{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://newhouse.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/newhouse-votes-secure-major-priorities-central-washington", "Newhouse Votes to Secure Major Priorities for Central Washington", "2022-03-10", "2022", "2022-03", "Republican", "House", "WA", "Dan Newhouse", "N000189", "newhouse.house.gov", "newhouse", "https://newhouse.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after voting in support of the Senate Amendment to H.R. 2471\u2014Consolidated Appropriations Act last night. This legislation delivers on many of Central Washington\u2019s top priorities, preserves long-standing conservative priorities, and takes critical actions to strengthen national security.\n\n\u201cThis legislation brings home major wins for Central Washington communities, from funding important water infrastructure projects, like the Odessa Ground Water Replacement Program, to delivering critical rural healthcare programs, including my legislation H.R. 769, the Rural Maternal and Obstetric Management Strategies (MOMS) Act,\u201d said Rep. Newhouse. \u201cWhat\u2019s more, this legislation rejects the Democrat\u2019s proposed cuts to $1.9 billion of existing border wall funding, which is critical to securing our southern border. The legislation also includes my amendment to rein in our adversaries, such as China, from gaining a foothold in our food supply chain by preventing them from purchasing American farmland.\u201d\n\nRep. Newhouse continued, \u201cThe bill also contains many of the appropriations priorities I worked to include such as providing for potatoes, small fruit, hops, barley, alfalfa, and the Tri State Herbicide Resistance Initiative to help our wheat growers retain a sustainable future. It funds important studies to combat Little Cherry Disease (LCD), which has devastated Central Washington orchards, and to better understand how to manage smoke taint, which poses a huge threat to our Central Washington wine industry and local economies. This legislation includes many of the community project funding requests I received from the people of Central Washington, which will deliver significant infrastructure funding to our communities. I was proud to vote for this package and am committed to continuing to advocate for and secure Central Washington\u2019s priorities through my role on the Appropriations Committee.\u201d\n\nThe following Community Project Funding requests, which were selected by the Central Washington Community Project Funding Advisory Board\u2014made up of representatives from each county and tribe in Washington's 4th Congressional District\u2014were included in the Consolidated Appropriations Act:\n\nYakama Nation \u2013 USDA Rural Development \u2013 Canal Maintenance\n\nOdessa Ground Water Replacement Program \u2013 Bureau of Reclamation \u2013 Project Design and Planning\n\nBenton County \u2013 Health Resources and Services Administration \u2013 Facilities Upgrades\n\nWenatchee Valley College \u2013 Health Resources and Services Administration \u2013 Facilities Upgrades\n\nNursing Care Quality Assurance Commission - Health Resources and Services Administration \u2013 Health Workforce Training\n\nYakima Air Terminal-McAlister Field \u2013 Federal Aviation Administration \u2013 Terminal Design\n\nWalla Walla County \u2013 Federal Emergency Management Agency \u2013 911 Emergency Telecommunications Facility Relocation\n\nLegislation highlights:\n\nStops reckless spending proposals by the Biden Administration.\n\nHouse Republicans successfully stopped the Biden Administration\u2019s attempt to include additional taxpayer dollars for COVID-19 that would further perpetuate and accelerate harmful government policies.\n\nRestrains Democrats\u2019 wasteful spending, slashing the administration\u2019s requested increase in domestic spending by nearly two-thirds.\n\nRestores long-standing policy riders, such as the Hyde Amendment.\n\nProtects the Second Amendment and prevents funds from being used to implement the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty.\n\nPrevents an Endangered Species Act (ESA) listing of sage-grouse to enable continued domestic energy and mineral development across the West.\n\nExempts farmers and livestock producers from burdensome greenhouse gas permitting and reporting requirements.\n\nIncreases national security spending by 5.6% over FY21 levels, which is $4.5 billion over the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).\n\nFunds a 2.7% pay raise for our servicemembers.\n\nSecures an almost 11% increase in funding for the Department of Homeland Security to address the ongoing border crisis.\n\nPrevents the Biden Administration\u2019s plan to cancel $1.9 billion of existing border wall funding.\n\nProvides additional funding to close the Border Patrol pay gap to help with recruitment and retention\n\nProvides assistance to the Ukrainian people and counters Russian aggression.\n\nSupports U.S. troop deployments to the region;\n\nAuthorizes additional weapons to be provided to Ukraine;\n\nBolsters cyber and other capabilities to respond to Russia; and\n\nFunds sanctions development and enforcement.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:06:17Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://newhouse.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/newhouse-votes-secure-major-priorities-central-washington"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4462750405073166, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}