WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2024: Today, the Congressional Coal Caucus Co-Chairs Representatives Carol Miller (R-WV), Harriet Hageman (R-WY), Morgan Griffith (R-VA), and Dan Meuser (R-PA) commended the ruling from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that vacated a prior ruling from the district court which led to a nationwide injunction against all federal coal leases. These leases were unlawfully blocked until the Bureau   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) applauded the Ninth Circuit Court's decision to vacate an unprecedented ruling from a district court that blocked federal coal leasing until the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) completed an unnecessary environmental impact statement. This is a win for Wyoming, which would be negatively impacted by an unlawful coal moratorium. "Wyoming coal not only powers our countr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and her colleagues led a letter to Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to demand a Senate trial for U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas' impeachment, highlighting the Senate's constitutional obligation to conduct a thorough trial following the House impeaching him earlier this month. "Under Secretary Mayorkas' failed leadership, dangerous cartels have  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID) and 16 of their Senate Western Caucus colleagues sent a letter to President Joe Biden and Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young urging the Biden administration to withdraw its electric vehicle mandate. Ending the EV mandate would give people out west the freedom to choose what car or truck they want to dr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Chair of the Senate Western Caucus, joined U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-ID) and three of their Senate Western Caucus colleagues in pushing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to amend its certificate of waiver requirements during critical emergencies to ensure restricted category aircraft--which fulfill life and land saving roles--are granted access to rest  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), applauded the decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to reverse the nationwide moratorium against coal leasing on federal land. "Today's court decision ending the Obama administratio  more