WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: On September 9, Lackawanna, Luzerne, and Wyoming counties suffered serious damage from floods that claimed the lives of two residents and caused numerous injuries Members of Congress: "This damage exceeds the capacity of local governments' recovery capabilities if federal assistance is not provided." In November, the Members sent a letter urging approval of Governor Shapiro's August request for a m  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on Dec. 6, 2023: U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo) spoke Wednesday on the Senate Floor about how America's wide-open Southern border is a clear and present national security danger that must be addressed in any national security bill that heads to President Biden's desk. Excerpts from Sen. Barrasso's remarks: "National security starts with border security. "The senior senator from Kansas and I were just m  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on Dec. 6, 2023: U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, today blocked an attempt by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to ban so-called "assault weapons." Senator Barrasso spoke on the Senate floor on the need protect Americans' Second Amendment rights. Excerpts from Sen. Barrasso's remarks: "Americans have a Constitutional right to own a firearm. "Every day, peo  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, chairman 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 four bills that would increase tribal law enforcement officer benefits, amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA), establish a formal program at the Department of the Interior (DOI) to support tribal buffalo programs and place tribal la  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-- U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) spoke with leaders of the nation's largest banks in the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs hearing about the impacts of Basel III Endgame and pushed back on this administration's prosperity-killing agenda and the impact it will have on Wyoming. Basel III Endgame is a proposal by the Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Co  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- 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 Joe Manchin (D-WV) in sending a letter to U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Chair Alexander Hoehn-Saric expressing concern regarding the CPSC's proposed rule to prevent debris penetration into off-highway vehicles and requests the CPSC withdraw the rulemaking package. This rule would create unnecessary red tape and rai  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) joined 16 Senate Western Caucus members in sending a letter to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) urging Senate leadership to defund the Biden administration's misguided electric vehicle (EV) rule, which would mandate more than two-thirds of all vehicles sold in the U.S. be fully electric by 2032. Defunding the EV mandate will protect the freed  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate passed the bipartisan Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act of 2023, sponsored by U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Joe Manchin (D-WV), to reauthorize the Congressional Award program, the highest honor for our nation's youth ages 14 to 23. The Congressional Award is a non-competitive program that has encouraged young Americans to unleash their potential by achieving person  more