WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * - "The brave soldiers who fought in this brutal battle saved the free world. Every soldier was a hero, and every soldier has a story to tell. My father, Corporal John Barrasso, was one of those heroes." * * * U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) spoke on the Senate floor about his recent trip to Belgium for the 75th anniversary commemoration ceremonies for the Battle of the Bulge. Excerpts of Senat  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * - Bill focuses on recovery of four target species and provides water users in Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska with regulatory certainty and Endangered Species Act compliance * * * U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), along with Senators Cory Gardner (R-CO), Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Deb Fischer (R-NE) released the following statements after the House and Senate passed the Platte River Recovery Impleme  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $3,085,179 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for Head Start programs in Raleigh and Wyoming counties. "It is never too early for a child to start learning," Senator Capito said. "Whether at home or in the classroom, a good education is key   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * - Measure would lower prescription drug prices while encouraging new cures and treatments for patients * * * A recent study suggested that in 2017, 37 percent of Idaho residents stopped taking medication as prescribed due to cost. Senate health care leaders Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Mike Enzi (R-Wyoming), Richard Burr (R-North Carolina), Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina), John Barrasso (R-Wyoming) and Jim Risc  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Michael B. Enzi, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., criticized Congress for passing a last-minute spending deal that will not only raise our national deficit by hundreds of billions of dollars, but includes a host of unrelated pieces of legislation. "Christmas presents for everyone - all put on the federal credit card, which is overspent already," Enzi said. According to Enzi, the bill is so costly because it tries to secu  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Michael B. Enzi, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and Mitt Romney, R-Utah, introduced legislation that would help ensure community colleges are more accurately reporting on graduation rates to provide better transparency for students. Current law requires institutions of higher education to report on graduation rates for first-time, full-time students, excluding millions of nontraditional students   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Michael B. Enzi, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., and Jon Tester, D-Mont., introduced legislation that would cement into law how government agencies regulate food produced using animal cell-culture technology. The legislation would ensure that an agreement reached earlier this year between the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) would have the force of law. This agreement was   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Sen. Michael B. Enzi, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * - Senator Enzi introduced legislation to expand the 90/10 accountability rule to all colleges and universities * * * U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., introduced legislation this week to help ensure that colleges and universities are evaluated using the same standards and regulations. Currently, for-profit colleges are not allowed to receive more than 90 percent of their revenue from federally fun  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $3,085,179 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for Head Start programs in Raleigh and Wyoming counties. "I firmly believe that every child in West Virginia deserves access to a quality education no matter their background or location which is why I'm proud   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) announced a $4,687,441 federal grant awarded through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to Luzerne County Head Start to provide high-quality, comprehensive, early childhood education for children in Luzerne and Wyoming Counties. "Early education programs set the foundation for a child's future academic and economic success. "With thes  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, issued the following floor remarks: Wyoming Congresswoman and House GOP Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R-WY) delivered remarks on the House floor this morning to urge approval of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade deal following months of delay by House Democrats' obsession with impeachment. "Thank you very much, Madam Speaker, and thank you to the Republican leader of the Ways and Means Committee, my friend, Mr. Brady, for all his hard work and to Ch  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: During last night's House Republican leadership press conference, Wyoming Congresswoman and House GOP Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R-WY) condemned House Democrats for abusing their power and disregarding the facts in order to move forward with the impeachment of President Trump. Click here to watch her full remarks (https://house.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=301a28247b80ab82279e92afb&id=d2a551ddce&e=651  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Wyoming Congresswoman and House GOP Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R-WY) delivered remarks on the House floor explaining why she will be voting no on both of House Democrats' articles of impeachment. Click here to watch her full remarks (https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__house.us11.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3D301a28247b80ab82279e92afb-26id-3Dcea00e29b2-26e-3D2111b25a3d&d=DwMFaQ&c=L93K  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Wyoming Congresswoman and House GOP Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R-WY) joined Fox & Friends this morning to discuss House Democrats' vote later to impeach President Trump. Click here to watch her full remarks (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxnnWOaXceY&feature=youtu.be) and see the transcript below: BRIAN KILMEADE: Always great to see you, Congresswoman. Is it really sick, the six page letter? REP. CHENEY:  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Rep. Fred Keller, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * - Bill would name Laceyville Post Office for Melinda "Mindy" Gene Piccotti, an Air Force veteran and community leader * * * Congressman Fred Keller announced on Thursday that his bill, H.R. 4279 to name the Post Office in Laceyville, Wyoming County, after Melinda "Mindy" Gene Piccotti, an Air Force veteran and community leader who founded Hunts for Healing, advanced from the House Oversight and   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- 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) applauded the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for issuing its proposed rule establishing emergency preparedness requirements for advanced nuclear technologies to account for smaller, safer nuclear reactor designs. Barrasso also congratulated the Tennessee Valley Authority for receiving NRC approval to s  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- 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 America's Conservation Enhancement (ACE) Act. The bipartisan legislation will reauthorize or establish several important government wildlife conservation programs. It includes several key provisions for Wyoming. The legislation h  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- 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 S. 3051, America's Conservation Enhancement Act, the nomination of Robert Feitel to be inspector general of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and 19 General Services Administration resolutions. "We will consider one bill, one nomination, and 19 General Services Admin  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following statement after the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals released its ruling on the Affordable Care Act: "The Fifth Circuit finally ruled what we all knew: The individual mandate is unconstitutional. Now it will be up to the district court to find what parts of the law survive. "Americans have seen that Obamacare has failed to live up to its promises. This ruling highlights the need to modernize and personalize health care for   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, issued the following statement after the House voted to impeach President Trump: "Democrats have been obsessed with impeaching President Trump since day one. Tonight, they cast one of the most divisive votes in American history. "This political and partisan impeachment is rapidly losing public support. "Senate Republicans are ready to proceed to trial. We will then get back to work and focus o  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following statement regarding his vote to support the passage of the National Defense Authorization Act: "America's service members defend our cherished freedoms 365 days a year. With growing threats from abroad, the defense bill gives our military the critical resources it needs to keep us safe. "We have about 1,500 members of the Wyoming National Guard. Right now, about 400 of them are serving overseas. They have more than earn  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following op-ed on the reform of Clean Water Act, which was provided to Fox News: Failed Democratic presidential candidate and Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee is abusing the Clean Water Act and taking energy projects hostage. Instead of protecting the environment, he is playing into the hands of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin uses energy as an international  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Sen. Michael B. Enzi, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate unanimously passed bipartisan legislation this week to address the increasing number of robocall scams. The bill now heads to the president for his signature. The legislation is a modified version of the TRACED Act, which the Senate passed in May and U.S. Senator Mike Enzi and John Barrasso, both R-Wyo., both cosponsored. This modified bill would strengthen enforcement and prosecution to   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Michael B. Enzi, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * - Measure would lower prescription drug prices while encouraging new cures and treatments for patients * * * Senate health care leaders Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Mike Enzi (R-Wyoming), Richard Burr (R-North Carolina), Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina) and John Barrasso (R-Wyoming) introduced the Lower Costs, More Cures Act to lower prescription drug prices, bring greater transparency to the prescription  more