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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Wyoming Newsletter for Sunday December 24, 2023 ( 7 items )  

Barrasso, Lummis Join Bill to Hold the ATF Accountable
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: CASPER, WY - U.S. Senators John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis, both R-Wyo., joined Senator Mike Braun (R-Ind.) and their Republican colleagues in reintroducing the ATF Accountability Act of 2023 to provide transparency at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) for gun owners and manufacturers across America. The ATF engages in a secretive classification review process where the age  more

Lummis Applauds Rankin Nomination to U.S. District Court
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) applauded President Joe Biden's nominationof the Honorable Kelly H. Rankin to become a U.S. District Judge for the federal District of Wyoming. "Judge Rankin has honorably served the state of Wyoming for decades and has dedicated his life to public service first as a Deputy County Attorney and most recently as Chief U.S. Magistrate Judge for   more

Lummis Protects Wyoming Gun Manufacturers from President Biden's Latest Assault on the 2nd Amendment
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) joined Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) in introducing the Protect American Gun Exporters Act. This bill comes in response to the Bureau of Industry and Security's (BIS) recent 90-day pause on the issuance of new export licenses for firearms, ammunition and component parts to non-governmental users in most foreign countries. This legislation would protect the  more

Senate Energy Committee Ranking Member Barrasso, Sen. Capito to EPA: Illegal Proposal to Close Power Plants Will Jeopardize America's Grid, Raise Costs for Consumers
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- 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 Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, and U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), ranking member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan to again outline significant concerns wit  more

Senate Energy Committee Ranking Member Barrasso, Sen. Capito: FERC Must Fix EPA Proposed Clean Power Plan 2.0
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, and U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), ranking member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, sent a letter to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Willie L. Phillips and Commiss  more

Senate Western Caucus Chair Lummis, Former Chair Daines Demand Better Wildfire Management from the Biden Administration
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) joined Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) in sending a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) urging the agency to create a pathway for air regulators to account for smoke from prescribed fires under the Clean Air Act. Prescribed fires are a proven method that help protect communities in Wyoming and throughout the west from out-o  more

Sens. Barrasso, Lummis Join Bill to Hold ATF Accountable
CASPER, Wyoming, Dec. 22 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis, both R-Wyo., joined Senator Mike Braun (R-Ind.) and their Republican colleagues in reintroducing the ATF Accountability Act of 2023 to provide transparency at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) for gun owners and manufacturers across America. The ATF engages in a secretive classification review process where the agency makes de  more