{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "is_view": false, "human_description_en": "where chamber = \"Senate\" and state = \"WY\" sorted by date descending", "rows": [["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/barrasso-republicans-are-putting-more-money-in-your-pockets/", "Barrasso: Republicans are Putting More Money in Your Pockets", "2026-09-29", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "\u201cWhether it is lowering energy costs, cutting taxes or fighting fraud and corruption, there is the core difference between commonsense Republicans and crazy Democrats. Republicans want every American to keep more of what they earn. Democrats want every American to have less money in their pocket.\u201d\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today shared how Democrats are blocking bipartisan legislation that would put more money in the pockets of the American people. Senator Barrasso slammed Democrats for their opposition to permitting reform, tax cuts, and fighting fraud.\n\nClick HERE to watch Senator Barrasso\u2019s remarks.\n\nSen. Barrasso\u2019s remarks as prepared:\n\nSen. Barrasso\u2019s remarks as prepared:\n\n\u201cI rise today to talk about action \u2013 action Republicans are taking to lower costs.\n\n\u201cLet\u2019s start with the cost of energy. We need to be able to build better, faster, cheaper, and smarter. We need it for pipelines and energy projects all across the country. These critical energy projects spend years trapped in the regulatory penalty box. Lawsuits by environmental extremists keep projects further tied up in the courts.\n\n\u201cRepublicans are committed to permitting reform. Senator Capito and Senator Lee have spent months working on this critical topic. Democrats here in the Senate, led by Senator Schumer, continue to block it. Democrats are objecting to solutions that actually lower the price of energy. Democrats embrace higher energy costs. They have a long history of doing that. It is a feature of the radical Democrat Green New Deal agenda.\n\n\u201cLast week, Senate Democrats blocked a bill from Senator Jon Husted of Ohio. The bill is called the Ratepayer Protection Act. Senator Husted\u2019s bill protects working families. That is why it is called the Ratepayer Protection Act. Senator Husted\u2019s bill guarantees that large users of electricity, such as data centers, pay the full cost of the electricity they use. It also holds them responsible for the upgrades to the grid they need. This blocks higher costs from being forced onto families and small businesses.\n\n\u201cThe House of Representatives passed Senator Husted\u2019s bill 417 to 3. Two hundred and six Democrats voted for it. The American people support it. Yet once again, Senate Democrats \u2013 led by Senator Schumer \u2013 stand in the way of relief. We need to pass Senator Husted\u2019s Ratepayer Protection Act. Republicans will continue to fight to get it done.\n\n\u201cTomorrow, we will hold another vote on Senator Husted\u2019s bill. Democrats have a choice. They can join Republicans to help lower costs. Or they can explain to American families why their party continue to stand in the way of relief.\n\n\u201cRepublicans will never stop fighting to ensure Americans keep more of what they earn. When Americans keep more of what they earn, the economy grows, and families prosper. Across the country, more people are working. Take-home pay is rising. The Wall Street Journal pointed out, \u2018It is one of the best job markets in decades\u2019 for young adults without college degrees. That is where the country stands today.\n\n\u201cLast year, the American people faced the largest tax increase in American history. Had Democrats gotten their way, taxes would have gone up by $4 trillion. Democrats would have snatched hard-earned money right out of the pockets of firefighters, police officers, nurses, and waiters. Republicans stopped the largest tax increase in American history.\n\n\u201cWe got rid of taxes on tips, on overtime, and on Social Security. We expanded the Child Tax Credit. It is now $2,200 per year per child. We delivered permanent relief from the dreaded Death Tax. Two million farmers, ranchers, and small businesses benefited. We permanently raised the Standard Deduction.\n\n\u201cAs a result of our Working Families Tax Cuts law, 97 percent of Americans received a tax cut when they filed their taxes this year. Refunds this year were bigger than they were last year. The people who benefited the most were those earning less than $200,000 per year.\n\n\u201cOne of the unique parts of the Republican tax cuts are called Trump Accounts. These are brand new, tax-advantaged investment accounts. Every American child can have one. Children born between 2025 and 2028 start with $1,000 in their account. It comes directly from the United States Treasury.\n\n\u201cTrump Accounts follow a very American idea: when families are free to invest their own money, their children can build wealth for the future. Millions of children and families are already using Trump Accounts. Parents, family members, churches, community groups, and even employers are contributing as well. Recently, Delta Airlines committed to invest $1,000 into the Trump Accounts of each of their employees\u2019 children. Other businesses are doing the same.\n\n\u201cEvery single Democrat Senator voted against these valuable accounts. That includes the two Senators from Georgia, where Delta Airlines is headquartered. Democrats refuse to put children\u2019s financial future first.\n\n\u201cAs Republicans fight to put more money in the pockets of the American people, we continue to crack down on waste, fraud, abuse, and corruption.\n\n\u201cLast week, the Trump administration took another big step to root out fraud in our healthcare system. It identified 750,000 names that were fraudulent, improper, or ineligible for Obamacare. Many of these names lacked Social Security numbers. Many were signed up without knowing it. Insurance brokers gamed the system. They earned commission for each new account. There was no verification of identity, income, or immigration status. Red warning lights were signaling fraud and corruption. This crackdown on fraud saves taxpayers $2.2 billion. It ensures money and services go to Americans who truly need them.\n\n\u201cDemocrats want the money to keep flowing out of the Federal Treasury. Remember, Joe Biden and Democrats enabled this fraud. Enrollment doubled on their watch without justification. It was juiced by generous bonus subsidies. Big checks were sent directly from taxpayers into the pockets of health insurance companies.\n\n\u201cPerverse incentives encouraged liberal governors to spend money from Medicaid without any oversight. In Minnesota, it went to phony treatment centers. In California, it went to phantom hospice providers. Republicans are committed to stopping the abuse and punishing the criminals.\n\n\u201cWhether it is lowering energy costs, cutting taxes, or fighting fraud and corruption, there is the core difference between commonsense Republicans and crazy Democrats. Republicans want every American to keep more of what they earn. Democrats want every American to have less money in their pocket.\n\n\u201cThat is why Democrats are determined to repeal the Working Families Tax Cuts law. That means a direct tax increase on every American. It means raising taxes on waitresses, on nurses working overtime, on firefighters, on police officers, and on seniors. Why? So illegal immigrants can receive free healthcare, paid for by hardworking taxpayers. That is radical, extreme, dangerous, and scary. Americans are struggling to pay their bills. They should not be forced to pay the bills for millions of illegal immigrants.\n\n\u201cRepublicans will continue to fight to put money back in the pockets of American citizens who rightfully earned it.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-30T10:57:52Z", "2026-09-30T10:59:04Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/barrasso-highlights-american-strength-ahead-of-trump-xi-meeting/", "Barrasso Highlights American Strength Ahead of Trump-Xi Meeting", "2026-09-23", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "\u201cThe American people want safety, prosperity, and freedom. America cannot be free if we are dependent on China for our medicine, our materials, and our minerals. America cannot continue to lead the free world if we allow China to steal our best ideas and newest technology. America must stand firm.\u201d\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today spoke ahead of President Donald J. Trump\u2019s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping about how Republicans are focused on how American strength is needed to counter ongoing Chinese aggression.\n\nClick HERE to watch Senator Barrasso\u2019s remarks.\n\nSen. Barrasso\u2019s remarks:\n\n\u201cWhen it comes to foreign policy, the Republican Party follows a simple philosophy. It\u2019s called peace through strength. Yesterday at the United Nations, President Trump made clear that America continues to lead with peace through strength. The President of Communist China, Xi Jinping, will hear the same message later this week when he comes to Washington, D.C.\n\n\u201cNow I just heard the Minority Leader of the United States Senate come to the Floor and say something about the fact that he thought that President Trump was going to sell out our country to China. Let me set the record straight. President Xi last visited the White House 11 years ago. Today, he will arrive to a different America \u2013 and a different President.\n\n\u201cA decade ago, Barack Obama was the president. The Obama policy to China was appeasement, accommodation, and apologies. Obama\u2019s weakness gave China free rein. Free rein to undermine our economy and our national security.\n\n\u201cChina spied on American businesses. China stole American technology. And China strengthened its grip on global supply chains. As Democrat climate alarmists forced the closure of our coal-fired power plants, China built new ones. They continue to build them today.\n\n\u201cFrom new technology to global supply chains, China\u2019s goal is to be the military, economic, and technological superpower of the world. China wants to push America aside. Their vision is not cooperation or even competition. It is about total control.\n\n\u201cThe American people want safety, prosperity, and freedom. America cannot be free if we are dependent on China for our medicine, our materials, and our minerals. America cannot continue to lead the free world if we allow China to steal our best ideas and newest technology. America must stand firm. America must stand strong. America must say \u2013 Never Again.\n\n\u201cPresident Trump understands the stakes and the threats. He also understands that American strength is more important today than ever. That is why President Trump is acting decisively to protect American interests.\n\n\u201cFair trade, historic tax cuts, and aggressive deregulation have made us stronger and more prosperous. Innovative American companies still give us the strategic edge. Republican tax cuts are putting more money into people\u2019s pockets. A secure border means less fentanyl poisoning American citizens. Investment is returning to American manufacturing in record amounts. America is producing more energy than ever before. We are also mining more critical minerals. Those minerals are critical for our homes, our factories, and our national defense.\n\n\u201cUnder President Trump, America has checked China\u2019s ambitions North, South, East, and West. He has done so by holding China accountable. He has done so without apology.\n\n\u201cJust yesterday, President Trump signed a historic agreement regarding Greenland. This agreement prevents our adversaries \u2013 including Communist China \u2013 from building military bases in Greenland, or making critical investments there.\n\n\u201cThe Trump administration has also hindered China from accessing cheap oil. No longer can China buy oil at a steep discount from dictatorships in Venezuela and Iran.\n\n\u201cAdditionally, our late colleague Senator Lindsey Graham worked with the President to pass new penalties for importing energy from Russia or Iran. Those penalties are stiff and severe. As the largest buyer of Russian energy, China now faces those tough new penalties.\n\n\u201cThe United States is systematically blocking the vast ambitions of the so-called Axis of Aggression: China, Russia, and Iran. This is the definition of peace through strength. Weakness invites. Strength deters.