WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis, both R-Wyo., joined U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and their Republican colleagues in introducing a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution. This joint resolution would force the president and Congress to enact annual balanced budgets. The resolution proposes a constitutional amendment establishing requirements for the submission and appro  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2023: U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) recently spoke on the Senate floor about how President Joe Biden's radical energy policies are causing our country to be more dependent on China. Excerpts from Sen. Barrasso's remarks: On Biden's War on American Energy: "I come to the floor today to talk about the Biden administration's war on American energy. "Time and again, Joe Biden's energy polic  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Chair of the Senate Western Caucus Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) along with 16 of her colleagues reintroduced the Protecting Our Wealth of Energy Resources (POWER) Act to prohibit the president or his secretaries of the Interior, Agriculture or Energy from blocking energy or mineral leasing and permitting on federal lands and waters without Congressional approval. "Wyoming can power the nation, and the U.S. ca  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following statement on Feb. 8, 2023: * * * U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) issued the following statement following President Joe Biden's State of the Union address. "Last fall, the American people elected a divided government. That means leaders on both sides of the aisle have a responsibility to set aside partisan differences to tackle the very real challenges our nation faces. While President Biden continues to claim the m  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) joined Senator Deb Fischer and 32 of their Senate colleagues in introducing legislation overturning a proposed rule from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) adding new regulations on heavy-duty vehicle emissions. The EPA's latest rule is another gut punch to our already stressed supply chain and would have negative impacts on small businesses acros  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), delivered opening remarks at a full committee hearing to discuss the state of the U.S. Territories. The hearing featured testimony from the Honorable Albert Bryan, Jr., governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands; the Honorable Lourde  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following statement on Feb. 7, 2023: * * * U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) issued the following statement following President Joe Biden's State of the Union address. "Last fall, the American people elected a divided government. That means leaders on both sides of the aisle have a responsibility to set aside partisan differences to tackle the very real challenges our nation faces. While President Biden continues to claim the m  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) joined Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) in launching a bipartisan push to help Wyoming veterans access timely and comprehensive breast cancer screenings. This week, Sens. Lummis and Ossoff sent a letter to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) highlighting the challenges veterans face when seeking mammogram services, which are key medical examinations that help d  more