CASPER, Wyoming, April 7 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on April 5, 2023: U.S. Senators John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis, both R-Wyo., recently joined U.S. Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) and their Republican colleagues in reintroducing legislation to permanently repeal the federal estate tax, known as the death tax. The Death Tax Repeal Act would end a purely punitive tax that has the potential to hit family-run farms, ranches and small businesses as a result   more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mike Crapo, Jim Risch ( both R-Idaho) and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyoming) with 15 of their colleagues introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to retain the regulatory definition of habitat within the Endangered Species Act (ESA). By defining habitat, this CRA will provide clarity and transparency to landowners and businesses in Idaho and throughout the west. "Providing an exact definitio  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on April 4, 2023: Congresswoman Harriet Hageman issued the following statement on the sham arraignment of Former President Donald Trump: Hageman stated, "It is infuriating that George Soros puppet, D.A. Alvin Bragg, could so blatantly abuse the best legal system the world has ever known. "I would expect that President Trump will be cleared of these bogus charges quickly. "I also believe that this is a w  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyoming, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on March 8, 2023, entitled "The Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness": * * * Right now, many American families are struggling to find safe, affordable housing. For some of these families, housing insecurity is a growing concern. There are m  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following commentary on The Hill: * * * If you build it, they will come. Good luck getting a government permit to build it. That's the hard part. The federal permitting process forces American energy infrastructure to endure a maze of regulations, mountains of paperwork, bureaucratic foot-dragging, and costly studies. That's all before the court battles begin.  more