\n\n\u201cRepublicans will continue to show unmatched strength in defense of American safety. President Trump will do the same this week when he meets with President Xi.\n\n\u201cAnd so I say to my colleague from New York, the Minority Leader, that\u2019s the straight record. That\u2019s setting the record straight about what things were like in a Democrat administration, and what things are like with President Trump in the White House.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-24T09:44:48Z", "2026-09-24T09:45:52Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/barrasso-lays-out-the-difference-between-commonsense-republicans-and-crazy-democrats/", "Barrasso Lays Out the Difference Between Commonsense Republicans and Crazy Democrats", "2026-09-23", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today spoke at a press conference drawing a stark contrast between commonsense Republican policies and crazy, radical Democrat policies.\n\nSen. Barrasso said:\n\n\u201cThis election is going to be a clear choice between Republican, commonsense individuals and these crazy, radical Democrats who have taken their party so far to the left.\n\n\u201cSo let\u2019s take a look at first what Republicans have done. We have secured the border for the nation. We blocked a $4 trillion tax increase. And we\u2019ve eliminated taxes on tips, taxes on Social Security, taxes on overtime.\n\n\u201cAt the same time, these Democrat candidates have come out with a manifesto. And their manifesto calls for raising taxes on American families to pay for healthcare for illegal immigrants. So, the Democrats want to put taxes back on servers, hair stylists on their tips. They want to put taxes back on firefighters and nurses on their overtime. They want to put taxes back on Social Security.\n\n\u201cWhen you take a look at a number of these candidates \u2013 the candidate in Minnesota says that Immigration and Customs Enforcement is evil. She wants to rip it apart.\n\n\u201cYou go state by state. The candidate in Florida, she\u2019s a card-carrying member of the Democrat Socialists of America.\n\n\u201cIn Kansas, the candidate for the United States Senate says it\u2019s wrong for us to eat beef. And he goes so far as to say we should repent for having eaten meat because it\u2019s a violation of his climate religion.\n\n\u201cIn Texas, the candidate \u2013 the Democrat candidate \u2013 for Senate says he wants to put out a welcome mat for illegal immigrants to come into the country.\n\n\u201cIn Michigan, the candidate there wants to take away our guns. And he goes further. He actually campaigns \u2013 his campaign partner is someone who says America deserved what happened to us with the terrorist attacks on 9/11.\n\n\u201cSo, the Democrats have clearly laid out what they want to do. They want to open the borders, have voting rights for illegal immigrants. They want to open the prisons and put criminals back into our communities. They want to defund the police, defund the military. And some of our colleagues here in the Senate say that is the future of their party. That cannot be the future of the United States of America.\n\n\u201cSo, this is the choice the voters are going to have to choose this fall. Is it going to be commonsense Republicans, crazy Democrats who really do seem like an anti-American hate group.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-24T09:44:48Z", "2026-09-24T09:45:52Z"], ["https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/lummis-provision-secures-historic-second-amendment-legal-victory-for-gun-owners/", "Lummis Provision Secures Historic Second Amendment Legal Victory for Gun Owners", "2026-09-23", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "Cynthia M. Lummis", "L000571", "www.lummis.senate.gov", "lummis", "https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Washington D.C. \u2014 Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) today celebrated news that the U.S. Department of Justice will not appeal the ruling in Silencer Shop v. ATF, a decision that bars enforcement of key National Firearms Act (NFA) provisions regulating suppressors, short-barreled rifles, and short-barreled shotguns. Moving forward, gun owners will not have to provide fingerprints or complete special paperwork to purchase these widely-owned firearms, and instead will only have to complete the standard background check required for other guns.\n\n\u201cThis is a massive Second Amendment victory for gun owners nationwide and it\u2019s 90 years in the making,\u201d said Lummis. \u201cI pushed hard to zero out the $200 NFA tax on suppressors and short-barreled rifles in the One Big Beautiful Bill, and it\u2019s exactly that provision that made this court win possible. President Trump\u2019s decision to see this fight through and keep the Justice Department from appealing shows he understands what\u2019s at stake for law-abiding gun owners. I will never stop fighting to ensure all Americans can fully enjoy their Second Amendment rights.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nIn July 2025, Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Mike Crapo (R-ID) successfully secured the inclusion of a provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill eliminating taxes under the National Firearms Act for gun owners (26 U.S.C. 5811). It was that provision that led to this Second Amendment win in Silencer Shop Foundation v. ATF.\n\nGun Owners of America and the Gun Owners Foundation, joined by 15 states, including Wyoming, sued the ATF in Silencer Shop Foundation v. ATF, arguing that once Congress zeroed out the $200 NFA transfer tax on suppressors, short-barreled rifles, and short-barreled shotguns through the One Big Beautiful Bill, the registration and fingerprinting requirements built around that tax lost their constitutional footing. The court agreed, ruling the NFA\u2019s regulatory scheme could no longer stand on the taxing power once there was no tax left to collect. President Trump has ordered the DOJ not to appeal the ruling.\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-24T09:44:48Z", "2026-09-24T09:45:52Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/barrasso-on-meet-the-press-slams-crazy-democrat-manifesto/", "Barrasso on Meet the Press Slams Crazy Democrat Manifesto", "2026-09-20", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Senate Majority Whip, today joined Kristen Welker on NBC\u2019s Meet the Press to highlight the contrast between commonsense Republicans and crazy Democrats. He also discussed how American peace through strength is critical in stopping Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. Click HERE to watch Senator Barrasso\u2019s full interview.\n\nOn the contrast between Commonsense Republicans and Crazy Democrats:\n\n\u201cPeople vote about what\u2019s going on in their life and their future. And we know we need to do more, we need to get more money into people\u2019s pockets. That\u2019s what Republicans want to do.\n\n\u201cBut let\u2019s talk about what we have done, and that is, we\u2019ve prevented a $4 trillion tax increase. We\u2019ve gotten rid of taxes on tips and Social Security and on overtime. \u201cAnd we know what the Democrats would do if they were able to take over. They would put all those taxes back on for the purpose of paying for healthcare for illegal immigrants. So they want to put taxes on waitresses, on nurses who work overtime, firefighters, and on our seniors.\n\n\u201cThere\u2019s a huge difference between where Republicans want to take this country and where Democrats want to take this country.\n\n\u201cThose Democrats that are so unpopular in your poll. Why? They want to eliminate Immigrations and Customs Enforcement. They want to defund the police. They want to get rid of the military. They want to open the borders. They talk about opening the prisons and putting these prisoners back in our communities. That doesn\u2019t make us safer. It doesn\u2019t make us more prosperous. And that is the difference between common sense and the craziness, and I think that\u2019s what this election is going to be about.\u201d\n\nOn the importance of American Energy Dominance:\n\n\u201cWe\u2019re always looking for ways to put more money in people\u2019s pockets, and I hear it in Wyoming all the time at the grocery store, at the gas station. People are paying more, and we need to do more, and that\u2019s why we need more American energy production. We need to get rid of regulations. We need to do more with permitting \u2013 that\u2019s legislation we\u2019re working on now.\n\n\u201cThe President and Republicans are focused on all of those things. At the time, the Democrats have gone so far to the left that they don\u2019t want to do those sorts of things. And I\u2019ll tell you, once this war in Iran is over, diesel prices are going to go down and stay down under President Trump. But they would stay up forever under the Democrats. \u201cAnd specifically, diesel in Wyoming. And I was in Meeteetse, Wyoming, last week, talking to ranchers and farmers there. Diesel is over $6 a gallon now, but in California, it\u2019s over $8 a gallon. And the difference is the rules, the regulations, all the climate issues in California. If the Democrats took over, prices would go up to those levels, which are over $2 higher in California than they are in Wyoming right now.\u201d\n\nOn American peace through strength:\n\n\u201cEveryone wants the war to end. Our children and America are safer with Iran not having a nuclear weapon. And what we see now is the pressure campaign is working. \u201cIran is continuing their current playbook. I mean, what are they doing right now? Increasing some attacks and then saying, \u2018We demand talks.\u2019 That\u2019s the way they\u2019ve continued to do it. They are more desperate. We\u2019re going to continue with what we\u2019re doing with the strikes, with the sanctions, and also with negotiations.\n\n\u201cIran has never been weaker. Inflation is rampant in Iran now. It\u2019s at an 80-year high. They are in shambles in terms of their military, their leadership, in terms of their economy. And it\u2019s going to get worse for them because we have now passed \u2013 the House and the Senate in bipartisan ways \u2013 the Lindsey Graham Sanctions Act, which has to do with both Iran and Russia. \u201cSo the heat is going to be turned up again on Iran. And what we know is this is American peace through strength, and we\u2019re going to continue on this course\u2026 \u201cWe need to make sure Iran can never get a nuclear weapon. That has to be the bottom line. Iran has been at war with the United States for the last 50 years \u2013 attacking, killing Americans. President Trump is the first one to actually act and act decisively on that. We need to make sure Iran never gets a nuclear weapon.\u201d\n\nOn Democrats being the party of open borders:\n\n\u201cThe President is in office today because Joe Biden and the Democrats let in over 10 million illegal immigrants \u2013 sometimes up to 10,000 a day. And they included drug dealers, criminals, gang members. One of whom killed Laken Riley, a nursing student out for a jog. \u201cAnd what we also know is that the candidates that are running on this Democrat Socialist agenda that is way out there \u2013 the Democrat candidate in Texas wants to lay out a welcome mat at the Southern Border. You know, I can run through the states of the candidates that want to destroy ICE, tear ICE apart, say ICE is evil. I don\u2019t agree with that. One wants to make all the illegal immigrants have voting rights.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-21T10:25:24Z", "2026-09-21T10:26:54Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/__trashed/", "Barrasso Celebrates Constitution Day", "2026-09-17", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "\u201cUnder President Trump and Republicans, the Constitution is respected once again. By contrast, the Left does not value the Constitution, let alone celebrate it \u2026 The simple truth is, people who want to tear up our Constitution cannot be trusted to build up our country.\u201d\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today commemorates Constitution Day and contrasts Republicans\u2019 commitment to preserving the Constitution with Democrats\u2019 determination to tear it down.\n\nClick HERE to watch Senator Barrasso\u2019s remarks.\n\nSen. Barrasso\u2019s remarks:\n\n\u201cToday, we celebrate the United States Constitution. It\u2019s interesting, I met with a 12-year-old visitor to the Capitol here today. His name is George Baruzzini. And he said, \u2018You know, today is Constitution Day.\u2019 Well, he is absolutely right and it\u2019s delightful to know that a 12-year-old would know that.