WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton, Colleagues: Get Spies Out of Our National Labs Contact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 March 11, 2025 Washington, D.C. -- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced the Guarding American Technology from Exploitation (GATE) Act, legislation that would ban foreign scientists from China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and Cuba from visiting or working in Department of En  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Lummis, Lee: "It's time to restore local control to Western land" WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) published an op-ed calling for the return of common-sense, multiple-use land management practices in western communities. Read the full op-ed here and below. Washington Examiner - "It's time to restore local control to  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Lummis Applauds EPA for Most Consequential Day for Deregulation in American History Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) applauded EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin for advancing President Trump's Day One executive orders and powering the Great American Comeback. "For the past four years, the west was burdened by the crippling Green New Scam policies that throttled American energy and  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Lummis Applauds EPA's WOTUS Actions WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) released the following statement today regarding the Environmental Protection Agency's steps to add clarity to the federal government's definition of Waters of the United States (WOTUS). "I am thrilled to learn that sanity has returned to the EPA," said Lummis. "Today's announcement by the  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Lummis Introduces Legislation to Require National Parks to Accept Cash for Entrance Fees WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) today introduced the Protecting Access to Recreation with Cash (PARC) Act which would require National Park Service (NPS) units to accept cash as a form of payment for entrance fees. Currently, NPS allows each park to decide if it will acc  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Lummis Mourns Loss of Senator Al Simpson Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) released the following statement on the passing of former Wyoming Senator Al Simpson. "Today, our state and country mourn the passing of our dear Senator Alan Kooi Simpson," Lummis said. "Al was larger than life and spent his entire life working on behalf of the state and people he loved. For 18 ye  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Lummis Remembers Al Simpson's Legacy on Senate Floor Washington, D.C. -- Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) took to the U.S. Senate floor today to speak about the life and legacy of former Wyoming Senator Al Simpson. A brief excerpt of Senator Lummis' speech is below: "Today, we join the entire state of Wyoming, his family, and his close friends in celebrating hi  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Lummis, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Codify Trump's Revolutionary Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, Secure America's Financial Future Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Senate Banking Subcommittee on Digital Assets Chair, introduced the Boosting Innovation, Technology, and Competitiveness through Optimized Investment Nationwide (BITCOIN) Act in the U.S. Senate. "Today, I   more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following written testimony by Timothy Sheppard, president of the National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs, from a Feb. 26, 2025, joint hearing with the Senate Veterans' Committee on veteran service organizations legislative presentation: * * * Chairman Moran and Chairman Bost, Ranking Member Blumenthal and Ranking Member Takano, and distinguished members of the Committees on Veterans Affairs, this wr  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Marshall and Risch Introduce Bill to Protect Law-Abiding Gun Owners and Hold ATF Accountable Washington -U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) and U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) introduced legislation with U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Steve Daines (R-Montana), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Mississippi), James Lankford (R-Oklahoma), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyoming), and Tim Sheehy (R-Montan  more