On Monday, August 1st, I will be hosting a Public Safety Community Forum with our local police to hear about their recent experiences with crime and the challenges they are facing. Join Me: Public Safety Community Forum On Monday, August 1st, I will be hosting a Public Safety Community Forum with local police to hear about the impact of crime on public safety, and discuss solutions to support our local law enforcement and keep our Tri-Cities communities safe. Join me to listen, ask questions, and share your experiences with public safety, crime, and your relationships with local law enforcement. I look forward to seeing you there! RSVP We Must Protect Our Agricultural Assets from China Over the past decade, China has slowly been buying American farmland, but in recent years it has risen sharply. This is a direct threat to our nation's national security AND our food security. This week, I led 20 of my colleagues in writing a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack demanding information about the USDA's data and reporting process on foreign purchases of domestic farmland. We need transparency and we need to ensure this Administration is upholding the laws we already have in place. I will never stop fighting for our farmers and rural America! Read the Full Letter Here Demanding Solutions for Our Veterans It is no secret that the rollout of the new Electronic Health Record system has been a failure. Veterans have been harmed due to dozens of cases being lost. Additionally, I have heard directly from healthcare employees at VA clinics in Central Washington how difficult it is to use the system, and how they're concerned our veterans are not receiving the care they need. This week, during a Congressional hearing, I questioned officials from the U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) and urged them to immediately address the problems with the rollout and the harm it is causing to veterans in Central Washington and other sites across the country. We owe it to those who sacrificed so much for our country to give them the best possible care, and unfortunately, they are not getting it. The VA must act now to provide veterans with the life-saving care they deserve. Watch the Hearing RSVP: SAVE OUR DAMS RALLY Our dams are crucial to our way of life in Central Washington, and they provide so many benefits—from agriculture, transportation, and navigation, to irrigation, tourism, clean energy, and more! Breaching the dams would be devastating to our communities. I will continue to fight to protect our dams for the people of Central Washington. That is why I am hosting a Community Rally to SAVE OUR DAMS on Monday, August 1, 2022, at Howard Amon Park in Richland. I invite you to join me as we fight to protect the lifeblood of our communities. RSVP Here Demanding Resources for Central Washington VA Clinics Due to the burdens caused by the failed rollout of the VA's Electronic Healthcare Record system, VA clinics in Central Washington are struggling to stay afloat. This has caused healthcare providers to not spend adequate time with their patients to treat them efficiently and correctly. The system and its flaws have interfered with veterans’ abilities to receive timely and essential care. This is unacceptable and we need to quickly reverse this failed system to provide our veterans with the best care possible. The medical centers should not choose between staffing up to safely treat veterans and blowing their budgets. That is why I joined my colleagues in writing a letter to VA Deputy Secretary Donald Remy calling on the VA to provide additional resources to help local medical centers manage the additional workload created by the failed implementation of the new electronic health record system. We cannot leave our medical centers behind, and more importantly, we cannot continue to allow our veterans to receive inadequate care over a failed system. I will continue to fight for our Central Washington veterans and make sure they get the care they deserve. Read the Full Letter Here Benton Co. Fire District #4 celebrates 68 years in service Congratulations to Benton County Fire District #4 for 68 years of service to our community. Your selflessness and courage is inspiring and we thank you for your service. Read more keprtv.com Rep. Dan Newhouse tours ISO-Pacific Remediation Technologies This week, I toured ISO-Pacific Remediation Technologies, a certified women-owned small business that designs, engineers, and builds cutting edge technologies to do clean-up in an environmentally responsible way. Read more keprtv.com It is an honor and a privilege to serve you in Congress. To stay up to date on how I am working to represent Central Washington, I encourage you to follow me on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. You can also find regular updates on my website. Sincerely, Dan Newhouse Contact Me ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Rep. Newhouse | 504 Cannon House Office Bldg., Washington, DC 20515 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by [email protected]