WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release and letter on Dec. 1, 2022: U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) led their Senate colleagues in a bipartisan letter to the Secretaries of the U.S. Departments of Interior, Agriculture, and Commerce about the need to expand high-speed internet access in rural communities. Internet providers are required to obtain permits from the federal government when installing teleco  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) joined Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyoming) and Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-New Mexico) in a letter to the Secretaries of the U.S. Departments of Interior, Agriculture and Commerce about the need to expand high-speed internet access in rural communities. Internet providers are required to obtain permits from the federal government when installing teleco  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) voted in favor of the Respect for Marriage Act after an amendment ensuring religious liberty protections for people in Wyoming was adopted, and after she and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) conducted a colloquy on the legislation to ensure courts interpret the Respect for Marriage Act in a manner that protects religious liberty. "As a Christian and a conservative, ensuring  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: In the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) voted against the nomination of Joe Goffman to head up the Office of Air and Radiation at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). "Joe Goffman was integral to the Obama Administration's implementation of the Clean Air Act, when EPA overstepped the authority given to it by Congress in order to demonize fossil fuels  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release and letter: Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) sent a letter to their Senate Republican colleagues urging them to vote in favor of an emergency agreement to avert a potential railroad labor strike. The Senators wrote, "Congress has been forced into a position to either intervene in labor negotiations or allow a rail strike that will cripple our economy. This is the last place we had h  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2022: Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) today introduced the bipartisan Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act to authorize a one-time outlay of funds to increase truck parking capacity and to improve existing truck parking infrastructure. "Wyoming is home to three major interstates that carry thousands of tons of cargo a day. Without safe truck parking, truckers spend an unne  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news and letter: U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, sent a letter to Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm calling for a thorough review of the department's security clearance processes. This letter was sent in light of recent felony theft charges brought against a s  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- 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 business meeting to consider the nominations of: * Mr. David Crane to be under secretary of Energy for infrastructure; * Mr. Jeffrey M. Marootian to be assistant secretary for the Office of Energy E  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- 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 legislative hearing to examine and receive testimony on a number of energy, public lands, and water bills. Barrasso introduced or cosponsored five of the bills examined at the hearing. The hearing f  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news and letter: U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Republican Leader John Barrasso (R-WY) and House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) sent a letter to Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm raising concerns about potential damage to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) due to P  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) introduced the bipartisan Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act to authorize a one-time outlay of funds to increase truck parking capacity and to improve existing truck parking infrastructure. "A lack of accessible and reliable truck parking makes our roads less safe. Our bipartisan legislation will expand freight truck parking to ensure that truck drivers ca  more