\n\n\u201cTwo hundred and thirty-seven years ago today, thirty-nine noble patriots representing twelve of the thirteen original colonies signed the Constitution. In four short, handwritten pages, the structure of our government is laid out.\n\n\u201cThe Constitution is the work of courageous men. Men who fought and bled and sacrificed for the sake of American liberty. Their daring produced a document that is truly unique in human history.\n\n\u201cI have with me my own personal copy of the Constitution. The Constitution begins with three simple words. Those words are \u2018We the People.\u2019\n\n\u201cTo the delegates at the Constitutional Convention, America was not a fuzzy idea. It was one people, in one land, united by one purpose. That purpose was to \u2018secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.\u2019\n\n\u201cIn Federalist 2, John Jay, one of the authors of the Federalist Papers, catalogued what unites us as a nation. It is our shared heritage. Our shared language. Our shared belief in the same God. It is our shared principles of government. Our common culture. Our nation\u2019s shared sacrifice in the Revolutionary War.\n\n\u201cOn this basis, our Constitution has endured for more than two centuries. It remains the fountain of American glory, American greatness, and American self-government.\n\n\u201cToday, President Trump and Republicans are fighting to uphold the Constitution and unite the American people. We are confirming judges who follow the Constitution. Judges who apply the law, not legislate from the bench. We are restoring power to the people and the states. We are removing power from unelected bureaucrats in Washington, D.C.\n\n\u201cUnder President Trump and Republicans, the Constitution is respected once again. By contrast, the Left does not value the Constitution, let alone celebrate it.\n\n\u201cThat is why the American people have never been more worried, or more alarmed, by the direction of today\u2019s Democrat Party. Democrats have launched a full frontal assault on the core principles of America. They are ignoring our laws, violating our most sacred values, and trying to destroy our way of life.\n\n\u201cDemocrats have an extreme manifesto. This manifesto dismantles the Constitution, diminishes America\u2019s spirit, and betrays Americans\u2019 trust.\n\n\u201cThe lead three articles of the Constitution compose our system of government. Democrats are attacking all three simultaneously. Additionally, a number of their nominees are attacking the Bill of Rights. The Democrat nominee in Michigan wants to take away our guns.\n\n\u201cThe Democrat manifesto calls for abolishing the United States Senate. The Constitution guarantees equal representation in the Senate to states with limited population. That includes my home state of Wyoming.\n\n\u201cSenator Booker, Democrat from New Jersey, said recently in an interview that this Article I pillar of the Constitution is \u2018problematic.\u2019 No Senator Booker, what is truly problematic is that thousands of illegal immigrants were registered to vote in elections in New Jersey.\n\n\u201cAdditionally, the Democrat manifesto calls for getting rid of the presidency as we know it. Under the Democrat manifesto, Congress would select the President. Additionally, the Democrat manifesto calls for abolishing the Supreme Court, appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.\n\n\u201cWhat Democrats are proposing is radical. It is extreme. It is dangerous. And it is scary.\n\n\u201cThe simple truth is, people who want to tear up our Constitution cannot be trusted to build up our country. They cannot be trusted to keep our nation safe and secure.\n\n\u201cRepublicans will continue to defend American history, American values, and American greatness.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-18T09:27:43Z", "2026-09-18T09:29:09Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/barrasso-statement-on-former-senator-jon-kyl/", "Barrasso statement on Former Senator Jon Kyl", "2026-09-17", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today released the following statement regarding the passing of former Senator Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.):\n\n\u201cJon Kyl was a giant in the U.S. Senate and a Western conservative many of us looked up to. His decision to answer the call and return to the Senate after the passing of our dear friend John McCain was just one example of his deep affection and commitment to Arizona and the United States. He was our Whip, our conservative north star, and a valuable confidant.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-18T09:27:43Z", "2026-09-18T09:29:09Z"], ["https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/lummis-honored-with-defender-of-limited-government-award/", "Lummis Honored with Defender of Limited Government Award", "2026-09-17", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "Cynthia M. Lummis", "L000571", "www.lummis.senate.gov", "lummis", "https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Washington D.C. \u2014 This week, Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) was presented in person with the Defender of Limited Government Award from the Institute for Legislative Analysis (ILA), recognizing her voting record\u2019s strong alignment with the limited government principles enshrined in the U.S. Constitution.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m honored to receive this award from the Institute for Legislative Analysis,\u201d said Lummis. \u201cWyoming sent me to Washington to fight for limited government, sound money, and the Constitution. That\u2019s exactly what I intend to keep doing until my final day in office.\u201d\n\nILA CEO Ryan McGowan praised Senator Lummis\u2019s record on fiscal and monetary policy:\n\n\u201cThe Institute for Legislative Analysis is proud to present Senator Cynthia Lummis with the Defender of Limited Government Award for a voting record closely aligned with the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution. Senator Lummis has been a great friend of ILA and one of the Senate\u2019s strongest voices for fiscal responsibility, financial freedom, and sound money. We especially appreciate her work to push back on Washington\u2019s dangerous drift toward centralized financial control and to defend the principles of privacy, innovation, and honest money. As Senator Lummis prepares to leave the Senate, we know she will continue the fight for taxpayers, Wyoming families, and the constitutional limits that protect every American from an overreaching federal government. Her record reflects courage, conviction, and a deep commitment to leaving the country freer and stronger than she found it.\u201d\n\nAbout the Institute for Legislative Analysis \u2013 The Institute for Legislative Analysis (ILA) evaluates and scores the voting records of members of Congress based on adherence to limited government and constitutional principles.\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-18T09:27:43Z", "2026-09-18T09:29:09Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/republicans-are-unlocking-affordable-available-and-reliable-american-energy/", "Republicans are Unlocking Affordable, Available, and Reliable American Energy", "2026-09-16", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "\u201cWe have the resources. We have the workers. We have the technology. What we lack is a permitting system that allows us to use them effectively. That is why Congress must pass meaningful permitting reform this year.\u201d\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today shared how Republicans are making America energy dominant. He highlighted recent actions by the Trump administration to eliminate burdensome regulations as well as actions by Congress to end the Biden-era electric vehicle mandate and to unleash American energy production.\n\nSenator Barrasso once again called on Congress to pass meaningful permitting reform this year.\n\nClick HERE to watch Senator Barrasso\u2019s remarks.\n\nSen. Barrasso\u2019s remarks as prepared:\n\n\u201cThe cornerstone of a safer, stronger, and more prosperous America is affordable, available, reliable energy. America is blessed with vast amounts of resources. Under President Trump and Republicans, we are finally using them.\n\n\u201cIn two short years, we\u2019ve gone from energy reduction to energy production, from burdensome regulations to bigger paychecks.\n\n\u201cThis week, the Trump administration continued taking the handcuffs off of American power production. President Trump ended Joe Biden\u2019s so-called Clean Power Plan 2.0. That punishing regulation penalized clean, affordable, and reliable coal. It was an attempt to eliminate coal power generation.\n\n\u201cThis vicious attack on affordable energy would have increased energy costs dramatically. The people of Wyoming don\u2019t want that. Neither do the rest of the country.\n\n\u201cFortunately, President Trump and Republicans are reversing Democrats\u2019 assault on American energy. We are unlocking American energy and fighting for America\u2019s energy workers. Wyoming energy workers are powering the nation with energy that is affordable, available, and reliable.\n\n\u201cAs President Trump ends the war on American energy, Republicans in Congress continue to fight to lower costs for the American people.\n\n\u201cLast year, Republicans in Congress used the Congressional Review Act to overturn California\u2019s ban on gas-powered cars. California still relies on permission slips from the Obama era. Democrats want to use them to set new rules to force feed electric vehicles all across the country.\n\n\u201cSenator Ricketts and Senator Husted have resolutions that repeal California\u2019s nationwide mandates for electric vehicles. Passing them prevents California Democrats from dictating what cars and trucks Americans can buy or drive. Passing them protects Americans\u2019 pocketbooks from Democrats\u2019 radical demands. Passing them puts American families back into the driver\u2019s seat.\n\n\u201cWhen it comes to electric vehicles, the American people are voting with their wallets. Sales of electric vehicles are down 20 percent in the last year. That was when Republicans repealed the $7,500 Biden-era EV handout. Less than one in ten Americans want an EV. Seven in ten want an SUV. It is time for Washington, D.C., to listen to the American people.\n\n\u201cThat brings me to the issue of permitting reform. Whether you are filling up your gas tank or heating your home, all Americans want the same thing. They want energy that is affordable, available, and reliable.\n\n\u201cAmerica is going to need more of it. A lot more. Our energy grid is under growing strain. Energy demand is rising. Yet, whenever America needs a new power plant, a new pipeline, a new transmission line, or any other critical energy project, building it is harder than it should be.\n\n\u201cMajor projects spend years stuck in the regulatory penalty box. Surviving the bureaucrats is only half the battle. Trial lawyers and environmental activists use the courts to tie necessary projects for years. A nation that cannot build quickly cannot lower costs.\n\n\u201cWe have the resources. We have the workers. We have the technology. What we lack is a permitting system that allows us to use them effectively. That is why Congress must pass meaningful permitting reform this year. I believe we can get there. We cannot afford to wait.\n\n\u201cRepublicans and Democrats in this chamber are determined to fix America\u2019s broken permitting process. Leader Thune has committed to bring bipartisan reform to the Floor as soon as it is ready. I applaud this effort.\n\n\u201cI\u2019ve worked on permitting reform for years. America needs more energy. America needs to be able to build smartly. Congress needs to build on past efforts. We must find common ground. This is an issue of affordability. This is an issue of energy. This is an issue of American competitiveness.\n\n\u201cPermitting reform is just common sense. Americans want to build. Americans are ready to build. Washington, D.C., needs to get out of the way.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-17T09:52:05Z", "2026-09-17T09:53:00Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/barrasso-blasts-radical-democrat-roadmap/", "Barrasso Blasts Radical Democrat Roadmap", "2026-09-15", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "\u201cDemocrats north, south, east, and west are running on this radical roadmap. They plan to take away private property and seize businesses. They want to open the borders and open our prisons. They want to release dangerous criminals into our communities.