WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: Today, Senators John Barrasso (R-WY) and Joe Manchin (D-WV), ranking member and chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, sent a letter to the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) requesting a review of the U.S. Forest Service's practices concerning forest management, land management plan  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: CASPER, WY - A bill honoring the life and legacy of former Shoshoni Postmaster Dessie A. Bebout passed the United States Senate unanimously this week. The legislation, introduced by U.S. Senators John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) and Tom Carper (D-Del.), honors Dessie Bebout by naming the local post office in Shoshoni, Wyoming after her. Bebout passed away last year at the age of 102. Bebout  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman voted NO on H.R. 8035, the Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, and YES on H.R. 8034, the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act. Both bills, along with two other security supplemental bills, will be combined into one package with no opportunity for Congress to vote on that final package - making this bill the Senate supplemental that House Repub  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) released the following statement in response to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalizing its Clean Power Plan 2.0 regulations designed to force the closure of gas and coal-fired power plants in the United States. These rules would be disastrous for Wyoming power plants and coal mines which power the nation. "President Biden's Green New Deal inspire  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) voted against the supplemental funding package that would provide foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel, Palestine and Taiwan due to the unprecedented spending levels and the bill's failure to secure our own borders. "Under this administration, the people of Wyoming have watched the cost of living and our national debt reach unprecedented heights as Senate Democrats   more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: A new Morning Consult survey reports that Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) is one of the 10 most popular U.S. Senators. The survey represents "the industry's only comprehensive look at the popularity of America's top statewide federal officials in all 50 states." "Our latest definitive ranking of America's most popular senators, where Wyoming's John Barrasso remains No. 1 for the fourth quarter in a row. He is   more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: BISMARCK - On Thursday, North Dakota was joined by Montana, Texas, and Wyoming in filing a lawsuit in North Dakota Federal District Court challenging the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) newly finalized Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation Rule. This rule establishes a new royalty on flared gas, institutes monthly limits on allowable flaring, and adds new appli  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following statement on April 25, 2024: * * * Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) released the following statement after the Biden administration's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a suite of regulations targeting American power plants. "As the Biden administration is headed out the door, they will be trying to push more and more punishing regulations that target American energy. This onslaught of overreach  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following commentary to The Hill on April 22, 2024: * * * U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, penned an op-ed discussing the Biden Administration's war on American energy. Read the full op-ed here. * * * Biden's damaging war against American energy production April 21, 2024 The Hill Th  more

CASPER, Wyoming, April 25 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: A bill honoring the life and legacy of former Shoshoni Postmaster Dessie A. Bebout passed the United States Senate unanimously this week. The legislation, introduced by U.S. Senators John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) and Tom Carper (D-Del.), honors Dessie Bebout by naming the local post office in Shoshoni, Wyoming after her. Bebout passed away last year at the age of 102. B  more