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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Wyoming Newsletter for Sunday July 21, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Graham, Sinema, Kelly and Barrasso Applaud Passage of Glioblastoma Awareness Day Resolution
WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Kyrsten Sinema (I-Arizona), Mark Kelly (D-Arizona), and John Barrasso (R-Wyoming) today applauded the passage of their Senate Resolution designating July 17, 2024 as Glioblastoma Awareness Day. "Glioblastoma is an aggressive brain cancer, and I have seen three members of the Senate family, Ted Kennedy, Senator Barasso's wife, Bobbi, and my dearest friend   more

House Agriculture Committee Issues Testimony From Western Sugar Cooperative Chief Scientist
WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The House Agriculture Committee released the following written testimony by Rebecca L. Larson, chief scientist for Western Sugar Cooperative, from a July 10, 2024, hearing entitled "Examining the Consequences of EPA's Actions on American Agriculture": * * * Chairman Thompson, Ranking Member Scott, and Members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me. I am the Chief Scientist for Western Sugar Cooperative owned by farm families growing sugarbeets in Colorado, Nebraska,  more

Lummis, Cruz, Cornyn, Lee Introduce Bill to Block the Biden Administration's Latest Weaponization of the ESA to Attach U.S. Oil and Gas Producers
WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) joined U.S. Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX), John Cornyn (R-TX) and Mike Lee (R-UT), all members of the Senate Western Caucus, in introducing legislation to block the Biden administration's latest attempt to abuse the antiquated Endangered Species Act(ESA) to punish oil and gas producers across the west. Their legislation would reverse a final rule issued by th  more

Lummis, Schmitt lead colleagues in reclaiming legislative power post-Chevron
WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Following the Supreme Court's ruling in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) joined Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) in launching a working group to reclaim legislative authority wrongfully afforded to administrative agencies and restore this power back to where it belongs: with duly-elected members of Congress and the people they serve. "The Constitution is clear: decisi  more

Senate Energy Committee Ranking Member Barrasso: Wyoming Delegation Demands Secretary Haaland Withdraw Proposal to Ban Future Coal Leasing in PRB
WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), and Congresswoman Harriet Hageman (R-WY) sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland urging her to rescind the department's update to the Buffalo Field Office Resource Management Plan  more