WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a report on the Army Corps of Engineers' decisions regarding cost sharing with irrigation districts for the repair project at the Harlan County Dam. The report (GAO-19-593R) is titled "Dam Safety: Army Corps' Decisions about and Status of Repayment for Harlan County Dam Repairs". The report was sent to Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, chairman, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural   more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, issued the following statement on Democrats' legislative proposals: House GOP Conference Chair Congresswoman Liz Cheney (R-WY) raised concerns during Wednesday's House Republican Leadership press conference about Democrats' latest legislative proposals and rhetoric that threaten America's security and aid our adversaries. "Good morning everyone, thanks for joining us today. We want to talk about two issues in particular. We're continuing to w  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Today at the U.S. Capitol, Congresswoman and House GOP Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R-WY) stood with her colleagues to urge the House Democrats to stop putting politics above the security of the nation. This year's National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the first partisan NDAA in history, cuts funding for key components of our military and aids America's adversaries. Following this event, Congresswoman Che  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: During a House Natural Resources Committee hearing on coal this morning, Wyoming Congresswoman Liz Cheney (R-WY) stopped the Democrat witnesses from trying to spread falsehoods and use the employees who were laid off in the Blackjewel mine closings to score political points. She made clear she will continue fighting every day for our Wyoming coal industry. Watch her remarks here (https://house.us11.list-manage  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: House GOP Conference Chair and Congresswoman Liz Cheney (R-WY) joined Fox News' "The Story with Martha MacCallum" to discuss infighting among House Democrats and their party's embrace of socialism. Click here to watch the full interview (https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__house.us11.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3D301a28247b80ab82279e92afb-26id-3Dc833170047-26e-3Df625ef4330&d=DwMFaQ&c=L93  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following floor remarks about a Congressional Research Service report which concluded that Medicare for All would largely displace existing federally funded health programs as well as private health insurance: "I come to the floor today because Democrats out on the campaign trail continue to spin their one-size-fits-all health care plan that they call 'Medicare for All.' "The name itself is misleading. I will tell you that as a d  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following remarks at a hearing entitled "Investing in America's Surface Transportation Infrastructure: The Need for a Multi-Year Reauthorization Bill": The hearing featured testimony from K. Luke Reiner, director of Wyoming Department of Transportation; Carlos M. Braceras, P.E., president of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials; Max Ku  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following remarks before the Senate voted to confirm Peter Wright to serve as the assistant administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Land and Emergency Management: The Senate voted 52-38 to confirm Wright. "Today the Senate is considering the nomination of Peter Wright to serve as the assistant administrator of the Environmental Protection Agen  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement on the amendments put forward by Democrats in the House to the National Defense Authorization Act regarding per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances: "The U.S. Senate passed strong bipartisan legislation to address the dangers of PFAS pollution. "Rather than seek similar compromise, House Democrats are proposing to saddle local airports, farmers and ran  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * - Barrasso with members of the WY National Guard's 2-300th stationed in Kuwait. * * * U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) spent the 4th of July weekend visiting with Wyoming National Guard troops serving in Kuwait and Wyoming sailors in the Gulf of Oman. Barrasso visited with members of the Wyoming National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 300th Field Artillery Forward in Kuwait. In addition to Kuwait, he vi  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: * * * - Barrasso welcomes Mr. Reiner to the committee. Click here to watch Mr. Reiner's testimony. * * * Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), welcomed Luke Reiner, director of the Wyoming Department of Transportation, to the committee. Reiner was testifying before th  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Michael B. Enzi, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., applauded the Senate for passing the Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin Act on Tuesday night. Enzi introduced the bipartisan legislation with Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan, both D-N.H., in order to create a commemorative coin to honor Christa McAuliffe, the Concord educator who died aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1986. The bill would further reaffirm American  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works issued the following testimony by Luke Reiner, director and CEO of the Wyoming Department of Transportation, at a hearing entitled "Investing in America's Surface Transportation Infrastructure: The Need for a Multi-Year Reauthorization Bill": "I am Luke Reiner, Director and chief executive officer of the Wyoming Department of Transportation. Thanks for the opportunity to appear before you today. I am pleased to advise that the trans  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee issued the following hearing information: Investing in America's Surface Transportation Infrastructure: The Need for a Multi-Year Reauthorization Bill at 406 Dirksen Senate Office Building at 10 a.m. on July 10: Panel 1 * K. Luke Reiner, Director, Wyoming Department of Transportation * Carlos M. Braceras, President, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials * Max Kuney, President, Max J. Kuney Co  more