CASPER, Wyoming, May 26 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following statement on May 25, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today released the following statement in response to the United States Supreme Court ruling in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency. The ruling narrowed the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the federal government in regulating "waters of the United States" (WOTUS) under the Clean Water Act. "The Supreme Court ruled  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Harriet Hageman voted in favor of H.R. 467, the HALT Fentanyl Act. The legislation would permanently place fentanyl-related substances (FRS) into Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. Rep. Hageman stated, "In Wyoming and throughout America there is a pandemic of Fentanyl use. In 2022 alone, drug deaths nationwide reached a record 109,680 - it is a crisis greatly exacerbated by the ope  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Harriet Hageman voted to prevent more costly and punitive regulations on the production of heavy-duty vehicles. S.J. Res. 11 would rescind the Biden administration's misguided heavy-duty truck rule. Rep. Hageman stated, "The Biden administration has again attempted to replace Congressional lawmaking authority with "rules and guidance" from agency bureaucrats. This latest attempt mandates far  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Ranking Member of the Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife Subcommittee and Chair of the Senate Western Caucus, issued the following statement after the Supreme Court's ruling in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency, which ruled in favor of the petitioners and narrowed the Biden administration's authority to define Waters of the United States (WOTUS). This ruling is a major  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) joined U.S. Senators Rand Paul (R-KY) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) in sending a letter to the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) demanding stronger protections for the people of Wyoming's privacy when sending letters and packages. The letter asked for reforms to the USPIS' "mail covers" surveillance system where the agency tracks the senders and recipients of le  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued the following written testimony by Paul Ulrich, vice president of government and regulatory affairs for Jonah Energy LLC, involving a hearing on May 11, 2023, entitled "Opportunities for Congress to Reform the Permitting Process for Energy and Mineral Projects": * * * I, Paul Ulrich, provide the following written testimony for the above noted hearing. I am Vice President-Government and Regulatory Affairs for Jonah E  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- 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) commented on the announcement that the Department of Energy will not award a $200 million grant to the company Microvast. "The Department of Energy has finally retreated from sending U.S. taxpayer dollars to Microvast, an electri  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on May 25, 2023: The Supreme Court released its much-anticipated opinion in the case of Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency. Congresswoman Harriet Hageman stated, "Today is a great day for Wyoming, a great day for private property rights, and a great day for farmers and ranchers. It is, however, a sad day for unelected bureaucrats who think they should be able to dictate how we use our land and wate  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on May 23, 2023: Yesterday, Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) hosted a Special Order with Congressional Western Caucus Members to talk about the Endangered Species Act and the harm it's done on rural communities across America. "As we have seen over the past 5 decades, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) has become a weapon--used by extreme environmentalists and serial litigators to slow or halt critical economic  more