WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The House Small Business Committee issued the following testimony by Joe Schaffer, president of Laramie County Community College, testifying on behalf of the American Association of Community Colleges, in a remote hearing entitled "Putting America Back to Work: The Role of Workforce Development and Small Business Rehiring" on July 16: My name is Dr. Joe Schaffer and I am president of Laramie County Community College, located in Cheyenne, Wyoming. I am here today represent  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement applauding the White House Council on Environmental Quality's final regulations regarding the National Environmental Policy Act: Barrasso is chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW). EPW has jurisdiction over NEPA. * * * "President Trump is cutting red tape to help get our economy back in the black," said Barrasso. "  more

CASPER, Wyoming, July 16 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) praised the Trump administration's announcement that Russian energy export pipelines in Europe, including the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, are subject to sanctions under the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA). The Nord Stream 2 pipeline would carry natural gas from Russia to Germany giving Russia significant leverage over our European allies.   more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-WY), James Risch (R-ID), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), and Steve Daines (R-MT) released the following statements after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) released its final rule updating regulations implemented under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA). In June 2019, Barrasso, Risch, Cramer and Daines introduced the UPDATE PURPA Act (S. 1760). Many   more