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In 2022, Medicare transfers made up 3.1% of income in Franklin County, providing an average of $1,419 per capita to residents.

Franklin County’s older population has grown in the past decade, and so has the share of income from Social Security and Medicare.

In 2022, Medicare transfers made up 4.2% of income in Benton County, providing an average of $2,292 per capita to residents.

Since 1970, Benton County’s population aged over 65 has increased by 9.4%, while income from age-related government transfers has risen by 12.4%.

In 2022, Medicaid transfers made up 6.9% of income in Franklin County, providing an average of $3,196 per capita to residents.

In 2022, Medicaid transfers made up 3.9% of income in Benton County, providing an average of $2,141 per capita to residents.

In 2022, Income Maintenance transfers made up 3.4% of income in Franklin County, providing an average of $1,550 per capita to residents.

In 2022, residents of Franklin County received an average of $9,497 per capita in government transfer payments—ranking it fourth lowest in Washington.

In 2022, residents of Benton County received an average of $10,584 per capita in government transfer payments—ranking it sixth lowest in Washington.

In 2022, Income Maintenance transfers made up 2.1% of income in Benton County, providing an average of $1,160 per capita to residents.

In 2023, the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a total of $225,000 in grants for economic development projects in Benton County, Washington.

Farms throughout cities in Benton County received $17.7 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

Farms throughout cities in Franklin County received $15.8 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

Farms in Franklin County received $18,700,461 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Farms in Benton County received $8,690,842 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and members of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) introduced legislation to prevent foreign adversaries from exploiting U.S. land near national security sites by giving the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) jurisdiction over any potential land purchases by foreign adversaries.

Reps. Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), and Sharice Davids (D-KS) introduced the Parity for Tribal Law Enforcement Actto improve hiring and increase retention for tribal law enforcement officers in order to better protect native communities and help address the crisis of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls (MMIW).

Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) reintroduced H.R. 4319, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, alongside Reps. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), David Valadao (R-CA), John Duarte (R-CA), Mike Simpson (R-ID), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), and Jerrold Nadler (D-NY). The legislation, which passed the House of Representatives with strong bipartisan support in the 116th and 117th Congresses, makes meaningful reforms to the H-2A agricultural guestworker program and creates a first-of-its-kind, merit-based visa program specifically designed for the nation's agricultural sector.

Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) introduced the Law Enforcement Officers Preventing Overdose Deaths Act alongside Reps. Pettersen (D-CO), Carter (R-GA), Pappas (D-NH), Neguse (D-CO), Budzinski (D-IL), and Craig (D-MN).

On July 6, 2023, Reps. Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), and Sharice Davids (D-KS) introduced the Parity for Tribal Law Enforcement Actto improve hiring and increase retention for tribal law enforcement officers in order to better protect native communities and help address the crisis of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls (MMIW).