\u201d\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today drew a sharp contrast between the Democrats\u2019 radical roadmap and the Republican record of results.\n\nClick HERE to watch Senator Barrasso\u2019s remarks.\n\nSen. Barrasso\u2019s remarks as prepared:\n\n\u201cDuring the past month, I crisscrossed my home state of Wyoming. I was in Dubois for the firefighters\u2019 annual Buffalo Barbeque.\n\n\u201cI attended the Wyoming Ag Hall of Fame in Douglas, Wyoming. We also celebrated the 100th Anniversary of the Wyoming Pioneer Association. They preserve our state\u2019s rich history and heritage.\n\n\u201cIn Rawlins, we discussed the historic Republican investment in rural healthcare. These are improving care for patients all across the state. In Meeteetse, I attended the Pancake Breakfast and the Labor Day Parade.\n\n\u201cAll across Wyoming, people live by the Cowboy Code. We live each day with courage, we take pride in their work, and we do what needs to be done.\n\n\u201cThe people of Wyoming are proud of the progress our country is making under President Trump and Republicans. We want safe communities, a strong country, and a prosperous future. Republicans have been delivering that for the last two years.\n\n\u201cOur border is now secure. The Biden policy of catch and release of criminals into our country is over. The largest tax increase in American history was stopped. Taxes on tips, on overtime, and on Social Security are gone. America is now energy dominant. The crooks and criminals who abuse Medicaid and food stamps are paying the price. Six hundred members of President Trump\u2019s team are on the job. This is in spite of historic opposition from Democrats. Republicans torpedoed their obstruction.\n\n\u201cPeople in Wyoming also shared with me their worries. They are concerned about what radical Democrat policies would do to them and to their families. Democrats across the country have laid out their manifesto.\n\n\u201cThe Democrat nominee in Minnesota claims Immigration and Customs Enforcement is evil. She vows to \u2018rip ICE apart.\u2019\n\n\u201cThe Democrat nominee in Maine wants free healthcare for every single illegal immigrant. Democrats want it paid for with the tax dollars of hardworking American families.\n\n\u201cThe Democrat nominee in Florida is a card-carrying member of the radical Democratic Socialists of America.\n\n\u201cThe Democrat nominee in Texas says he would lay a welcome mat at our Southern Border. He also says men should play in women\u2019s sports.\n\n\u201cThe Democrat nominee in Michigan wants to take away our guns. His campaign partner says America deserved the horrific terrorist attacks of September 11. Our nation just a few days ago commemorated the 25th anniversary of that attack. We mourned the loss of nearly 3,000 Americans.\n\n\u201cDemocrats north, south, east, and west are running on this radical roadmap. They plan to take away private property and seize businesses. They want to open the borders and open our prisons. They want to release dangerous criminals into our communities. They want to shut down ICE, shut down the military, and shut down the police. They want to rip away $50 billion from rural hospitals and from the patients who depend upon them.\n\n\u201cDemocrats will start taxing tips, overtime, and Social Security again. That is a direct tax increase on waiters, firefighters, and nurses. It is a direct tax increase on police officers, coal miners, and seniors. Why? To pay for healthcare for illegal immigrants.\n\n\u201cThe people I talked with don\u2019t want taxes to be higher. The people I talked with don\u2019t want men to play in women\u2019s sports. The people I talked with don\u2019t want to defund the police or defund the military. The people I talked with don\u2019t want a welcome mat at our Southern Border. The people I talked with don\u2019t want hardworking Americans to be forced to pay for healthcare for illegal immigrants. The people I talked with don\u2019t believe that illegal immigrants should have the right to vote in American elections.\n\n\u201cMany of the Democrats in this chamber and on the ballot this November believe in all of these things. Democrats today are radical. They are extreme. They are dangerous. And they are scary.\n\n\u201cMy Democrats colleagues in this very chamber have called these radical policies the future of their party. It cannot be the future of our country. Republicans will continue to fight for American safety, for American prosperity, and for continued American greatness.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-16T09:43:13Z", "2026-09-16T09:44:22Z"], ["https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/lummis-statement-on-democrats-killing-clarity-act/", "Lummis Statement on Democrats Killing Clarity Act", "2026-09-15", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "Cynthia M. Lummis", "L000571", "www.lummis.senate.gov", "lummis", "https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Washington, D.C.\u2014 U.S. Senate Banking Digital Assets Subcommittee Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) released the following statement after the Clarity Act\u2019s Motion to Proceed failed on a party-line vote, with every Senate Democrat voting no:\n\n\u201cThis afternoon, Senate Democrats proved they were never truly serious about protecting consumers and preserving American leadership. I sat at the table with Senate Democrats working in good faith to get this done while they played games.\n\n\u201cFor over a year, they presented demands and the second we met them, they made new demands and moved the goal posts. Today they voted against real limitations on politicians\u2019 personal crypto investments. They voted against protecting American consumers from the scammers and fraudsters this bill would have shut down. They voted against American leadership, and handed China and every one of our foreign competitors exactly what they wanted. Democrats chose politics over the American people\u2014again. That\u2019s not leadership on their part, that\u2019s surrender to their radical, socialist base.\n\n\u201cThe once-proud Democratic party is anti-consumer and pro-illicit finance, anti-ethics, anti-free enterprise, anti-worker, anti-livable wage jobs, and pro-socialism. The Democrats are now anti-American. Sad!\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-16T09:43:13Z", "2026-09-16T09:44:22Z"], ["https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/lummis-boozman-scott-release-final-clarity-act-text/", "Lummis, Boozman, Scott Release Final Clarity Act Text", "2026-09-14", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "Cynthia M. Lummis", "L000571", "www.lummis.senate.gov", "lummis", "https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Washington, D.C.\u2014 U.S. Senate Banking Digital Assets Subcommittee Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) alongside Chairmen John Boozman (R-AR) and Tim Scott (R-SC) released a final draft of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act before Tuesday\u2019s vote, reflecting over a year of bipartisan negotiations and 126 substantive changes made at the request of Democrats.\n\nThe final text includes new ethics language which reflects substantially all of the Tillis-Gallego ethics proposal, including a meaningful role for state attorneys general in enforcement. It also gives the Secretary of the Treasury new authority to prevent deposit flight tied to payment stablecoins, providing a strong circuit-breaker to protect community banks and the farmers and small businesses who rely on them. The draft also includes edits to the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act (BRCA) to shield developers from money transmission registration requirements and establish a strong civil safe harbor. On the Agriculture Committee\u2019s provisions, this language protects consumers with new guardrails on affiliate trading and conflicts of interest, clarifies the applicability of state consumer protection laws, and protects software developers without impacting derivatives regulation and existing Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) authority.\n\nIf cloture is invoked on the motion to proceed on Tuesday afternoon, this legislative text would be offered as an Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute.\n\n\u201cAfter a year of intense daily bipartisan negotiations, this bill is ready,\u201d said Lummis.\u201cPresident Trump voluntarily agreed to unprecedented ethics restrictions, holding every federally elected official, judge, and their spouses to some of the toughest ethics restrictions in U.S. history. This text is truly bipartisan and includes more than 120 of Democrats\u2019 demands. A no vote on Tuesday means opposing real ethics reforms on politicians\u2019 personal investments, handing American leadership in digital assets to our foreign competitors, and leaving Americans with zero protections in the digital asset markets. Democrats got what they wanted; now they need to take yes for an answer.\u201d\n\nChairman Boozman, who led the Agriculture Committee portion said:\n\n\u201cWe have an opportunity to establish clear rules of the road that will protect consumers, strengthen our markets, and ensure we remain a global leader in digital asset innovation. We cannot afford to wait any longer. This legislation is the result of more than a year of negotiations with our colleagues and conversations with stakeholders to get the details right. Senator Lummis has been a steadfast leader on this issue, and I appreciate her continued efforts to get this across the finish line.\u201d\n\nChairman Scott, who led the Banking Committee portion said:\n\n\u201cGrowing up with a single mom in South Carolina, I learned that every dollar matters. The Clarity Act will protect Americans\u2019 hard-earned money, keep innovation and jobs in America, and strengthen our national security. This final text further empowers law enforcement and gives the Treasury Secretary the tools to protect community banks, farmers, and rural Americans. I am grateful to Chairman Boozman and Senator Lummis for their partnership. After over a year of bipartisan negotiations and over 100 changes requested by Democrats, it is time for the Senate to move this strong, bipartisan bill forward.\u201d\n\nIn 2022, Senator Lummis and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced the Responsible Financial Innovation Act, a comprehensive bipartisan bill to establish the first regulatory framework for digital assets in the United States, dividing oversight jurisdiction between the SEC and CFTC.\n\nIn 2023, Senators Lummis and Gillibrand reintroduced the legislation.\n\nIn July of 2025, Senator Lummis, Senate Banking Chairman Tim Scott (R-SC), and Senators Bill Hagerty (R-TN) and Bernie Moreno (R-OH) released a Senate discussion draft of the Responsible Financial Innovation Act of 2025.\n\nIn May 2026, the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act passed out of the Banking Committee by a 15 to 9 bipartisan vote.\n\nIn July, Senator Lummis led her colleagues in reintroducing text that included an unprecedented and serious ethics agreement where President Trump agreed to voluntarily impose the strictest ethics measures in U.S. history on himself, the Vice President, judges, every federally elected official, and their spouses. This was a serious demonstration of the President\u2019s commitment to getting this legislation across the finish line and ensuring the United States leads the world in digital assets.\n\nThe Clarity Act has earned support from major financial institutions like BlackRock, Fidelity, Franklin Templeton, Goldman Sachs, Charles Schwab, and SoFi, and law enforcement organizations like the National Fraternal Order of Police and the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives. The National Sheriffs Association and the Majority County Sheriffs Association, representing law enforcement which protects more than 130 million Americans, both dropped their opposition recently to the Clarity Act, recognizing that this legislation gives law enforcement the tools it needs to fight crime.\n\nBill text can be found here.\n\nA list of Democrat wins can be found here.\n\nWhat\u2019s New\n\nSection by Section\n\nMyths vs. Facts\n\nVertical Integration\n\nProhibiting Interest and Yield on Stablecoin Balances\n\nProvisions Strengthening Law Enforcement\n\nFraud and Anti-Money Laundering Provisions", 1, "2026-09-14T10:19:32Z", "2026-09-14T10:21:05Z"], ["https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/lummis-releases-updated-clarity-act-text-ahead-of-historic-tuesday-vote-2/", "Lummis Releases Updated Clarity Act Text Ahead of Historic Tuesday Vote", "2026-09-10", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "Cynthia M. Lummis", "L000571", "www.lummis.senate.gov", "lummis", "https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Washington, D.C.