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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Wyoming Newsletter for Sunday May 24, 2020 ( 7 items )  

Rep. Cheney Appears on Breitbart Radio
WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, issued the following transcript of an appearance on Breitbart Radio: Wyoming Congresswoman and House GOP Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R-WY) joined Breitbart Radio this morning to discuss House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's comments claiming that it is a "diversion" for President Trump and Congressional Republicans to be focused on holding the Chinese Communist Party accountable for spreading COVID-19. ALEX MARLOW: You mentioned that the impeachment wa  more

Rep. Cheney Issues Statement on Speaker Pelosi's $3T Legislative Proposal
WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, issued the following statement after the voting against Speaker Nancy Pelosi's $3 trillion legislative proposal: "The legislation before the House today was not a serious effort from Speaker Pelosi and House Democrats to help Wyoming or our nation. Instead, it was filled with irresponsible proposals that would reward illegal immigrants, release prisoners, and fulfill other liberal priorities that have nothing to do with combatting COVID-19. "Th  more

Sen. Barrasso Issues Remarks at Hearing on EPA Oversight
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following floor remarks on May 20 at a hearing entitled "Oversight of the Environmental Protection Agency": "I'd like to welcome the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Honorable Andrew Wheeler, to the committee today. "Today's hearing is an opportunity to hear about EPA's good work and a chance for committee members to ask questions. "The Envi  more

Sen. Barrasso: Senate Republicans Call on EPA to Waive Punishing Biofuel Mandates
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: Fifteen Republican senators sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler calling on EPA to grant petitions from a bipartisan group of six state governors to waive the blending obligations for the 2020 compliance year under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). In the letter, the senators urged Wheeler to use hi  more

Sen. Barrasso: Senators Call on Commerce Department to Reduce Russian Uranium Imports
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- 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), and Sens. Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Joe Manchin (D-WV), Mike Braun (R-IN), Tom Udall (D-NM), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Mike Enzi (R-WY), Tom Cotton (R-AR), and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) sent a letter to Department of Commerce Ass  more

Sen. Cotton Leads 27 Senators in Urging DOJ to Investigate Improper PPP Funding for Planned Parenthood
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), along with Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee), John Boozman (R-Arkansas), Mike Braun (R-Indiana), Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Steve Daines (R-Montana), Mike Enzi (R-Wyoming), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Mississippi), Jim Inhofe (R-Oklahoma), John Kennedy (R-Louisiana), James Lankford  more

Senate Confirms David Wright & Christopher Hanson to Serve as NRC Commissioners
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- 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), praised the Senate's confirmation of the Honorable David A. Wright, nominee to be a member of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC); and Christopher T. Hanson, nominee to be a member of the NRC. Wright currently serves as a member of   more