WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Harriet Hageman submitted a letter to Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director Tracy Stone-Manning outlining the disastrous consequences of moving forward with the Rock Springs Resource Management Plan (RMP) proposal announced on August 22nd. This newly proposed RMP makes nearly one million acres of land categorized as "Areas of Critical Environmental Concern" off limits for energy productio  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued its final Resource Management Plan (RMP) for the Rock Springs Field Office in Wyoming. "Today's decision is another attack on American energy and mineral production by the radical environmentalists of the Biden-Harris administration. Communication between local communities, entrenched bureaucrats and ad  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: DETROIT, MI U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) led his annual motorcycle tour across Michigan this month to hear firsthand from Michiganders and highlight ways he is delivering for Michigan communities. Peters' 'Kalamazoo to the Soo' tour made stops in Kalamazoo, Wyoming, Traverse City, Sault Ste. Marie, Grayling, and Sanford. In total, Peters rode more than 800 miles across Michigan on this year's tour, and was   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Today, Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) issued the following statement after the Biden-Harris administration issued its updated solar plan which makes 31 million acres throughout the west, including in Wyoming, available for solar development. "The Biden-Harris administration is hellbent on destroying the western way of life by closing off access to public lands for oil and gas drillin  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Yesterday, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) visited Bramwell for town updates and stopped by the Wyoming county campus for facility updates. Congresswoman Miller met with Mayor Grant Bennett during her tour of Bramwell to hear about current projects the administration has been working on. "I was grateful for the opportunity to tour Bramwell yesterday and to meet with Mayor Bennett and other officia  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2024: Today, Congressman Dan Meuser (PA-09) announced the approval of a grant in the amount of $213,177 for the Wyoming County Healthcare Center. This federal grant is funded through the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC). The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) is an economic development agency of the federal government and 13 state governments focusing on 423 counties across the Appalach  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jon Tester sent a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack urging the Administration to provide immediate assistance to farmers and ranchers that have been devastated by the Remington Fire in southeastern Montana and northeastern Wyoming. In his letter, Tester began by highlighting the tireless work of firefighters in Montana: "[The Remington Fire] is currently the largest active wildfire i  more