WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2023: U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), and Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today introduced the Cutting-off Communist Profiteers (CCP) Act (S. 442). This legislation would prohibit any U.S. political appointees from knowingly representing, aiding, or advising the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Chinese military companies. This als  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following statement on Feb. 14, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, issued the following statement after the January 2023 Consumer Price Index (CPI) revealed inflation has risen 14.4% since Joe Biden took office in January 2021. "Record-high prices and rising interest rates are making it harder for families to keep up. "A week ago, Joe Biden told Americans that prices   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) joined Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) in introducing the COVID-19 Vaccination Non-Discrimination Act to ensure that people in Wyoming receive the best health care possible even if they have not received the COVID-19 vaccine. Lummis cosponsored this bill after reports surfaced that health care facilities are denying patients lifesaving treatments, such as organ transplants, i  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2023: U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) introduced theGrizzly Bear State Management Act of 2023 alongside Senators John Barrasso (R-WY), Mike Crapo (R-ID), James Risch (R-ID) and Senator Steve Daines (R-MT). This bill would remove grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem from the Endangered Species List and shift management of the grizzlies to wildlife scientists in the states. "B  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following commentary on USA Today, on Feb. 15, 2023: * * * Like many Americans, residents of my home state of Wyoming could not understand how a Chinese spy balloon could lazily and brazenly pass over their heads. They are rightfully angry that an adversary's spying platform was able to violate and then linger over U.S. airspace for an entire week. They are angr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- 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 examine the impact of the Russian Federation's war in Ukraine on European and global energy security one year after the invasion. The hearing featured testimony from the  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 (TNSper) -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) announced that Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) will serve as the vice chair of the Senate Western Caucus in the 118th Congress. "Senator Sullivan knows the west and issues unique to the states we represent, which is why I am honored to have him join me in leading the Senate Western Caucus," said Sen. Lummis. "The Senate Western Caucus focuses on ev  more