WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) recently introduced the Water Quality Certification Improvement Act of 2023. The legislation is cosponsored by Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Steve Daines (R-MT), and Pete Ricketts (R-NE). The bill amends section 401 of the Clean Water Act. The legislation makes several key clarifications to existing law about the appropriate scope of review for a wat  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis (both R-WY) joined their colleagues in introducing the Choice in Automobile Retail Sales (CARS) Act to push back on the Biden administration's radical Green New Deal agenda and executive overreach by preventing the implementation of a proposed rule that limits the people of Wyoming's choices when purchasing a car. "Democrats are trying  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis (both R-WY) joined their colleagues in introducing the Choice in Automobile Retail Sales (CARS) Act to push back on the Biden administration's radical Green New Deal agenda and executive overreach by preventing the implementation of a proposed rule that limits the people of Wyoming's choices when purchasing a car. "Democrats are trying to force-feed Wyoming dr  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2023: Today, U.S. Senators John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis, both R-Wyo., praised the U.S. Senate for passing Senator JD Vance's (R-Ohio) amendment to the Senate minibus appropriations bill prohibiting the Department of Transportation from using any federal funds to enforce mask mandates. The amendment, which passed the Senate by a vote of 59-38, bans mask mandates on passenger airlines, commute  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senators John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis, both R-Wyo., praised the U.S. Senate for passing Senator JD Vance's (R-Ohio) amendment to the Senate minibus appropriations bill prohibiting the Department of Transportation from using any federal funds to enforce mask mandates. The amendment, which passed the Senate by a vote of 59-38, bans mask mandates on passenger airlines, com  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and U.S. Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) reintroduced legislation to address persistent failures and increase accountability at the Indian Health Service (IHS). Consistent shortcomings, unmet staffing needs, lack of oversight and longstanding deficiencies at the IHS have resulted in significant gaps in tribal citizens accessing high-quality care. The   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C.--Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Finance Committee members Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Tim Scott (R-South Carolina), Steve Daines (R-Montana), Todd Young (R-Indiana), John Barrasso (R-Wyoming), Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee) issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Trade Representative's (USTR)   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education issued the following testimony by Megan Degenfelder, state superintendent of public instruction for Wyoming, involving a hearing on Oct. 19, 2023, entitled "Protecting Kids: Combating Graphic, Explicit Content in School Libraries": * * * Chairman Bean and Ranking Member Bonamici: My name is Megan Degenfelder and I am the elected State Superintendent of Public Instru  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Economic Development Administration announced that Wyoming will participate in its tech hubs program through two tech hubs which were designated by the agency yesterday. These tech hubs will be eligible to receive grants from the federal government to fund Wyoming's continuing innovation in quantum computing and nuclear energy. During the application process Senator Cynthia   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) expressed her concerns after President Joe Biden sent Congress a $100 billion funding request to provide aid to Ukraine and Israel.  "The Biden administration should not use the crisis in Israel - and our desire to help our strongest ally - to get additional funding for Ukraine across the finish line, especially as people in Wyoming struggle to afford record-breaking  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Today, U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) urged members to include their illicit finance amendment, which was passed in the Senate version of the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, in the final version of the bill as it emerges from the conference process. The senators highlighted the urgent need for this amendment to become law following reports t  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Today, U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) highlighted the need for federal investigators to crack down on bad actors in the crypto asset space after reports surfaced that showed Hamas used crypto assets to fund their war in Israel. Lummis, along with U.S. Representative French Hill (R-AR), Chair of the House Digital Assets Subcommittee, sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garl  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, issued the following statement on Oct. 25, 2023: * * * Congresswoman Harriet Hageman issued the following statement on Congressman Mike Johnson being elected Speaker of the House of Representatives: Rep. Hageman said, "I congratulate my friend and colleague Mike Johnson. a solid conservative, on his election as Speaker of the House. I know that he will lead the fight to close our borders, pass conservative appropriations bills to respons  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: The House Committee on Natural Resources (HNR) held a markup to advance several bills from committee to a floor vote by the full House of Representatives. Included in these bills was H.R. 3415, the Pilot Butte Power Plant Conveyance Act. The Act requires the Bureau of Reclamation to enter into good faith negotiations with the Midvale Irrigation District for the conveyance of the Pilot Butte Power Plant, l  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: The House of Representatives, led by newly elected Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) passed H.R. 4394 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2024. This marks the 5th appropriations bill passed by the Republican led House. In contrast, the Democrat led Senate has yet to pass any appropriations bills. Included in H.R. 4394 were two amendments sponsored by Rep. Hagem  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- 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), sent a letter to the director of the Department of Energy's Loan Programs Office, Jigar Shah, highlighting inconsistencies between his testimony in an ENR hearing last week and an account detailing his activities managing the Lo  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- 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, and U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, introduced the MAPWaters Act. This legislation will standardize, consolidate, and publish the digital data related to public recreat  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- 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), spoke on the Senate floor about the Biden administration's decision to ease oil sanctions on Nicolas Maduro's brutal socialist regime in Venezuela. Senator Barrasso also spoke about a report he issued demonstrating how the Democrats' reckless tax and spending bill moves the United States further away fro  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- 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 examine federal offshore energy strategy and policies. The hearing featured testimony from Ms. Elizabeth Klein, Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management at the U  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Finance Committee members Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Tim Scott (R-South Carolina), Steve Daines (R-Montana), Todd Young (R-Indiana), John Barrasso (R-Wyoming), Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee) issued the following statement in response to the U.S.   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) joined Senate Western Caucus Members Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-ID) in sending a letter to Senate leadership urging the continued Endangered Species Act (ESA) listing prohibition for the greater sage-grouse. Keeping the greater sage-grouse off the endangered species list allows science-based, state-led plans to continue benefitti  more