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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Wyoming Newsletter for Sunday November 20, 2022 ( 4 items )  

Lummis Presses Banking Regulators on FTX Bankruptcy
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2022: U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) today highlighted the core factors that caused the recent FTX bankruptcy, the tenth largest bankruptcy in U.S. history, and highlighted how the Lummis-Gillibrand Responsible Financial Innovation Act would have prevented this insolvency during a Senate Banking Committee hearing. "My home state of Wyoming saw this problem coming in 2019 and banned banks  more

Lummis Welcomes Converse County Commissioner To Washington
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 (TNSper) -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) welcomed Converse County Commissioner Jim Willox to the Senate where he served as an expert witness regarding the implementation of theInfrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) during an Environment and Public Works Subcommittee hearing titled, "Implementing IIJA: Opportunities for Local Jurisdictions to Address Transportation Challenges." During the heari  more

Lummis, Kelly, Johnson, Stanton Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Highway Permitting Reform Legislation
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ), along with Representatives Dusty Johnson (R-SD) and Greg Stanton (D-AZ) introduced the Interactive Federal Review Act. The legislation would direct the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to select a minimum of ten federal highway projects to demonstrate the use of interactive, digital, cloud-based platforms in carrying out the environmental a  more

Sen. Barrasso Issues Opening Statement at Nominations Hearing
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news: U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), delivered the following remarks at a nominations hearing. The hearing featured testimony from Mr. David Crane, nominee to be under secretary of Energy for infrastructure; Mr. Jeffrey M. Marootian, nominee to be assistant secretary for  more