WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on Sept. 7, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) introduced the Allowing for Recreational Resources for Outdoor Wellness (ARROW) Act to stop the Biden administration from blocking funding for elementary and secondary schools with hunting and archery programs. This legislation would clarify that the prohibition of the use of federal education funds for certain weapons does not apply to the use of  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis, both R-Wyo., joined 15 of their colleagues in introducing a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn President Biden's income-driven repayment (IDR) rule, which would allow student loan borrowers to forgo paying back even the principal on their loans at the taxpayers' expense. "President Biden continues to push his unconstitutional student loan f  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on Sept. 7, 2023: U.S. Senators John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis, both R-Wyo., joined U.S. Senator JD Vance (R-Ohio) in introducing legislation to prevent the government from imposing new federal mask mandates for domestic air travel, public transit systems, and in schools. The Freedom to Breathe Act would also prevent air carriers, public transit authorities, and all educational institutions from refusing   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) joined the Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) to celebrate new investments to expand internet access and lower-costs for American families. Today's announcement included nearly $50 mil  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), commented on the decision by the Biden administration to slash energy production in Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve. The move vacates the leases awarded in a sale mandated by Congress as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), delivered the following remarks at a full committee hearing to discuss recent advances in artificial intelligence and the Department of Energy's role in ensuring U.S. competitiveness and security in emerging technologies. The   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C.-- Today, Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) alongside Vice Chair Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) released the following statement after the Biden administration announced it would cancel oil and gas drilling leases in the arctic, cutting off key access to domestic oil production that our nation needs at a time of record-high gas prices. "This administr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: After leading a historic trip to the Indo-Pacific region, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and the bipartisan delegation have returned to the U.S. and reflected on the importance of their trip. "Without visiting our friends in the Indo-Pacific and seeing their needs firsthand, it's hard to truly understand the threats they face from the Chinese Communist Party. Leadi  more