Statement record

Dan Newhouse — Aug 3, 2026

U.S. Representative (R-WA-04) · Aug 3, 2026

Co-signed the Aug. 3, 2026 bipartisan Washington delegation letter to President Trump urging approval of Gov. Ferguson's expedited emergency declaration for Spokane-area wildfires (Old Trails, Autumn Lane, Fairview). The letter cited ~700 structures destroyed, 67,000 evacuated, and drought/snowpack vulnerability — requesting federal aid for firefighting, evacuations, and emergency shelter.

Analysis notes

GOP-framing track (in-window). Bipartisan disaster-response co-signer — not forest-management or climate framing.

Codes

Demands Forest Management no — Emergency aid request only.
Climate Connection no — Drought cited; no climate-change attribution.