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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Wyoming Newsletter for Sunday June 02, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Lummis, Barrasso, Thune and Rounds Demand U.S. Forest Service Releases Chokehold on Timber Industry in the Black Hills
WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Today, Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-WY), John Thune (R-SD) and Mike Rounds (R-SD) sent a letter to U.S. Forest Service Chief Randy Moore excoriating the Biden administration for its forest management policies in the Black Hills National Forest that are reducing the amount of trees available to harvest forcing saw mills to close and timber workers to  more

Lummis, House Colleagues Urge President Biden Not to Veto Bipartisan SAB 121 CRA
WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Representative Patrick McHenry (R-NC) led a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to reconsider his threat to veto Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) 121 Congressional Review Act (CRA) which passed the Senate and House with strong bipartisan support. "Given the overwhelming bipartisan votes, we urge you to sign H.J. Res. 109 into law or work with the SEC to   more

North Dakota Files Preliminary Injunction in Case Challenging BLM's Venting, Flaring Rule
WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: BISMARCK -- Last month, North Dakota was joined by Montana, Texas, and Wyoming in filing a lawsuit in North Dakota Federal District Court challenging a rule finalized by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) which establishes a new royalty on flared gas, institutes monthly limits on allowable flaring, and adds new application requirements for operators regarding their ability to capture natural gas before   more

Senate Energy Committee Ranking Member Barrasso, Rep. Rodgers Blast Biden Administration for Continued Abuse of Strategic Petroleum Reserve
WASHINGTON, May 30 -- 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 and U.S. Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), chair of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, sent a letter to the Secretary of Energy, Jennifer Granholm, following reports that the Biden administration is preparing to fur  more

Sens. Barrasso, Lummis, Thune, Rounds Demand U.S. Forest Service Releases Chokehold on Timber Industry in Black Hills
WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Today, Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-WY), John Thune (R-SD) and Mike Rounds (R-SD) sent a letter to U.S. Forest Service Chief Randy Moore excoriating the Biden administration for its forest management policies in the Black Hills National Forest that are reducing the amount of trees available to harvest forcing saw mills to close and timber workers to los  more