WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- 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), sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler to express his opposition to the agency's recent proposal regarding the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). EPA recently proposed to reallocate the blending oblig  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: During this evening's House Republican leadership press conference, Wyoming Congresswoman and House GOP Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R-WY) noted that the Democrats have fundamentally failed to prove their impeachment case despite stacking the deck in their favor. Click here (https://house.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=301a28247b80ab82279e92afb&id=053b808387&e=651c1ba4b9) to watch her full remarks and see   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Earlier today, Wyoming Congresswoman and House GOP Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R-WY) joined her fellow colleagues on the Coal Caucus to meet with Steven Winberg, the Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy. This meeting followed the announcement that the Department of Energy is working with the University of Wyoming on new technologies for our coal industry. Rep. Cheney issued   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Today, Wyoming Congresswoman and House GOP Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R-WY) called on the House to defeat the Previous Question and bring the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act up for consideration on the House floor. In her remarks, she called on House Democrats to refocus their attention from impeachment proceedings to passing a bipartisan NDAA to support the troops and strengthen national security. C  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: On Thursday, Wyoming Congresswoman and House GOP Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R-WY) delivered remarks at the 2019 International Democrat Union (IDU) Forum Dinner on America's role in the world and our nation's foreign policy. Formed in 1983 by founding members that included Britain's Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and then United States Vice-President George Bush, the IDU provides a forum in which parties ho  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: 11.27.19 * * * - With Intensifying Pressure On Farmers, Feds Must Do Far More to Reach Upstate NY Farmers in Pain & Save Lives in WNY - Farmers & Ranchers Are Disproportionately Impacted by Suicide; However, No Comprehensive CDC Data On The Crisis Exists * * * Standing at Patrick McCormick's Dairy Farm in Wyoming County, flanked by local farmers, officials, and health experts, U.S. Senator Char  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following remarks at a hearing on a bill to create a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Chronic Wasting Disease Task Force: The hearing featured testimony from the Brian Nesvik, director of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department; Kent Leonhardt, commissioner of the West Virginia Department of Agriculture; and Whit Fosburgh, president and chief executive officer of the Theodor  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement supporting the guidance released by the Environmental Protection Agency to clarify and improve the New Source Review permitting requirements: "I applaud the Trump administration for its work to simplify the approval process for energy providers and manufacturers. The EPA's actions will allow power plants to update their facilities and reduce emission  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) spoke on the Senate floor about his Thanksgiving trip to Afghanistan with President Trump to visit the troops and the need to pass the defense funding bill. Excerpts of Senator Barrasso's remarks: "I come to the floor today having just spent Thanksgiving Day with our troops serving in Afghanistan. "It was an incredible honor to join President Trump in a surprise   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: * * * - Barrasso welcomes Mr. Freeburn and Mr. Nesvik to the committee. Click here to watch Mr. Nesvik's testimony. * * * Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), welcomed Brian Nesvik, director of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, to the committee. Nesvik was testify  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyoming, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release: Today, Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) announced the release of the December 2019 Senate scorekeeping report. That report tracks the budgetary impact of legislation approved by Congress against the deemed budgetary numbers included in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019. The Congressional Budget Act of 1974 requires the Chairmen of the House and Senate Bu  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee issued the following hearing information: Legislative Hearing on a bill to create a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Chronic Wasting Disease Task Force at 406 Dirksen Senate Office Building at 10:00 a.m. on Dec. 4: Panel 1: * Brian Nesvik, Director, Wyoming Game and Fish Department * Kent Leonhardt, Commissioner, West Virginia Department of Agriculture * Whit Fosburgh, President and Chief Executive Officer, Theodore Roosev  more