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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Wyoming Newsletter for Sunday November 05, 2023 ( 8 items )  

House Passes Hageman Amendment to Prohibit Finalization of BLM Rock Springs Draft Resource Management Plan
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: The House of Representatives passed an amendment offered by Rep. Harriet Hageman to their Interior Appropriations bill which prohibits the finalization and implementation of the draft Resource Management Plan (RMP) revision from the Bureau of Land Management that severely restricts grazing, mining, recreation, and other activities on 3.6 million acres in Wyoming. Congresswoman Hageman stated, "This is one  more

Lummis Works to Streamline Federal Permitting Process to Help Unleash Wyoming Energy
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) joined U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) in introducing the Revising and Enhancing Project Authorizations Impacted by Review (REPAIR) Act which seeks to streamline the permitting process for U.S. energy, manufacturing and critical infrastructure projects. A more efficient permitting process will allow Wyoming energy producers to boost th  more

Lummis, McHenry Release Statement Following GAO Determination on Staff Accounting Bulletin 121
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Financial Services Committee Chair Patrick McHenry (R-NC) released the following statement after the Government Accountability Office (GAO) determined that Staff Accounting Bulletin 121 (SAB 121) is a rule for the purposes of the Congressional Review Act. SAB 121 greatly harms consumers and is a clear overreach of the authority of the U.S.   more

Rep. Hageman Issues Statement on Tabling Resolution to Censure Rep. Tlaib
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, issued the following statement on Nov. 2, 2023: * * * Rep. Harriet Hageman issued the following statement on the motion to table a resolution censuring Rep. Rashida Tlaib. "As abhorrent and antisemitic as Rep. Tlaib's comments were, she has a right to make them. I don't agree with her on much of anything - and certainly not on anything this censure was addressing, but the First Amendment would not be necessary if it existed only to protec  more

Rep. Hageman Votes to Support Our Ally Israel
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Harriet Hageman voted in favor of providing aid to Israel, who at this moment is in the fight for its very existence. The unprovoked terrorist attack by Hamas on October 7th killed over 1,400 people, including 33 Americans, and led to over 240 hostages being taken by the terror group. The heinous attack has forced Israel to defend itself and requires America to come to the aid of our most loy  more

Senate Energy Committee Ranking Member Barrasso: Daniel-Davis Has Undermined Energy Security
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement on Oct. 31, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee (ENR), issued the following statement after President Biden designated Laura Daniel-Davis as Acting Deputy Secretary of the Interior. "Laura Daniel-Davis is doing everything in her power to make American energy more expensiv  more

Senate Energy Committee Ranking Member Barrasso: We Need Carbon Capture Innovation, Not Coal Elimination
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- 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 remarks at a full committee hearing to examine the opportunities and challenges in deploying carbon capture utilization and sequestration and direct air capture technologies on federal and non-federal lands. The hearin  more

Wyoming Lily Barkau Testifies on Carbon Capture, Sequestration at U.S. Senate
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- 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), welcomed Ms. Lily Barkau, P.G., Groundwater Section Manager of the Water Quality Division at the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality. Ms. Barkau testified before the committee detailing the opportunities and challenges in  more