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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Wyoming Newsletter for Sunday March 01, 2020 ( 11 items )  

Chairman Enzi: Bipartisan Budget Reforms Can Improve Fiscal Transparency and Accountability
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyoming, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release: During a summit focused on ways to fix the nation's broken budget process, Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) highlighted bipartisan legislation to reform the budget process and encourage bipartisan collaboration in order to tackle our growing debt and deficits. The bill, S.2765, the Bipartisan Congressional Budget Reform Act, would provide a more orderly,  more

Rep. Cheney & Over 20 GOP House Colleagues Seek Specific Assurances on Taliban Deal
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: In a letter sent on Wednesday evening to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, Wyoming Congresswoman and House GOP Conference Chair Liz Cheney was joined by 21 of her House Republican colleagues to call for assurances that the security of the American people not be put in the hands of the Taliban. The complete letter can be seen here (https://mcusercontent.com/301a28247b80ab8227  more

Rep. Cheney Warns Pentagon Leaders Against Secret Side Deals, Intelligence Sharing With Taliban
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, issued the following transcript: Wyoming Congresswoman and House GOP Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R-WY), participated in a House Armed Services Committee hearing where she questioned Secretary of Defense, Mark Esper and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley about ongoing peace negotiations with Taliban leaders. See the transcript below: REP. CHENEY: Mr. Secretary, we're hearing reports that as the United States is prepared  more

Rep. Cheney: Democrats Refuse To Prevent Infanticide
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Wyoming Congresswoman and House GOP Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R-WY) issued the following statement after Senate Democrats blocked a pair of pro-life bills from passing last night, including the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act which would allow infants who are born after an attempted abortion to receive life-saving medical care: "Protecting innocent babies who are born alive should not be a dif  more

Sen. Enzi Supports Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Improve Hemophilia Patients' Access to Health Care
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Michael B. Enzi, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., joined a bipartisan group of senators and representatives in introducing legislation that would improve access to critical health care services for individuals with hemophilia. Currently, Medicare patients with the bleeding disorder are frequently denied access to clotting factor therapies - which can exceed $10,000 a day - because of the program's per-diem reimbursement r  more

Sen. Enzi Votes for Two Bills to Aid in Protection of Life
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Michael B. Enzi, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: In a series of votes on the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., voted in support of two bills that would have helped to protect human life. Both bills failed to reach the 60-vote threshold to advance. The first bill, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, would have banned abortions beginning at 20 weeks with exceptions for rape, incest or to save the mother's life. The second bill, the   more

Sen. Enzi: Bipartisan Budget Reforms Can Improve Fiscal Transparency and Accountability
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Michael B. Enzi, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: During a summit focused on ways to fix the nation's broken budget process, Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) highlighted bipartisan legislation to reform the budget process and encourage bipartisan collaboration in order to tackle our growing debt and deficits. The bill, S.2765, the Bipartisan Congressional Budget Reform Act, would provide a more orderly, deliberative budget process focuse  more

Senators Call on President Trump to Fight for Small Refineries
WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- 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), along with a dozen other senators, sent a letter to President Trump urging him to file a petition for a rehearing of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit's decision to invalidate hardship relief for small refineries under the Ren  more

Sens. Enzi, Barrasso Concerned With USDA's Decision to Lift Brazilian Beef Ban
WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- 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 in expressing their concern with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service's (FSIS) decision to lift its U.S. ban on Brazilian raw beef imports. The senators worry this decision could put food safety standards at risk, and they have significant concerns over how these beef impor  more

Sens. Enzi, Barrasso Push USDA to Expand Rural Broadband Access
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Michael B. Enzi, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on Feb. 26: U.S. Senators Mike Enzi and John Barrasso, both R-Wyo., joined a bipartisan group of senators in urging U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue to change a self-imposed requirement that prevents providers in rural communities in Wyoming and 18 other states from applying to the USDA ReConnect program, which funds rural broadband deployment. Since 2018, USDA has been authori  more

U.S. Senate Pages Wanted for Summer 2020
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Michael B. Enzi, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., is encouraging Wyoming high school students to apply to be a Senate page for the summer sessions in Washington, D.C. Enzi said he is fortunate to have the opportunity to sponsor a young adult from Wyoming to serve in each of the two summer sessions. The application deadline for both summer sessions is March 11. "The Senate Page Program is a great opportunity for young peo  more