WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) joined U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in introducing the Countering Espionage and Surveillance Entities in Cuba (CEASE) Act. This legislation would impose sanctions on any foreign person who has engaged in a significant  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) regarding the agency's proposed minimum staffing standards in nursing homes. Specifically, the senators disapprove of the administration's one-size-fits-all approach that does not account for the needs of rural states, such as Wyoming. Should the proposed rule become a re  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis (both R-WY) joined U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) in reintroducing the Helping Open Underutilized Space to Ensure Shelter (HOUSES) Act which seeks to alleviate housing constraints experienced across Wyoming. This legislation would enable state and local governments to utilize select federal lands in appropriate areas to bolster local efforts to combat rising h  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, issued the following statement on Nov. 7, 2023: * * * Congresswoman Harriet Hageman issued the following statement after voting to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib: "Over the weekend, Rep. Rashida Tlaib shared a highly produced video supporting a known terrorist organization. This produced video calls for the elimination of the state of Israel and is in direct conflict with our American foreign policy positions in the region. Tlaib's call for e  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) joined U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) and 24 colleagues in introducing the Southern Border Transparency Act, which would require the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to accurately report how it is handling illegal aliens encountered at the border and ensure the American people have a full accounting of the number of illegal aliens being rel  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) joined U.S. Senators Mike Lee (R-UT) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) in introducing the Government Surveillance Reform Act which seeks to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) with important new protections for the people of Wyoming's constitutional rights. The bill will enact meaningful reforms to prevent the government fro  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-- U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) introduced legislation to study the barriers that Wyoming's farming and ranching communities face when accessing mental and behavioral health care services. "Wyoming farmers and ranchers have done a remarkable job feeding the nation in the midst of unprecedented challenges, but the critical work they do often comes at a gr  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining issued the following testimony by Bureau of Land Management Principal Deputy Director Nada Wolff Culver involving a hearing on Oct. 25, 2023, on 16 bills. The legislation includes To codify certain public land orders relating to the revocation of certain withdrawals of public land in the State of Alaska (S. 175); To amend the Federal Land Policy & Management Act of 1976 to authorize c  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining issued the following testimony by Bureau of Land Management Principal Deputy Director Nada Wolff Culver involving a hearing on Oct. 25, 2023, on 16 bills. The legislation includes To codify certain public land orders relating to the revocation of certain withdrawals of public land in the State of Alaska (S. 175); To amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to authorize  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining issued the following testimony by Jacqueline Emanuel, associate deputy chief at the U.S. Department of Agriculture U.S. Forest Service, involving a hearing on Oct. 25, 2023, on 16 bills. The legislation includes To amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to authorize certain construction activities on public lands, and for other purposes (S. 297); Wyoming Public Lands  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- 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 Department of Energy's Designated Agency Ethics Official, Susan Beard, highlighting potential conflicts of interest within the Department of Energy's Loan Programs Office. Specifically, this letter urges Ms  more

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), and U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), sent a letter to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Willie L. Phillips and Commissioner  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- 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 implementation of federal coal mine land reclamation and abandoned coal mine land economic revitalization programs. The hearing featured testimony from Ms. Glenda H.   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- 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 Mr. Don Newton, Administrator of the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Division of the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality. Mr. Newton testified before the committee detailing Wyoming's work to reclaim abandoned mine si  more