WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a report (GAO-20-360) is entitled "FEMA Disaster Workforce: Actions Needed to Address Deployment and Staff Development Challenges". The report was sent to Sen. Michael B. Enzi, R-Wyoming, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, chairman, Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, chairman of the Se  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a report (GAO-20-396) is entitled "National Flood Insurance Program: FEMA Can Improve Community Oversight and Data Sharing". The report was sent to Sen. Michael B. Enzi, R-Wyoming, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, chairman, Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, chairman of the Senate Sm  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a report (GAO-20-297) is entitled "National Preparedness: Additional Actions Needed to Address Gaps in the Nation's Emergency Management Capabilities". The report was sent to Sen. Michael B. Enzi, R-Wyoming, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, chairman, Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky,   more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Fred Keller, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: As unemployment climbed close to 15 percent and 1.7 million Pennsylvanians have filed for unemployment, Congressman Fred Keller (R-PA) on Friday reiterated his call for Gov. Tom Wolf to safely and quickly re-open Pennsylvania's economy, and questioned why Allegheny County was included in the Governor's updated list of counties that may start to re-open, but rural counties like Perry, Mifflin, Juniata, Wyom  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, issued the following transcript of an interview on Wake Up Wyoming regarding the Chinese Communist Party's cover-up of COVID-19 that led to the international spread of the virus: NICK LEARNED: Over the weekend, I should say, we saw news coverage of the NHS report - China potentially involved in some degree of cover-up of the coronavirus so that they could hold on to their own supplies and stockpile of PPE, that kind of thing. You've talked the la  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, issued the following transcript of an interview on Wake Up Wyoming regarding the latest efforts to support the state's coal, gas, and oil producers impacted by coronavirus: GLENN WOODS: Let's switch gears over to coal, gas, and oil which is the backbone of Wyoming industry. In talking with some representatives from those industries, they see themselves as being some of the last, especially in the oil industry, to be able to get up and going again  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, issued the following statement after being named to the House GOP Leader's China Task Force which will develop policies, ideas, and legislative strategy to combat the threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party: "The United States must lead the world in holding the Chinese Communist Party accountable for its coronavirus deception and its many years of pernicious activities around the globe. This is a battle between freedom and totalitarianism, an  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, issued the following statement after introducing legislation to rename the street outside the Chinese embassy in Washington, D.C. "Li Wenliang Plaza": The bill honors the late Dr. Li Wenliang, the Wuhan-based doctor who warned the world about the coronavirus before the Chinese Communist Party silenced him. Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR), Ben Sasse (R-NE), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) introduced a companion bill in the U.S. Senate.   more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Wyoming Congresswoman and House GOP Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R-WY) was joined by U.S. Senators Mike Enzi (R-WY), John Barrasso (R-WY) in sending a letter to President Trump urging the Administration to take action against large American financial institutions that discriminate against American energy companies and their workers--who are being hit very hard during the coronavirus pandemic. "Congress and the   more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following remarks on May 4 after the Senate voted to unanimously confirm Robert Feitel to be inspector general of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The Senate voted 87-0 to confirm Feitel: "Clean and constant nuclear energy is one of the key pillars of America's energy security. "Nuclear power plants supply twenty percent of our nation's electricity and more than fift  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following remarks at a committee business meeting on infrastructure: * * * At the business meeting, the committee considered the following items: Substitute amendment to S.3591, America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2020; and Substitute amendment to S.3590, Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020. To watch the full business meeting, click here. Senator Barrasso's   more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Ben Sasse (R-Nebraska), Marco Rubio (R-Florida), and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee) introduced a bill to rename the street outside the Chinese embassy in Washington, D.C. "Li Wenliang Plaza." The bill honors the late Dr. Li Wenliang, the Wuhan-based doctor who warned the world about the coronavirus before the Chinese Communist Party silenced him. Representative Liz Cheney (R-Wy  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Michael B. Enzi, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., is asking the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) how it plans to implement the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) program for unapproved drugs, which Enzi said may play a crucial role in helping Americans return to some semblance of normal life during the COVID-19 pandemic. The EUA program could help make potential COVID-19 therapies available to patients immediately while a   more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Michael B. Enzi, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: At a Senate health committee hearing, U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., stressed the importance of developing new testing in order to combat COVID-19. The hearing, which Enzi participated in via video conference to follow social distancing guidelines, focused on how the National Institutes for Health (NIH) and Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) are working to support the rapid dev  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Senators Ben Sasse (R-Nebraska), Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Marco Rubio (R-Florida), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee), and Representative Liz Cheney (R-Wyoming) introduced companion bills to rename the street outside the Chinese embassy in Washington, D.C. "Li Wenliang Plaza." The bill honors the late Dr. Li Wenliang, the Wuhan-based doctor who warned the world about the coronavirus before the Chinese Communist Part  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sens. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, and Tom Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following statements on the committee's passage of the America's Water Infrastructure Act and the Drinking Water Infrastructure Act: The legislation as amended passed the committee by a vote of 21 to 0. The bills were introduced by Barrasso, Carper, and Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), and Tammy Duck  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Michael B. Enzi, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mike Enzi and John Barrasso, both R-Wyo., joined a letter to President Donald Trump urging the administration to take action against large American financial institutions that discriminate against American energy companies and their workers--who are being hit very hard during the coronavirus pandemic. U.S. Congresswoman Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., led the letter in the House. "As every sector of our   more