WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, House Republican conference chair, issued the following statement after the Trump administration formally withdrew the U.S. from the Paris Climate Agreement: "I applaud President Trump for formally withdrawing the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement. "This Agreement was based on flawed science and would have cost hundreds of thousands of American jobs, including many in Wyoming's critical energy industry. "Under the agreement, the U  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Wyoming Congresswoman and House GOP Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R-WY) joined Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) in a statement today following an announcement by Iran that it will begin injecting uranium gas into centrifuges at the Fordow nuclear bunker, which the Nuclear Archives seized by Israel identify as part of Iran's nuclear weapons program: "Today's news reports confirm what we've known all along: Iran has been exploiting the civil-nuclear waivers fro  more

WILLIMANTIC, Connecticut, Nov. 7 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) was joined by officials from Genesee & Wyoming (G&W) and the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) for a tour of the final upgrades to the New England Central Rail (NECR). The NECR corridor runs from the deep-water port of New London, CT to the Vermont-Canadian border, and currently connects businesses with shipping options for raw materials and fi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following comment on Sen. Charles E. Schumer's op-ed on plan for zero-emission cars, which was provided to the New York Times: To the Editor: Re "A Bold Plan for Zero-Emission Cars," by Chuck Schumer (Op-Ed, Oct. 25): If we needed proof of how extreme the Democratic Party has become, just look at Senator Schumer's article about electric vehicles. He wants to get eve  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) spoke on the Senate floor about the need to fight global energy poverty by pushing multilateral development banks, including the World Bank, to embrace - not exclude - affordable energy resources. Senator Barrasso recently led a group of 12 senators in sending a letter to World Bank President David Malpass urging the elimination of barriers at the World Bank that r  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following op-ed on President Trump decision to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris climate accord, which was provided to USA Today: President Donald Trump is keeping his word and getting America out of a bad deal. The poorly negotiated Paris climate accord imposed unfair, unworkable and unrealistic targets on the United States for reducing carbon emissions. As the clim  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- 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 "Hearing on S. 2662, the Growing American Innovation Now (GAIN) Act." The hearing featured testimony from Jeff Holmstead, Esq., partner at Bracewell LLC; Sean Alteri, deputy commiss  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Sen. Michael B. Enzi, R-Wyoming, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on Nov. 6, honoring the life of ex-North Carolina Sen. Kay Hagan: I rise today to honor the life and legacy of the late Senator Kay Hagan. Her loss will be deeply felt by us here in the Senate, both by those who served with her as well as the many staff and individuals she worked with over time. Senator Hagan was a dedicated public servant who touched many lives  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Sen. Michael B. Enzi, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * - First Bipartisan Reforms Approved by Committee Since 1990 * * * The Senate Budget Committee today approved bipartisan budget reforms sponsored by Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) to fix the government's broken budget process. The bill, S.2765 - the Bipartisan Congressional Budget Reform Act, would provide a more orderly and deliberative budget process focused on lo  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyoming, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release: The Senate Budget Committee today approved bipartisan budget reforms sponsored by Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) to fix the government's broken budget process by a vote of 15 to 6. The bill, S.2765 - the Bipartisan Congressional Budget Reform Act, would provide a more orderly and deliberative budget process focused on long-term fiscal plan  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyoming, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release: * * * - First Bipartisan Reforms Approved by Committee Since 1990 * * * The Senate Budget Committee today approved bipartisan budget reforms sponsored by Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) to fix the government's broken budget process. The bill, S.2765 - the Bipartisan Congressional Budget Reform Act, would provide a more orderly and delibe  more