CASPER, Wyoming, July 11 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) appeared on Fox News Sunday with Shannon Bream to discuss the Biden administration's approach to China and the president's upcoming trip to the NATO Summit. They also discussed Russia's ongoing aggression in Ukraine and providing Ukraine with the support they need. * * * Below are key excerpts from the interview: On the Biden Administration's Approach to China: "  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, chair of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs, issued the following news release: The Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs held a legislative hearing on three bills focused on various solutions related to tribal land ownership issues, codifying language from the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) regarding processing mortgages on Indian trust land and the reauthorization of the Udall Foundation. Subcommi  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on July 14, 2023: Today, Harriet Hageman voted in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which passed the House 219-210. The FY24 NDAA provides for our nation's defense, counters Communist Chinese aggression, supports our servicemembers and their families through a pay increase, improved housing, and access to healthcare. Conservatives in the House have also pushed to ensure that radical w  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on July 11, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) sent a letter to Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg asking for clarification as to why the DOT has not acted on SkyWest Charter's (SWC) application for a Commuter Air Carrier Authorization for more than a year. The DOT's inaction is jeopardizing the commercial air service provided by SkyWest, which serves rural Wyoming c  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following statement on July 14, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) released the following statement in response to the Southern District of New York's ruling in Securities and Exchange Commission v Ripple Labs, Inc. "I applaud the decision of the Southern District of New York finding that crypto assets traded in secondary markets may not be investment contracts. "This is the position that section 501 of the Lumm  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on July 12, 2023: Today, U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, reintroduced the Lummis-Gillibrand Responsible Financial Innovation Act to create a comprehensive regulatory framework for crypto assets. This legislation greatly expands on the bill the senators introduced last year and adds   more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on July 14, 2023: U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ), along with Representatives Dusty Johnson (R-SD) and Greg Stanton (D-AZ) reintroduced the Interactive Federal Review Act. The legislation would direct the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to select a minimum of ten federal highway projects to demonstrate the use of interactive, digital, cloud-based platforms in carrying out   more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- 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 (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm regarding the participation of a lobbyist for Ford Motor Company on the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board. Barrasso calls on Secretary Granholm   more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- 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), joined U.S. Senator Krysten Sinema (I-AZ) and a bipartisan group of members to introduce the Wildland Firefighter Paycheck Protection Act this week. This legislation works to strengthen America's ability to prepare for and suppr  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- 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 the following remarks at a full committee hearing to discuss the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2023, a joint resolution proposed by the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Interior, to approve a  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on July 12, 2023: U.S. Senators John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis, both R-Wyo., joined Senator Tom Carper, D-Del., in introducing a bipartisan bill today to honor former Shoshoni Postmaster Dessie Bebout by naming the local post office after her. Bebout, a WWII veteran, passed away earlier this year at age 102. Bebout's career with the U.S. Postal Service began in 1962. She rose to Postmaster for Shoshoni, W  more