\u2014 U.S. Senate Banking Digital Assets Subcommittee Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) released updated text for the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act as the Senate prepares to vote on the bill next Tuesday, September 15th. This text reflects the continued, bipartisan hard work accomplished over the August recess.\n\nUpdates to the text include:\n\nProvisions addressing when non-decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols must register with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and be subject to the Bank Secrecy Act, similar to provisions in section 10301 of the Banking devision of the Clarity Act.\n\nSpecifying that DeFi provisions only apply to spot and cash digital commodity transactions, addressing tribal concerns about the potential impact of this legislation on prediction markets.\n\nClarifications to the powers of credit unions to conduct digital asset activities.\n\n\u201cNearly a decade ago, Wyoming wrote the blueprint for digital asset regulation, and this bill finally brings that clarity to the rest of the country,\u201d said Lummis. \u201cWe have incorporated more than 114 separate provisions at my Democrat colleagues\u2019 request, and as a result, this bill is a strong bipartisan product. Unlike rulemaking, legislation gives this industry a lasting solution that shields it from the whiplash of changes in the White House. Since the CFTC and SEC will write rules on digital assets with or without the Clairty Act, I believe a lasting, bipartisan compromise is the best route for America\u2019s future. It\u2019s time for a vote; America\u2019s financial leadership depends on it.\u201d\n\nThe Clarity Act has earned support from major financial institutions like BlackRock, Fidelity, Franklin Templeton, Goldman Sachs, Charles Schwab, and SoFi, and law enforcement organizations like the National Fraternal Order of Police and the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives. The National Sheriffs Association and the Majority County Sheriffs Association, representing law enforcement which protects more than 130 million Americans, both dropped their opposition recently to the Clarity Act, recognizing that this legislation gives law enforcement the tools it needs to fight crime.", 1, "2026-09-11T09:25:29Z", "2026-09-11T09:27:08Z"], ["https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/lummis-releases-updated-clarity-act-text-ahead-of-historic-tuesday-vote/", "Lummis Releases Updated Clarity Act Text Ahead of Historic Tuesday Vote", "2026-09-10", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "Cynthia M. Lummis", "L000571", "www.lummis.senate.gov", "lummis", "https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Washington, D.C.\u2014 U.S. Senate Banking Digital Assets Subcommittee Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) released updated text for the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act as the Senate prepares to vote on the bill next Tuesday, September 15th. This text reflects the continued, bipartisan hard work accomplished over the August recess.\n\nUpdates to the text include:\n\nProvisions addressing when non-decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols must register with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and be subject to the Bank Secrecy Act, similar to provisions in section 10301 of the Banking devision of the Clarity Act.\n\nSpecifying that DeFi provisions only apply to spot and cash digital commodity transactions, addressing tribal concerns about the potential impact of this legislation on prediction markets.\n\nClarifications to the powers of credit unions to conduct digital asset activities.\n\n\u201cNearly a decade ago, Wyoming wrote the blueprint for digital asset regulation, and this bill finally brings that clarity to the rest of the country,\u201d said Lummis. \u201cWe have incorporated more than 114 separate provisions at my Democrat colleagues\u2019 request, and as a result, this bill is a strong bipartisan product. Unlike rulemaking, legislation gives this industry a lasting solution that shields it from the whiplash of changes in the White House. Since the CFTC and SEC will write rules on digital assets with or without the Clairty Act, I believe a lasting, bipartisan compromise is the best route for America\u2019s future. It\u2019s time for a vote; America\u2019s financial leadership depends on it.\u201d\n\nThe Clarity Act has earned support from major financial institutions like BlackRock, Fidelity, Franklin Templeton, Goldman Sachs, Charles Schwab, and SoFi, and law enforcement organizations like the National Fraternal Order of Police and the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives. The National Sheriffs Association and the Majority County Sheriffs Association, representing law enforcement which protects more than 130 million Americans, both dropped their opposition recently to the Clarity Act, recognizing that this legislation gives law enforcement the tools it needs to fight crime.", 1, "2026-09-11T09:25:29Z", "2026-09-11T09:27:08Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/barrasso-for-the-washington-examiner-democrats-are-controlled-by-dangerous-left-wing-extremists/", "Barrasso for the Washington Examiner: Democrats are controlled by dangerous, left-wing extremists", "2026-08-13", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "Washington Examiner\n\nDemocrats are controlled by dangerous, left-wing extremists\n\nSenate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.)\n\nAugust 12, 2026\n\nThe driving force in today\u2019s Democratic Party is an extreme organization. It\u2019s called the Democratic Socialists of America. Its membership is growing. Its radical candidates are winning. Its left-wing vision is spreading into the U.S. Senate.\n\nThe Democratic nominee for Senate in Minnesota, Peggy Flanagan, made her radical views well known on the campaign trail. She often claimed that Immigration and Customs Enforcement is evil. In her victory speech, Flanagan even vowed to \u201crip ICE apart.\u201d\n\nThe Democratic nominee for Senate in Michigan, Abdul el Sayed, also calls for abolishing ICE and opening our borders. He has called for defunding the police. He has demanded the release of dangerous criminals from our jails into our communities\u2026\n\nExtreme Democrats have a manifesto. This manifesto is a road map to destroy America by people who hate this country. Under the extreme Democratic manifesto, the people would be forced to pay more, earn less, and be less safe and secure.\n\nExtreme Democrats want to abolish the presidency. They want to abolish the Supreme Court. They want to abolish the Electoral College.\n\nExtreme Democrats want to abolish the Senate. The Senate is what gives representation to states with low populations, including my home state of Wyoming. Democrats want to erase the voice of the people we represent. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) recently said it\u2019s \u201creally problematic\u201d for Wyoming to have equal representation in the Senate\u2026\n\nIn Washington, D.C., these radical policies are finding an eager home among Senate Democrats. After socialists swept Democratic primaries across the country this summer, one sitting Democratic senator said we are seeing \u201cthe future of the Democrat Party.\u201d\n\nThat is why Senate Democrats voted repeatedly for defunding ICE, for defunding the U.S. Border Patrol, and against commonsense voter ID laws.\n\nFrom the campaign trail to Congress, the left wing is determined to tear down our country and tear up the Constitution.\n\nThe people reject the Democrats\u2019 radical policies. They demand and deserve better.\n\nThe Constitution, secure borders, law and order, military strength, and freedom are not optional. They are the foundations of our society. Without them, there is no safety, no security, no prosperity, and no United States of America.\n\nRepublicans are going to continue to fight for freedom, prosperity, and American greatness. We will not stop working to ensure that America remains safe, secure, strong, and free.", 1, "2026-08-14T06:13:05Z", "2026-08-14T06:14:08Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/barrasso-republicans-are-the-party-of-results-democrats-are-the-party-of-radicals/", "Barrasso: Republicans are the Party of Results. Democrats are the Party of Radicals.", "2026-08-06", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "\u201cUnder the extreme Democrat manifesto, the American people would be forced to pay more, earn less, and be less safe and secure.\u201d\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today contrasted the Republican agenda of safety and prosperity to the radical, extreme, dangerous, and scary Democrat manifesto.\n\nClick HERE to watch Senator Barrasso\u2019s remarks.\n\nSen. Barrasso\u2019s remarks as delivered:\n\n\u201cI come to the Floor today because yesterday I heard the Minority Leader on the Floor speaking about the economy. He sounded upset. Sounded upset to hear that Americans were keeping more of their hard-earned money. He actually called it \u2018disastrous.\u2019\n\n\u201cNinety-seven percent of Americans benefited from the Working Families Tax Cuts law. This is a benefit. This is not a \u2018disaster.\u2019 What I see as disastrous is the Democrats\u2019 demand to raise taxes. They want to raise taxes on hardworking Americans all across the country. Democrats continue to think that they know how to spend your money better than you do. I think it\u2019s been a lifelong obsession with them. It\u2019s part of their DNA. Been going on for years.\n\n\u201cTax rates fell significantly this past year. And it\u2019s because Republicans cut taxes. So who are the people that benefited the most? Well, they\u2019re people, families that made less than $200,000 a year. That\u2019s where the benefits really hit home. It happened all across the country from Connecticut to California. Even though those states are represented by Democrats. People all across the country benefited.\n\n\u201cFamilies kept more of what they earned, and then they can make their own decisions about what to save, what to spend, what to invest. You know who knows it? People on Social Security know it. They got to keep more of their hard-earned money. People who work overtime know it because of no tax on overtime. People who work for tips know it because their tips weren\u2019t taxed. People understood and felt the improvement. One resident of Nevada recently said, \u2018I received the largest tax return in my entire life this year.\u2019 Why? No tax on tips.\n\n\u201cEvery single Democrat in this chamber voted against these things. They wanted people who earn tips to pay more in taxes. Democrats wanted people on Social Security to pay more in taxes. Democrats wanted people who work overtime to pay more in taxes. And that\u2019s a defining difference.\n\n\u201cThe American people clearly understand this. The American people were tired and sick of seeing their money \u2013 their taxpayer money \u2013 wasted on fraud, abuse, and corruption. And we\u2019re seeing those things across the country. People want to keep more of what they earn, and they know they\u2019re the best to judge how to spend it.\n\n\u201cThat\u2019s what Republicans are fighting for. We\u2019re going to continue fighting for that. That\u2019s the direction our country is headed. And in November of 2024 people made a clear choice. They chose to vote for Republicans because they wanted America to be safer, stronger, and more prosperous. And we are today. Over the past 18 months Republicans have upheld that commitment. We\u2019ve delivered for the American people. We\u2019re making sure people keep more of what they earn. More than 60 million Americans benefited from the new tax benefits since Republicans passed the Working Families Tax Cuts law.\n\n\u201cLet me remind you about the Trump Accounts. More than seven million American children are now signed up this year for this special new investment account. It\u2019s an astonishing thing. Families, friends, community groups, and even businesses are already investing in them. This is clearly strengthening the American dream for the next generation.