WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis (both R-WY) joined Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) and eight of their colleagues in introducing a Congressional Review Act resolution to overturn the Bureau of Land Management's Fluid Mineral Leases and Leasing Process rule. The rule significantly increases royalties, rates, minimum bids and costs for oil and gas producers on federal lands and will negati  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Repeal Biden Administration's Arms Embargo on Israel Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced the Israel Security Assistance Support Act, legislation that would force the Biden administration to send critical weapons to Israel. The bill comes after President Biden announced that his administration would withhold certain weapons from Israel if it conducted a   more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Repeal Tax on Certain Firearm Purchases Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced the Repealing Illegal Freedom and Liberty Excises (RIFLE) Act, legislation that would remove a burdensome tax imposed on firearms regulated under the National Firearms Act. Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyoming), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Kevin Cramer (  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement on May 16, 2024: * * * Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced updates to Resource Management Plans (RMPs) for millions of acres of BLM-managed land in Wyoming and Montana, eliminating all new coal leasing until 2038. House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response: "The Biden ad  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) applauded the U.S. Senate passing her Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution overturning the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) 121. This resolution protects the foundation of essential custody services for consumers and deals a major blow to President Biden's SEC that has become a runaway regulatory agency. "SAB 1  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Today, Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Senate Western Caucus Vice Chair Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) introduced three Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolutions to overturn the Biden administration's reversal of key reforms to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) by the Trump administration that increased stakeholder engagement, defined critical habitat and ens  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland raising significant concerns that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has diverged from the clear, logically sound and well-established definition of "money transmission" established by the Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). The DOJ's unprecedented and unlawful cha  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement on the death of coal miner Virgil Paynter, who was fatally injured Thursday morning at the CM Energy Operations LP Surface Mine in Wyoming County. "Gayle and I are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Virgil Paynter at the CM Energy Operations LP Surface Mine in Wyoming County. We ask all West Virginians to join us in keeping h  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Yesterday, Congresswoman Hageman introduced the Abolishing Woke Awards for Research and Development (AWARD) Act to the 118th Congress. The AWARD Act will ensure the National Institutes of Health (NIH) distributes research grants and awards through a merit-based system, as opposed to the current diversity, equity, and inclusion-based criteria used to allocate federal funds. Representative Hageman stated, "  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Harriet Hageman sent a letter to the Bureau of Land Management yesterday voicing strong concerns over their proposed Western Solar Plan that threatens the long-standing multiple-use mandate for millions of federally-managed acres throughout the West. She was joined by Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse and 6 others Members of Congress. "President Biden is continuing his war on the American  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following statement on May 13, 2024: * * * Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) released the following statement after President Biden signed into law his bipartisan legislation to ban Russian uranium imports into the United States. "Today, we officially ended Russia's chokehold on America's uranium supply," said Senator Barrasso. "Banning imports of Russian uranium will jumpstart America's nuclear fuel industry, further de  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement on May 13, 2024: * * * Today, Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), released the following statement in response to the Regional Transmission Cost Allocation and Planning Rule announced by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC" or "the Commission"). "FERC's partis  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) questioned U.S. Department of State Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Bonnie D. Jenkins on President Biden's recent move to cut off arms shipments to Israel and the administration's lack of progress on engaging China on its nuclear expansion. Under Secretary Jenkins testified at today's Senate Committee on Foreign Relations  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) spoke on the Senate floor during National Police Week to honor the legacy of Sergeant Nevada Krinkee of the Sheridan Police Department. Sergeant Krinkee tragically died in the line of duty in Sheridan, Wyoming, on February 13, 2024. Senator Barrasso's Remarks: "I rise today during Police Week to pay tribute to Sergeant Nevada Krinkee, member of th  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: Today, U.S. Senators John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis (both R-WY) joined Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) and eight of their colleagues in introducing a Congressional Review Act resolution to overturn the Bureau of Land Management's Fluid Mineral Leases and Leasing Process rule. The rule significantly increases royalties, rates, minimum bids and costs for oil and gas producers on federal lands and  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on May 13, 2024: Today, Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), and Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), chair of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, released the following statements celebrating the enactment of H.R. 1042, legislation to ban Russian uranium  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: At a recent Senate Finance Committee hearing, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) discussed health access challenges facing Wyoming with rural health experts. Barrasso specifically highlighted the need to invest in rural medical residency training programs, improve access to maternity services, and counteract the effects of rural hospital closures. Keith J. Mueller, Ph.D., Lori Rodefeld, Ms, Jeremy P. Davi  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on May 16, 2024: Today, U.S. Sens. John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis and Rep. Harriet Hageman, all R-Wyo., blasted the Bureau of Land Management's final supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) and proposed amendment to its Buffalo Field Office land use plan. In the plan, the BLM bans future coal leasing in Wyoming's Powder River Basin. This impacts 12 of Wyoming's active coal mines and will put 48   more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement on May 16, 2024: * * * Today, Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, released the following statement in response to the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) final supplemental environmental impact statement and proposed amendment to its Buffalo Field Office land use plan. This plan   more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on May 16, 2024: Today, 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 President's budget request for the U.S. Forest Service for Fiscal Year 2025. The hearing featured testimony from Mr. Randy Moore, Chief, U.S. Fo  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) recently introduced a resolution to designate May 12 through 18, 2024 as National Hospital Week. The resolution honors the significant role hospitals and hospital staff play in patient health care across the United States. The resolution passed the U.S. Senate unanimously this week. "During National Hospital Week, we recognize and celebra  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Rick Scott joined Senator Tom Cotton to introduce their Israel Security Assistance Support Act, legislation that would force the Biden administration to send critical weapons to Israel. The bill comes after President Biden announced that his administration would withhold certain weapons from Israel if it conducted a full-scale ground invasion of Rafah in Gaza where Hamas, which is still holding A  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: United States Postal Service (USPS) Postmaster General Louis DeJoy agreed to pause the planned changes to the mail delivery network that would have closed the Cheyenne and Casper Processing and Distribution Centers following repeated calls from U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY). The USPS agreed to temporarily pause the reforms that would have left the Cowboy State without a single Processing and Distrib  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 (Rep.) -- The Congressional Western Caucus issued the following news release on May 16, 2024: Today, Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04), Vice Chairs Bruce Westerman (AR-04) and Ryan Zinke (MT-01), Representatives Matt Rosendale (MT-02) and Representative Harriet Hageman (WY-AL) released the following statements on the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) resource management plans (RMP) for Montana and Wyoming. These RMPs remove millions of acres of Federal lands from c  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Sens. John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis and Rep. Harriet Hageman, all R-Wyo., blasted the Bureau of Land Management's final supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) and proposed amendment to its Buffalo Field Office land use plan. In the plan, the BLM bans future coal leasing in Wyoming's Powder River Basin. This impacts 12 of Wyoming's active coal mines and will put 48 billion short  more