WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyoming, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release: During a nomination hearing for the Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) said that he is increasingly concerned that the nation will not have the fiscal tools to address the next fiscal crisis. "While addressing the current pandemic was necessary, I remain concerned about the nation's fiscal   more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, issued the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency issued a rule to reform implementation of Section 401 of the Clean Water Act: "This final rule ensures that other states cannot harm our local economy. Previously, radical environmentalists were able to politicize the CWA and obstruct critical energy development in Wyoming. "We saw these negative ramifications for our state in 2017 when Governor Inslee of Washington took a  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, issued the following statement on protests and violent riots across the country: "The right of Americans to peaceably assemble is a sacred right enshrined in the First Amendment of our Constitution. This right must be defended by our government and leaders, all of whom have sworn an oath to do so. The horrific murder of George Floyd has understandably sparked constitutionally-protected peaceful protests across the country. "However, riots are   more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a proposal for public comment concerning processes EPA should undertake when promulgating regulations under the Clean Air Act (CAA) to ensure that information regarding the benefits and costs of regulatory decisions are developed and provided in a consistent and transparent manner. "This decision will empower local stakeholders to be a part of the regulatory pro  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement on June 1 on the Trump administration's final regulations regarding Sec. 401 of the Clean Water Act: "I applaud the Trump administration's commitment to improve implementation of the Clean Water Act. This rule will help ensure certain states can no longer abuse the water certification process for political purposes. "The state of Washington has hij  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following op-ed on infrastructure bills, which was provided to Fox News online: Republicans and Democrats in the Senate are unifying around three infrastructure bills to fix America's highways, ports and water systems. The bipartisan pieces of legislation are the result of input from every U.S. senator and - as of last month - all three have passed out of committee with  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following remarks on June 4 s at a hearing titled "Infrastructure: The Road to Recovery": The hearing featured testimony from Steve McGough, chairman of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association and president and chief financial officer of HCSS; Dr. Doug Holtz-Eakin, president of the American Action Forum; and the Honorable Greg Fischer, mayor of Louisvill  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Michael B. Enzi, R-Wyoming, issued the following statement: U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., issued the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a new rule concerning Section 401 of the Clean Water Act. The EPA's announcement would set a one-year deadline for states and tribes to certify or reject proposed projects like pipelines and industrial plants. It would also limit any reviews to include only water quality impacts. * * * "F  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Michael B. Enzi, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: During a nomination hearing for the Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., said he is increasingly concerned that the nation will not have the fiscal tools to address the next fiscal crisis. "While addressing the current pandemic was necessary, I remain concerned about the nation's fiscal health, because while we had the finan  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined by Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), introduced legislation clarifying and expanding the sanctions of their bipartisan bill, the Protecting Europe's Energy Security Act, to block the Nord Stream 2 pipeline's completion. "There is bipartisan and bicameral co  more