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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Wyoming Newsletter for Sunday July 14, 2024 ( 8 items )  

Barrasso, Lummis Introduce Bill to Bring Transparency to the Student Loan Process
WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis, both R-Wyo., introduced the Transparency in Student Lending Act to ensure families and student borrowers have all of the information they need relating to financial aid and the cost of loans for higher education. The bill would require the Department of Education (ED) to disclose to borrowers of federal student loans such information as loan amount  more

Hageman Votes to Protect Federal Elections from Illegal Voters
WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman voted in favor of H.R. 8281, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE Act), which protects and preserves the right of American citizens to vote. Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) introduced the bill, cosponsored by Rep. Hageman, which requires states to obtain proof of citizenship--in person--when registering an individual to vote and requires states to remove non-citizen  more

Lummis Cosponsors Legislation to Eliminate Unnecessary, Woke DEI Programs
WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) joined Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) in introducing legislation to eliminate the far-left diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs in the federal government. This bill will protect the people of Wyoming's tax dollars against woke spending priorities. "DEI programs are not about promoting fairness, they are about exacerbating discourse and worsening racial biases, and there is  more

Sen. Barrasso Bill Stops Foreign & Artificial Intelligence Influence on Energy, Federal Lands Policy
WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on July 11, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) introduced legislation to prevent the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) electronic public comment system from being sabotaged by foreign adversaries and Artificial Intelligence (AI) bots. Currently, the federal government's online comment system allows comments from individuals, organizations, or anonymous users, with no safeguards to prevent fore  more

Sen. Barrasso: Biden Weakness is Dangerous
WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) spoke on the Senate floor today on the urgent need for strong American leadership. Weakness from Joe Biden and the Democrats has created a border crisis at home and chaos abroad. Sen Barrasso's Remarks: "I rise today to speak about the need for strong American leadership. "President Biden's weakness, as seen on the world stage, is dangerous. It is dang  more

Senate Energy Committee Ranking Member Barrasso Issues Statement on Nomination of Shannon Estenoz to Be Deputy Secretary of the Interior
WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on July 10, 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 consider the nomination of Shannon A. Estenoz to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior. Currently, Ms. Estenoz serves as Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wil  more

Senate Passes Senate Energy Committee Ranking Member Barrasso Bipartisan Mining School Bill
WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), applauded unanimous Senate approval of S. 912, the Mining Schools Act of 2023. This legislation will help boost American energy and mineral security by supporting our mining schools so that they can recru  more

Sens. Barrasso, Lummis Introduce Bill to Bring Transparency to Student Loan Process
WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on July 11, 2024: Today, U.S. Senators John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis, both R-Wyo., introduced the Transparency in Student Lending Act to ensure families and student borrowers have all of the information they need relating to financial aid and the cost of loans for higher education. The bill would require the Department of Education (ED) to disclose to borrowers of federal student loans such information a  more