states hit hard by wildfires this summer and fall. The prop ...
Lawmakers Seek Reauthorization of WHIP for 2020 Wildfires
Lawmakers Seek Reauthorization of WHIP for 2020 Wildfires
Lawmakers Seek Reauthorization of WHIP for 2020 Wildfires
A Group of Representatives from Western states, including Central Washington’s Dan Newhouse, introduced a bill last week to reauthorize the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus, known as WHIP+, for 2020 natural disasters. The WHIP+ program offers critical assistance to agricultural producers, including grapegrowers, whose crops were impacted by smoke taint. ...
Newhouse, Thompson Ask For Relief For Wine Industry
Newhouse, Thompson Ask For Relief For Wine Industry
Newhouse, Thompson Ask For Relief For Wine Industry
On Friday, Dan Newhouse and Mike Thompson, co-chairs of the Congressional Wine Caucus sent a letter to Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue seeking COVID-19 relief for wine grape growers. The bipartisan letter, signed by 41 members of Congress, is in response to the fact that wine grapes were not included in the list of commodities eligible for CFAP assistance ...
Newhouse To Co-Chair Wine Caucus
Newhouse To Co-Chair Wine Caucus
Newhouse To Co-Chair Wine Caucus
Central Washington’s Dan Newhouse has been tapped to serve as co-chair of the Congressional Wine Caucus.  He’ll work alongside California Democrat Mike Thompson to “protect the interests of our vibrant wine community from grape to glass”.  Newhouse said it’s an hono...