WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), introduced the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2019. The legislation provides practical reforms to the nation's nuclear waste management policy to ensure the federal government's legal obligations to dispose of spent nuclear fuel and  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- 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 group of senators advocating for H-2B visa cap relief for seasonal employers in any upcoming government funding agreement. The H-2B visa program allows American businesses to temporarily hire workers from other countries when there are not enough able and willing American workers to fill temporary positions. These visas are often  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The House Natural Resources subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources issued the following testimony by Alan Edwards, deputy director of the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality, at a hearing on the "Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments of 2019 (H.R. 4248): "My name is Alan Edwards. I serve two roles in the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). These roles are the Deputy Director for DEQ and also the Administrator of the Wyoming Aba  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The House Science, Space and Technology subcommittee on Energy issued the following testimony by Joseph Moore, a professor at the University of Utah's Energy and Geoscience Institute, hearing entitled "Water and Geothermal Power: Unearthing the Next Wave of Energy Innovation": "I am honored to appear before you today to discuss Project FORGE, an innovative geothermal energy research project funded by the Department of Energy in the state of Utah. "The thermal energy bene  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) senior member of the Environmental and Public Works (EPW) Committee, questioned witnesses at an EPW hearing to receive testimony on state perspectives of the S. 1087, the Water Quality Certification Improvement Act of 2019, and other potential reforms to improve implementation of Section 401 of the Clean Water Act. Inhofe introduced the Honorable Kevin Stitt, Governor of O  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, Republican chair and member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following joint statement with Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, applauding the Trump administration for announcing the end of the Fordow civil nuclear waiver for Iran: "We applaud President Trump and Secretary of State Pompeo for today's news that the Trump administration will finally end  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following remarks at the committee business meeting: At the business meeting, the committee advanced the nomination of Sean O'Donnell of Maryland to be inspector general of the Environmental Protection Agency by voice vote. "Today we will consider one nomination. "We will consider the nomination of Sean O'Donnell to be inspector general of the Environmental Protec  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following remarks at a hearing entitled "Hearing on S. 1087, the Water Quality Certification Improvement Act of 2019, and Other Potential Reforms to Improve Implementation of Section 401 of the Clean Water Act: State Perspectives": The hearing featured testimony from the Honorable Mark Gordon, governor of Wyoming; the Honorable J. Kevin Stitt, governor of Oklahoma; and  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: * * * - Barrasso welcomes Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon and Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt to the committee. * * * Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), welcomed the Honorable Mark Gordon, governor of Wyoming, and the Honorable J. Kevin Stitt, the governor of Oklahoma t  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-WY), Tom Carper (D-DE), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), and Ben Cardin (D-MD) praised the Senate's vote to repeal Section 1438 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act. The repealed provision would have rescinded $7.6 billion in federal-aid Highway Program contract authority on July 1, 2020. The measu  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- 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) and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, sent a letter to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) regarding emergency pl  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), welcomed the Honorable Mark Gordon, governor of Wyoming, to the committee. Gordon was testifying before the committee at a hearing titled "Hearing on S. 1087, the Water Quality Certification Improvement Act of 2019, and Other Potential Reforms to Improve Implementation of Section 401 of the Clea  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: * * * - Barrasso welcomes Governor Gordon to the committee. * * * Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), welcomed the Honorable Mark Gordon, governor of Wyoming, to the committee. Gordon was testifying before the committee at a hearing titled "Hearing on S. 1087, the W  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator and Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee member Kevin Cramer (R-ND) questioned Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon and Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt today about states weaponizing Section 401 of the Clean Water Act. "This is a critical issue for landlocked states like North Dakota. We are the second largest oil producer in the nation and a leader in agriculture production," said S  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works issued the following testimony by Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon, at a hearing entitled "The Water Quality Certification Improvement Act of 2019 (S. 1087) and Other Potential Reforms to Improve Implementation of Section 401 of the Clean Water Act: State Perspectives": "My name is Mark Gordon. I am the 33rd Governor of the State of Wyoming. Thank you for the opportunity to discuss with you Wyoming's perspective of the need for Clean Water   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following joint statement with Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, member of the House Armed Services Committee, applauding the Trump administration for announcing the end of the Fordow civil nuclear waiver for Iran: "We applaud President Trump and Secretary of State Pompeo for today's news that the Trump administration will finally end the waiver for ci  more