WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), chair of the Senate National Parks Subcommittee, introduced legislation to increase broadband and cellular service at U.S. National Parks. The Connect Our Parks Act will direct each National Park to assess where broadband service is needed and develop a   more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on June 13, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) introduced legislation to lower energy prices for American families by repealing the $10.5 billion "Superfund Tax" on American energy production. The bicameral Pay Less at the Pump Act (S. 1942) will repeal the "Superfund Tax" on crude oil and imported petroleum products that was reinstated in the Democrats' reckless tax and spend bill. This tax l  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, June 17 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 16, 2023: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $25,054,092 from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration's (NTIA) Middle Mile Infrastructure Program to the Appalachian Power Company to enable last mile Int  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on June 14, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman voted in favor of H.R. 1640, the Save our Gas Stoves Act. The legislation would stop the Department of Energy from dictating the type of stove or oven that Americans are allowed to cook with in their homes. Representative Hageman stated, "It is the height of insanity that Congress must pass legislation to keep unelected agency bureaucrats from cutting  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on June 13, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman voted to overturn the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) rule classifying all firearms with barrels under 16-inches and an attached stabilizing, or "pistol" brace, as short-barreled rifles (SBR). "This latest unconstitutional rule from the ATF is a blatant attempt to take away our 2nd Amendment rights and strip away the ability  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on June 15, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman voted in favor of H.R. 288, the Separation of Powers Restoration Act (SOPRA) - a bill that she cosponsored. The bill would require courts to apply de novo review to all questions of law, including agencies' interpretations of statutes and rules. In addition, an amendment sponsored by Rep. Hageman was included in the final passage of H.R. 288 which wou  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release and letter on June 14, 2023: U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Tina Smith (D-MN) sent a letter to the National Association of Attorneys General recommending that state attorneys general take steps to protect homeowners from predatory home-buying practices. Senators Lummis and Smith were concerned by recently reported allegations that some franchises of HomeVestors of America, commonly recognized by  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 16, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $25,054,092 million from the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) for Appalachian Power to expand and improve broadband services in southern West Virginia. The funding is made possible through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's Midd  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on June 15, 2023: U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), today introduced S. 2036, the Protecting America's Distribution Transformer Supply Chain Act. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) is an original cosponsor of the legislation. "The Biden administration's extreme green re  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), sent a letter to Department of Energy Inspector General Teri Donaldson regarding Secretary Jennifer Granholm's financial holdings. Granholm recently informed the committee that she "mistakenly" provided false informat  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement on June 13, 2023: * * U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1615, the Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act, by a vote of 248-180. "The Biden administration is trying to regulate gas   more