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Tiffany Smiley is challenging GOP Rep. Dan Newhouse for his central Washington seat in a competitive primary, she announced today.
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September 23, 2025

Republicans urge ‘equitable allocation’ of rural hospital funds

Ten House Republicans are pressing the Trump administration to make sure rural hospital funds flow to blue states with Democratic governors.

Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.) is leading a new letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz.

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