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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Wyoming Newsletter for Sunday July 21, 2019 ( 9 items )  

Enzi, Barrasso Urge Implementation of New Pilot Program to Help Secure Southern Border
WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Sen. Michael B. Enzi, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mike Enzi and John Barrasso, both R-Wyo., joined a bipartisan letter to the Administration urging it to implement a limited pilot program to test how authorities can more quickly and accurately determine whether migrants crossing the southern border have a valid claim to stay in the United States and return those who do not to their home countries. As the country faces unprecedented challe  more

Rep. Cheney: Democrats' Behavior on The House Floor 'An Absolute Tragedy'
WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Congresswoman and GOP Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R-WY) joined Mark Levin last night to discuss the Democrats' upheaval of the rules and integrity of the U.S. House of Representatives. Click here to listen to her full remarks and see an excerpt of the transcript below: MARK LEVIN: That is Liz Cheney, how are you congresswoman? REP. LIZ CHENEY: Hey Mark, I'm doing great. How are you? LEVIN: Well, you know,   more

Sen. Barrasso Issues Floor Remarks on Health Care
WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following floor remarks on health care: "I come to the floor, today, to once again give the facts about the Democrats' one-size-fits-all health care proposal, the legislation that many Democrats are referring to as 'Medicare for All.' "My focus today is what's going to happen to American patients if the government takes full control of our nation's health care system. "Now, I speak as a doctor who practiced medicine for 24 years  more

Sen. Barrasso Issues Statement on Trump Administration Decision on Uranium Imports
WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement on the Trump administration's final decision regarding its section 232 investigation into whether uranium imports threaten to impair national security: * * * - Chairman says relying on Vladimir Putin and his satellites to supply America with uranium is dangerous and unacceptable * * * U.S. Senator John Barrasso previously joined with American ura  more

Sen. Barrasso: Now is the Time to Evaluate the Looming Battery Waste Challenge & the Opportunity It Presents
WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), delivered the following remarks at a hearing titled "Electric Battery Production and Waste: Opportunities and Challenges." The hearing featured testimony from James J. Greenberger, executive director of NAATBatt International; Micha  more

Sen. Enzi, Wyoming Delegation: Relief for Small Refineries Critical for the Jobs, Communities They Support
WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Michael B. Enzi, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mike Enzi and John Barrasso and Congresswoman Liz Cheney, all R-Wyo., emphasized the importance of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to grant hardship relief for small refineries under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program. While the RFS program requires a certain volume of renewable fuel to replace or reduce the quantity of petroleum-based transportation fuel, the EPA has the a  more

Sen. Enzi: Bipartisan Group of Senators Push White House Budget Office to Publish Comprehensive List of Federal Programs
WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Michael B. Enzi, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: A bipartisan group of senators, led by Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., and Senator James Lankford, R-Okla., is calling on the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to make a list of all federal programs publicly available on a central government-wide website in order to identify and eliminate program waste and duplication. Providing a comprehensive list of these federal pr  more

Sen. Enzi: Bipartisan Group of Senators Push White House Budget Office to Publish Comprehensive List of Federal Programs
WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyoming, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release: A bipartisan group of senators, led by Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) and Senator James Lankford (R-OK), is calling on the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to make a list of all federal programs publicly available on a central government-wide website in order to identify and eliminate program waste and duplication. In addition to Senat  more

Sens. Barrasso, Braun Issue Statements on EPA 2019 Air Trend Report
WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sens. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, and Mike Braun, R-Indiana, chairman of the Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety, issued the following statements on the Environmental Protection Agency's 2019 Air Trend Report: The report shows that between 1970 and 2018, the combined emissions of six key pollutants dropped by 74 percent, while the U.S. economy grew 275 percent. The United States leads the world in havin  more