\n\n\u201cI also want to talk about the border because today our nation\u2019s immigration laws are being strongly enforced. National security begins with border security. Absolutely zero illegal immigrants have been released in our country in over 14 months. Absolutely zero because Republicans have ended the reckless Joe Biden catch-and-release program. And what a disaster that was. Hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrant criminals have now been arrested and deported since President Trump took office. And we\u2019re seeing the most secure border and the most successful deportation operation in all of American history.\n\n\u201cThis year Republicans also passed the Secure America Act. This law ensures that immigration officials have the resources that they need to keep our country safe and to keep our communities safe for years to come.\n\n\u201cI also want to mention affordability because today Congress is making it easier to build and easier to innovate. The largest housing reform bill in history is now the law of the land. We eliminated burdensome regulations. Regulations that made it too costly to build a new home in America. And we\u2019re unlocking the American dream of homeownership for a new generation of Americans.\n\n\u201cCongress also passed the first major digital asset bill in American history. It\u2019s called the GENIUS Act. My colleague Cynthia Lummis from Wyoming has been a leader on the issue. It\u2019s time for the Senate to build on that by passing the CLARITY Act. America is safer and stronger when we innovate.\n\n\u201cI also want to talk about some of the things we\u2019re doing here to make sure the president has his team fully in place, and that\u2019s confirmations. Today Republicans are getting the president\u2019s team fully in place. Very soon we will confirm an additional 74 nominees. Well this will be clearly 600 people confirmed in the second Trump administration. That\u2019s 60 more nominees than he had at this point in the first Trump administration. And we\u2019ve done it in the face of historic obstruction by the Democrats.\n\n\u201cNow we see these same Democrats are trying to tear down our country, and they are trying it all across the nation. The Democrats\u2019 agenda is not for a better America. Not for a better future for our children. No, no. It\u2019s not even an agenda. It\u2019s a manifesto. The Democrats have come up with a manifesto. That\u2019s their label for it \u2013 not mine. Their label. The Democrats \u2013 the manifesto. And I see it as a roadmap to destroy America from people that hate America. When you listen to many of their candidates, it certainly doesn\u2019t seem like the thing that most Americans would want to see in their future. These people and their manifesto, it\u2019s radical, it\u2019s extreme, it\u2019s dangerous, it\u2019s scary. That\u2019s what our nation is facing today.\n\n\u201cThe Democrats \u2013 every one of them \u2013 wants to raise taxes on American families. The Democrat mantra calls for opening the borders. Their manifesto wants to defund the police. The manifesto wants to abolish prisons. The manifesto wants to release convicted criminals into our communities all across the country. The Democrat manifesto wants to eliminate Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Under the extreme Democrat manifesto, the American people would be forced to pay more, earn less, and be less safe and secure. That\u2019s what we\u2019re facing now.\n\n\u201cDemocrats have turned in from a party of the extremists now to a party of radicals. Republicans are going to continue to be the party of results. That is the choice people are facing. What do you want? Results? Safety? Security? Prosperity? Radicals? Opening the prisons? Opening the borders? Raising your taxes?\n\n\u201cRepublicans work fiercely to make America safer, stronger, and more prosperous. Republicans are going to continue to fight for freedom, for liberty, and a continuation of American greatness. Because that\u2019s the future that I believe the American people want and deserve.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-08-07T06:11:19Z", "2026-08-07T06:12:42Z"], ["https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/lummis-gop-colleagues-lead-charge-against-california-air-resources-board-to-protect-consumer-choice/", "Lummis, GOP Colleagues Lead Charge Against California Air Resources Board to Protect Consumer Choice", "2026-08-06", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "Cynthia M. Lummis", "L000571", "www.lummis.senate.gov", "lummis", "https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Washington D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Eric Schmitt (R-MO), Pete Ricketts (R-NE), and Jon Husted (R-OH) today introduced four joint resolutions under the Congressional Review Act (CRA), each disapproving a separate Environmental Protection Agency waiver that has allowed the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to impose its regulatory agenda far beyond California\u2019s borders.\n\nTogether, the four resolutions target CARB\u2019s small off-road engine (SORE) mandate, the Advanced Clean Cars I program, the 2013 Advanced Clean Car Program waiver, and the 2009 waiver that first allowed California to regulate vehicle greenhouse gas emissions.\n\n\u201cCalifornia\u2019s climate zealots have run roughshod over the rest of the country for too long,\u201d said Senator Lummis. \u201cUnder Governor Newsom, Sacramento has decided it can dictate what Wyoming families drive and what equipment our small businesses use. That ends today. I\u2019m proud to lead this fight to reclaim Congress\u2019s authority and stop California from legislating for the entire nation.\u201d\n\n\u201cCalifornia\u2019s burdensome emissions requirements continue to punish American manufacturers, reduce consumer choice, and raise prices for American families,\u201d said Senator Schmitt. \u201cOne state should not have the power to set national policy and dictate what products Americans use far beyond its borders. Overturning these climate alarmist rules will not only restore common sense, but also prevent a future administration from attempting to grant similar waivers. I\u2019m proud to lead the Congressional Review Act resolution to repeal the EPA-California State Motor Vehicle Control Standards Waiver and join Senators Ricketts, Husted, and Lummis in our effort to help make life more affordable for American families.\u201d\n\n\u201cBiden\u2019s overregulation and red tape regime cost Nebraskans millions of dollars,\u201d said Senator Ricketts. \u201cThey used California policies as a backdoor EV mandate and even tried to control how we cut our grass. I am proud to lead the effort to overturn these restrictions and restore commonsense. I will continue to fight for policies that empower our families, farmers, and ranchers.\u201d\n\n\u201cOhioans shouldn\u2019t be forced to follow California\u2019s lead when it comes to policies that make everyday life more expensive and less convenient,\u201d said Senator Husted. \u201cThese resolutions are part of our work to make life more affordable for working families, restore common sense, cut unnecessary red tape and put consumers back in control. I\u2019m proud to support this effort to lower costs and protect consumer choice.\u201d\n\nEndorsements\n\n\u201cFor over a decade, California has tried to abuse the Clean Air Act waiver process to set national policy that Congress never approved, unilaterally deciding what cars Americans can buy and what equipment they can own in their own garages. These four CRAs, led by Senators Ricketts, Husted, Schmitt, and Lummis, undo that end-run and restore a single national standard set by Congress instead of CARB regulators. We urge the full Senate to pass all four and give American consumers back the final say over the vehicles and equipment they choose. Affordability should be top-of-mind for Congress into the fall.\u201d \u2013 Brent Gardner, Chief Government Affairs Officer, Americans for Prosperity\n\n\u201cAffordability is the number one issue for Latinos and Americans, and it should be top-of-mind issue for Congress. For years, California has leveraged the Clean Air Act waiver process to set burdensome regulations on everything from vehicles, gas-powered equipment, and other products. The four Congressional Review Act resolutions led by Senators Ricketts, Husted, Schmitt, and Lummis restore Congressional oversight of this process. And we urge the Senate to pass all four to give American consumers the flexibility they deserve when purchasing goods.\u201d \u2013 Sandra Benitez, Executive Director, The LIBRE Initiative\n\nBackground:\n\nThe Clean Air Act gave California a narrow carve-out to seek EPA waivers for emissions rules stricter than federal law \u2014 a modest exception meant to address the state\u2019s unique smog problem in the 1970s. California has since hijacked that carve-out, weaponizing its market share to force manufacturers nationwide to build to Sacramento\u2019s rules rather than maintain separate production lines. An unelected state board now dictates national policy that Congress never approved, and most Americans never voted for.\n\nUnder Governor Newsom, CARB has abandoned any pretense of addressing local air quality and turned the waiver process into a backdoor for imposing a radical climate agenda on the entire country \u2014 banning the gas-powered cars, trucks, and equipment that American families and small businesses rely on every day, without a single vote in Congress.\n\nThese four resolutions build on the precedent Congress set last year, when lawmakers used the CRA to strike down three other California power grabs \u2014 Advanced Clean Cars II, Advanced Clean Trucks, and the Omnibus NOx Rule. It\u2019s time to finish the job and end California\u2019s hijacking of national policy for good.\n\nSmall Off-Road Engine (SORE) CRA: California has increasingly used its Clean Air Act waiver authority to adopt regulations with effects extending beyond the state\u2019s borders. This CRA would overturn EPA\u2019s waiver for California\u2019s Small Off-Road Engine (SORE) rule, reversing the state\u2019s phaseout of gas-powered small engines. As a result, products such as chainsaws, lawn mowers, and power washers would no longer be required to transition to zero-emission technology.\n\nClick here for text.\n\nCalifornia State Motor Vehicle Control Standards CRA: In 2009, the Obama EPA granted California a Clean Air Act waiver allowing the state to regulate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from vehicles as pollutants California may regulate, creating a pathway for California\u2019s standards to influence national vehicle regulations without new legislation from Congress. That waiver underpinned several subsequent federal vehicle emissions regulations, including those addressed in other CRAs. This resolution would disapprove the 2009 waiver and prohibit EPA from issuing substantially similar waivers in the future.\n\nClick here for text.\n\nAdvanced Clean Cars I (ACC I) CRA: This EPA rule allows California to impose vehicle emissions requirements stricter than federal standards for passenger vehicles through model year 2025. This has resulted in a push towards electric vehicles across the nation.\n\nClick here for text.\n\nACC I Reconsideration CRA: In 2022, the Biden EPA reinstated California\u2019s Clean Air Act waiver for its Advanced Clean Cars (ACC I) program after the Trump administration had revoked it, restoring the state\u2019s authority to enforce its greenhouse gas emissions and zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) sales requirements for model years 2017\u20132025. This resolution would disapprove the 2022 EPA rule reinstating the ACC I waiver.\n\nClick here for text.\n\n###", 1, "2026-08-07T06:11:19Z", "2026-08-07T06:12:42Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/barrasso-calls-out-dangerous-far-left-extremists-controlling-the-democrat-party/", "Barrasso Calls Out Dangerous, Far-Left Extremists Controlling the Democrat Party", "2026-08-05", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "\u201cThat\u2019s the Democratic Party that has a manifesto and a mantra. They have a radical set of beliefs. And they are clearly those of the Democrat nominee in Michigan.\u201d\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today spoke about how radical extremists now control the Democrat Party.\n\nClick HERE to watch Senator Barrasso\u2019s remarks.\n\nSen. Barrasso\u2019s remarks as delivered:\n\n\u201cToday\u2019s Democrat Party has been taken over by extremists. It\u2019s happening all across the country. Extremists are winning Democrat primaries all across the country from East to West.