WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, issued the following transcript on the coronavirus relief legislation in an interview with the Daily Briefing With Dana Perino: Wyoming Congresswoman and House GOP Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R-WY) joined "The Daily Briefing With Dana Perino" on Wednesday to discuss the latest coronavirus relief legislation for small businesses and the need for Speaker Pelosi to allow Congress to carry out its constitutional responsibility on behalf of the A  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, issued the following newsletter: This afternoon, the Senate passed legislation that will extend funding for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Additionally, this legislation provides funds for the Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program (EIDL) and expands eligibility for this program to include ranchers and farmers with less than 500 employees. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said early this morning that the House will vote on the Senate   more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, issued the following transcript: Wyoming Congresswoman and House GOP Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R-WY) joined "Your World With Neil Cavuto" on Thursday to discuss the latest coronavirus relief legislation as well as the importance of America leading the world in holding China accountable for the spread of COVID-19. NEIL CAVUTO: A lot of people are getting nervous with now five straight weeks of record unemployment claims. More than 26 millio  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, issued the following joint statement on April 23: Wyoming Congresswoman and House Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R-WY) issued the following statement after voting in favor of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Health Care Enhancement Act that adds more money to the PPP and funding for hospitals and for testing: "The bill passed by the House today will provide emergency resources for small businesses and workers who are facing  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, issued the following transcript: During this afternoon's House Republican leadership press conference, Wyoming Congresswoman and House GOP Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R-WY) called on Speaker Pelosi to work in a bipartisan fashion to allow Congress to function, and also demanded action be taken against China for their behavior. Watch the video here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_FaiyEdryU&feature=youtu.be&utm_source=House+GOP+Media+List&ut  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement on the release of the Trump administration's report titled "Strategy to Restore American Nuclear Energy Leadership": Currently, there is no active uranium production in all of North America for the first time since World War II. "The administration's long anticipated report calls for bold and immediate action to revive and strengthen American ura  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- 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) and Tom Carper (D-DE), released drafts of two pieces of water infrastructure legislation. The two bills include draft water resources development legislation, titled America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (AWIA 2020), and draft drinking water legislation, titled the Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 202  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following statement: Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, released the following statement after Paycheck Protection Program funding was finally replenished after being blocked by Senate Democrats. The deal included funding for rural hospitals affected by coronavirus, a priority for Senator Barrasso as co-chair of the Senate Rural Health Caucus. "Two weeks ago, Senate Republicans put forw  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- 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), submitted the following remarks to the record during "An Information-Gathering Process on Draft Legislation entitled, America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 and The Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020: Stakeholder Comments." Th  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Michael B. Enzi, R-Wyoming, issued the following statement after the Energy Department announced the Nuclear Fuel Working Group's strategy to restore American nuclear energy leadership: "I am pleased to see the administration working to strengthen our country's uranium industry," "A strong domestic uranium industry is critical for national security. Unfortunately production in places like Wyoming have been undermined by foreign nations, such as Russia. "In these  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Tina Smith (D-Minn.) and John Barrasso, M.D. (R-Wyo.)--co-chairs of the Senate Rural Health Caucus--announced that they will be introducing their bipartisan Rural Health Relief Act, which would provide relief to rural hospitals amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic by making them eligible for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) created through the CARES Act. The PPP provides 100 percent  more