\n\n\u201cThe Minority Leader spoke a little earlier today. He seems to be very happy about it. Just yesterday, when talking to the press, the Minority Leader said this. He said, these extreme candidates, he said, make their party \u2018stronger.\u2019 Senator Schumer may be thrilled with the direction that his party is taking. And now look what happened last night in Michigan.\n\n\u201cAnd now look what happened last night in Michigan. The Democrat candidate for Senate winning the primary yesterday in Michigan is truly an extremist. Radical, extreme, dangerous, and in my opinion, scary. He\u2019s been endorsed by Senator Bernie Sanders. And just recently he hit the campaign trail with a left-wing activist \u2013 a political activist who blamed 9/11 \u2013 we\u2019re almost near the twenty-fifth anniversary of the attacks on 9/11 in the United States of America \u2013 blamed those attacks on America and the American people.\n\n\u201cThat\u2019s the Democratic Party that has a manifesto and a mantra. They have a radical set of beliefs. And they are clearly those of the Democrat nominee in Michigan.\n\n\u201cThe driving forces in the Democrat Party today want to abolish prisons. The driving force in the Democrat Party today has endorsed any and all efforts to release dangerous prisoners from the jails onto the streets of communities all across the country.\n\n\u201cThe driving force in the Democrat Party is calling to defund the police. The driving force in the Democrat Party is calling to eliminate Immigration and Customs Enforcement in this country. They don\u2019t want borders. Don\u2019t think we ought to have borders. They want ICE completely eliminated.\n\n\u201cDemocrats want to go back to the dangerous Biden years when it came to protecting our borders and 10 million illegal immigrants flooded into this country. The Democrats want millions and millions more to come into America.\n\n\u201cAnd what do they want to do in terms of funding for these things? Well, the Democrats want to have hardworking taxpayers pay for healthcare for all the illegal immigrants who come here. You know, radical ideas like that were once the fringe of the Democrat Party. No longer. No, no. That fringe now controls the Democrat Party.\n\n\u201cAs a senior Senator, who is a Democrat, said \u2013 who sits right over there \u2013 said, it\u2019s a sign the Democrat Party is \u2018alive and well.\u2019 Senator Schumer said yesterday it makes their party \u2018stronger.\u2019 It doesn\u2019t make America stronger. It makes America weaker. It makes America more vulnerable. That\u2019s where we are today.\n\n\u201cDemocrats seem willing to tear up the Constitution and tear down America. You listen to some of these candidates; it sounds like they hate America. They want America to fail. That seems to be what they\u2019re aiming for.\n\n\u201cRepublicans are not going to allow that to happen. No, we\u2019re going to continue to fight the extremists. We\u2019re going to continue to fight for freedom, for liberty, and continued American greatness.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-08-06T07:37:31Z", "2026-08-06T07:38:34Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/barrasso-todd-blanche-is-fearless-focused-and-fair-its-time-for-the-senate-to-confirm-him/", "Barrasso: Todd Blanche is Fearless, Focused, and Fair. It\u2019s Time for the Senate to Confirm Him", "2026-08-05", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today spoke in support of the confirmation of Todd Blanche, President Donald J. Trump\u2019s nominee to be the Attorney General of the United States.\n\nClick HERE to watch Senator Barrasso\u2019s remarks.\n\nSen. Barrasso\u2019s remarks as prepared:\n\n\u201cSenate Republicans are confirming individuals who will keep the American people safe.\n\n\u201cLast week, I met with Todd Blanche. Mr. Blanche has been nominated to be the next Attorney General of the United States of America. Mr. Blanche is clearly the right man for the job. It is time for the Senate to confirm him.\n\n\u201cTodd Blanche led an impressive legal career. He brings to the job a decade of experience at the Department of Justice. That includes his current service as the Acting Attorney General. He leads a staff of over one hundred thousand. Under his leadership, the Department of Justice is focusing once again on its core mission. That mission is fighting crime and upholding the rule of law.\n\n\u201cToday, Americans are safer. Murder rates have fallen dramatically. So have deaths from drug overdoses. Mr. Blanche has fought forcefully for the safety and security of the American people. The Department is prosecuting drug cartels. It is dismantling gangs of violent criminals.\n\n\u201cMr. Blanche has also been a key leader in Republicans\u2019 war against fraud. He helped establish a new division in the Department of Justice to do exactly that. It is already succeeding.\n\n\u201cMr. Blanche knows what it takes to lead the Department of Justice. It takes integrity. It takes accountability. Mr. Blanche leads with both of those characteristics. That is why his nomination is supported by former Department of Justice officials; by 23 state Attorneys General; and by law enforcement.\n\n\u201cFormer Attorney General Bill Barr is one such supporter. Attorney General Barr recently praised Blanche in the Wall Street Journal. He wrote, \u2018Throughout his career [Todd Blanche] has shown the personal determination, discipline and thick skin this position demands.\u2019 That\u2019s exactly right.\n\n\u201cTodd Blanche is dedicated to the rule of law. He is fearless, focused, and fair. As Attorney General, he will provide candid advice even when it is not easy. He will stand up for the United States. He will keep the American people safe. It is time to confirm him as Attorney General.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-08-06T07:37:31Z", "2026-08-06T07:38:34Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/barrasso-calls-on-senate-democrats-to-avoid-another-painful-shutdown/", "Barrasso Calls on Senate Democrats to Avoid Another Painful Shutdown", "2026-08-04", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "\u201cSenator Schumer has said he wants to avoid a shutdown. It\u2019s time to prove it. The question is: Do Democrats in this body have the courage to stand up to the extremists who have taken over their party?\u201d\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today urged Senate Democrats to vote to keep the government open instead of causing another painful shutdown.\n\nClick HERE to watch Senator Barrasso\u2019s remarks.\n\nSen. Barrasso\u2019s remarks as prepared:\n\n\u201cThe American people deserve a government that is open and is functioning. The American people know that government shutdowns cause significant pain to them personally and harm to our nation.\n\n\u201cThere have been two painful shutdowns in the last year. Democrats in this body caused them both. Democrats have proven they are willing to make life harder and America less safe. They think it helps them politically.\n\n\u201cIn October 2025, Senator Schumer and Senate Democrats chose to shut down the entire government. The shutdown lasted for 43 days. That\u2019s a record. Senator Schumer infamously boasted, \u2018Every day gets better for us.\u2019 Every day did not get better for American people. American families were collateral damage in Democrats\u2019 dangerous political games.\n\n\u201cService members were unable to pay their mortgages. Their families went without vital services. Flights were canceled. Airport screening lines stretched for hours. Park rangers and TSA agents missed paychecks. Government employees struggled to make ends meet. Many stood in lines around the block at food banks across the country. Forty-two million Americans missed food assistance. Our economy lost billions and billions of dollars.\n\n\u201cLess than four months later, Democrats did it again. That time, they blocked funding for the Department of Homeland Security. That shutdown lasted for 75 days for the Department of Homeland Security.\n\n\u201cDemocrats voted to defund American law enforcement agencies. That seems to be their mantra. Defund the police. Get rid of ICE. Get rid of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Open the borders. Let anybody in. That\u2019s who that party is now. And we\u2019re seeing it even today in the Michigan primary where they have radical, extreme, dangerous, scary people running and who may win primaries and have been winning Democrat primaries across the country.\n\n\u201cThese are people who put the safety and security of the American people at risk. They do it because they think it may give them a political advantage. It doesn\u2019t help the American people.\n\n\u201cRecall that, during that shutdown, our nation faced multiple terrorist attacks. In Texas, a man wearing clothing that said \u2018Property of Allah\u2019 shot into a crowded restaurant. Several people were killed. In Michigan, a man whose family member was tied to Hezbollah rammed a truck filled with explosives into a synagogue. Over a hundred children and their teachers were inside. That is the threat we face.\n\n\u201cBy shutting down the Department of Homeland Security, Democrats put the safety of illegal immigrant criminals over the safety of law-abiding citizens.\n\n\u201cWill Democrats now choose to shut down the government a third time? Time will tell. The onus is on them. Right now, Democrats are stonewalling every single appropriations bill in committee. It is shameful.\n\n\u201cSenator Susan Collins continues to work to fund the government. Bipartisanship and integrity define her leadership. Democrats rejected every good faith offer she has made.\n\n\u201cRecall that when Joe Biden was President and Democrats controlled Congress, Senator Schumer blocked 11 of 12 appropriations bills from even coming to the Floor. Republicans are determined to repair the damage done by Senator Schumer and the Democrats.\n\n\u201cSenator Collins has carefully crafted a reasonable continuing resolution. It keeps the government open. Last night, the United States Senate took the first step to pass it.\n\n\u201cHere is the choice facing every Senate Democrat this week. Vote to keep the government open or force the nation into yet another painful shutdown.\n\n\u201cAmericans have already lived through two Schumer Shutdowns. They should not have to live through a third. Americans have suffered enough.\n\n\u201cSenator Schumer has said he wants to avoid a shutdown. It\u2019s time to prove it. The question is: Do Democrats in this body have the courage to stand up to the extremists who have taken over their party?\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-08-05T07:37:37Z", "2026-08-05T07:38:44Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/barrasso-statement-on-ann-simpson/", "Barrasso Statement on Ann Simpson", "2026-07-31", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "CASPER, WY \u2014 Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) released the following statement on the passing of Ann Simpson.\n\n\u201cAnn Simpson devoted her life to her family and serving the people of Wyoming. For seven decades, Wyoming was fortunate to listen and learn from Ann and Al. They made a legendary team, always working together to make Wyoming and Washington a better place. Ann was also a champion for Wyoming\u2019s art community. From the UW Artmobile to the fellowship at Ucross, Ann leaves a legacy that will continue to support Wyoming artists for years to come. We will miss Ann dearly. We take comfort that she is reunited with her beloved Al once again.\u201d", 1, "2026-08-01T07:27:26Z", "2026-08-01T07:28:22Z"], ["https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/icymi-lummis-fox-news-op-ed-washingtons-grizzly-bear-power-grab-is-finally-coming-to-a-long-overdue-end/", "ICYMI: Lummis Fox News Op-ed \u2013 Washington\u2019s Grizzly Bear Power Grab is Finally Coming to a Long-Overdue End", "2026-07-31", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "Cynthia M. Lummis", "L000571", "www.lummis.senate.gov", "lummis", "https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Cheyenne, WY \u2013 Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) published an op-ed this week in Fox News highlighting the Trump administration\u2019s proposal to return grizzly bear management to Wyoming and other Greater Yellowstone states, arguing that the federal government should recognize decades of successful state-led conservation and allow states to manage recovered grizzly populations.\n\nRead the full op-ed here and below.\n\nFOX NEWS | SEN CYNTHIA LUMMIS: Washington\u2019s grizzly bear power grab is finally coming to a long-overdue end\n\nFor far too long, federal bureaucrats who have never set foot on Wyoming lands have controlled decisions about our wildlife. That era is finally ending, thanks to the Trump administration. Last week, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum announced a new rule giving Wyoming and our neighboring states the flexibility to manage grizzly bear populations that have thrived in recent decades.\n\nThe Greater Yellowstone grizzly bear population tells one of America\u2019s greatest conservation success stories. When these bears were listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in 1975, we had roughly 136 bears in the ecosystem. Today, that population has grown to an estimated 1,000 bears \u2014 more than a seven-fold increase that far exceeds every recovery target ever established. The science is unambiguous: this population is not only recovered but thriving and expanding beyond the boundaries of the Yellowstone region. Yet the grizzly bear remains listed. This defies logic, science, and frankly, the very purpose of the ESA.\n\n\u2026\n\nThe grizzly was briefly delisted in 2007, only to be relisted by the Obama administration\u2019s Fish and Wildlife Service in 2009 after activist litigation. The pattern repeated itself under Biden. When the state petitioned again for delisting, the Biden administration slow-walked the review for years and ultimately rejected it in 2023, again citing the same activist lawsuits and manufactured uncertainty rather than the recovery data Biden\u2019s own agency had collected.\n\nThe Biden administration\u2018s final word came on January 8, 2025, just 12 days before he left office. With one foot out the door, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rejected Wyoming\u2019s and Montana\u2019s delisting petitions yet again, leaning on the same tired excuses as always. In their place, they offered an almost laughable substitute: letting landowners kill a bear without a permit, but only once livestock were already in imminent danger. Ranchers could act only after the damage was already being done. It was bureaucratic sleight of hand dressed up as compromise, and nobody in Wyoming was fooled. After sixteen years of activist litigation and manufactured uncertainty, this was Biden\u2019s final parting shot at a region he had spent years working against, one last slap at the people who had asked Washington, again and again, simply to be trusted with their own land and wildlife.\n\nBiden\u2019s bureaucrats knew the population had recovered. They knew the law required returning management to the states. Instead, they hid behind litigation and let special left-leaning interests dictate wildlife policy for a species they will only ever encounter in a nature documentary.\n\nThe ESA was written to recover imperiled species and then return their management to the states once recovery is achieved. When we refuse to delist recovered species, we send a dangerous message: that the ESA is not really about conservation at all, but about permanent federal control.\n\nWyoming\u2019s ranchers, hunters and wildlife managers live with grizzly bears every day. We understand the balance between conservation and coexistence better than anyone behind a desk in Washington, and that experience is exactly why our folks in Wyoming should be making these management calls.\n\nThat is why every Congress, Senator Barrasso, Rep. Hageman, my Senate Western Caucus colleagues and I introduce legislation to delist the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem population of the grizzly bear. Keeping them listed indefinitely does not help the species; it hurts it and undermines good-faith conservation efforts by eroding public trust in the ESA. When the law loses credibility by refusing to acknowledge its own successes, it becomes harder to build support for protecting species that truly are endangered. It is time to delist the grizzly in our area and let science, not politics, dictate our wildlife policy.\n\nThis proposed rule by the Trump administration is a good first step, and I will keep working with Secretary Burgum and my colleagues to see it through to full delisting. Wyoming has earned the right to manage what we helped recover. The science has said so for years. Now, finally, we have a federal government willing to admit it.\n\nPresident Trump promised to return power to the states. Once again, he is keeping his promises.\n\nU.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis is a Republican from Wyoming who sits on the Senate Banking, Commerce, and Environment and Public Works committees.\n\n###", 1, "2026-08-01T07:27:26Z", "2026-08-01T07:28:22Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/radical-democrats-are-determined-to-tear-down-our-country-and-tear-up-the-constitution/", "Radical Democrats Are Determined to Tear Down Our Country and Tear Up the Constitution", "2026-07-30", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "\u201cToday\u2019s Democrat Party is driven by its activist wing. These are people who are radical, extreme, dangerous, and scary. They\u2019ve put it into writing with their manifesto. They\u2019re admitting it out loud on television. Here in the United States Senate, Democrat Senators are embracing radical policies.\u201d\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today spoke about how the Democrat Party is controlled by far-left radicals who promote extreme, anti-American policies.\n\nSenator Barrasso also highlighted how the Democrat manifesto threatens national security by weakening our military, opening the border, and abandoning our allies.\n\nClick HERE to watch Senator Barrasso\u2019s remarks.\n\nSen. Barrasso\u2019s remarks as prepared:\n\n\u201cThe driving force in today\u2019s Democrat Party is an extreme organization. It\u2019s called the Democratic Socialists of America. Its membership is growing. Its radical candidates are winning. Its far-left vision is spreading.\n\n\u201cThis organization has issued a manifesto. In a recent interview with Fox News, the co-chair of the Democratic Socialists of America admitted this manifesto is filled with extreme policies. Let me say that again. The co-chair of the Democratic Socialists of America admitted their manifesto is filled with extreme policies. She has become the face of today\u2019s Democrat Party.\n\n\u201cShe was asked whether her organization wants to abolish the Senate. She said, \u2018True.\u2019 She was then asked whether they want to replace the presidency and the Supreme Court. She said, \u2018Yep.\u2019\n\nShe was asked whether they want to abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement. She said, \u2018Absolutely.\u2019 She was asked whether they want to abolish borders, and give amnesty to every illegal immigrant in America. This includes illegal immigrant criminals. She said, \u2018As a long-term plan, yep.\u2019\n\n\u201cShe was asked whether they want to defund our military. She replied, \u2018Absolutely.\u2019 She was asked whether they want to abolish prisons. She said, \u2018Yeah.\u2019 She was asked whether they want government control of private companies. She said, \u2018Yeah, absolutely.\u2019\n\n\u201cThere you have it. Those are the policies of the liberal left. Today\u2019s Democrat Party is driven by its activist wing. These are people who are radical, extreme, dangerous, and scary. They\u2019ve put it into writing with their manifesto. They\u2019re admitting it out loud on television.\n\n\u201cHere in the United States Senate, Democrat Senators are embracing radical policies. They are campaigning for extremists in primaries. One sitting Democrat Senator \u2013 whose desk is right over there \u2013 said clearly: we are seeing \u2018the future of the Democrat Party.\u2019\n\n\u201cTheir manifesto is being reflected in the votes of the Democrats on the Floor of the United States Senate. For sixty-five years, the National Defense Authorization Act has passed with bipartisan support. This month, every single Democrat in this body voted to block funding for our military. Our service members are paying the price because the Democrats have turned to the radical left. Even the New York Times admits Democrats have crossed a red line by blocking defense funding.\n\n\u201cThe same radical agenda that targets America also targets our closest ally, Israel. One of the leaders of this anti-Israel campaign is the Mayor of New York City. He has called for the arrest of Israel\u2019s Prime Minister. This is exactly what their radical manifesto demands.\n\n\u201cThe liberal Mayor of New York City wants to hand over the Prime Minister of Israel to the unaccountable International Criminal Court. It\u2019s not a real court. It lacks legitimacy. It lacks credibility.\n\n\u201cIn its 24 years of existence, it has never charged a single leader of Iran for Iran\u2019s atrocities against the world. Yet it claims the right to arrest and punish American troops.\n\n\u201cThe United States is not a member of the International Criminal Court. Neither is Israel. The Mayor of New York City is a loyalist of the United Nations \u2013 not the United States.\n\n\u201cFrom the campaign trail to the cloakrooms of Congress, the far left has revealed its radical beliefs. Democrats are determined to tear down our country and tear up the Constitution. They want to open the borders and control the economy. They want to weaken our military and abandon Israel. These policies are disastrous for our country. There is no part of America they would not destroy.\n\n\u201cThe American people reject Democrats\u2019 radical policies. They demand and deserve better. Republicans are going to continue to fight for freedom, for liberty, and for American greatness.\n\n\u201cAs long as there is a Constitution, Republicans will not abolish the Senate. No state can lose its equal voice without its consent. We will not silence the people we represent. Republicans will not end immigration enforcement. Our priority is the safety of law-abiding citizens, not illegal immigrant criminals. Republicans will never allow America to become a sanctuary country.\n\n\u201cRepublicans will not abolish prisons. Republicans will not release criminals\n\nback into our communities. Democrats\u2019 pro-crime policies are dangerous.\n\n\u201cThe Constitution, secure borders, law and order, military strength, and economic freedom are not optional. They are the foundations for our free society. Without them, there is no safety. No security. No prosperity. No self-government. Republicans know that, without them, there is no United States of America.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-31T07:49:23Z", "2026-07-31T07:50:48Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/barrasso-introduces-legislation-to-modernize-retirement-savings-regulations/", "Barrasso Introduces Legislation to Modernize Retirement Savings Regulations", "2026-07-30", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) introduced legislation to simplify and modernize regulations for Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs). The Simplifying Modern Access to Retirement Tools for Savings (SMART Savings) Act will make it easier for Americans to save for retirement.\n\n\u201cWashington red tape shouldn\u2019t prevent Americans from saving for their retirement. People need to be able to save in the way that works best for them. Outdated and unnecessary federal rules create uncertainty and make it harder for financial advisors to serve retirement savers,\u201d said Senator Barrasso. \u201cThe SMART Savings Act reverses that regulatory overreach. It gives Americans with personal retirement accounts access to the same rates and services that are already available through other retirement options.\u201d\n\nThe SMART Savings Act is co-sponsored by U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.). Representative Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.) introduced companion legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives.\n\n\u201cHardworking New Yorkers who are saving for retirement deserve every opportunity to keep more of their own money,\u201d said Congresswoman Tenney. \u201cOur retirement system should encourage Americans to save, not burden them with outdated regulations that drive up costs. The SMART Savings Act modernizes these rules so families can keep more of their hard-earned retirement savings.\u201d\n\nThe legislation is supported by the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA), the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), Finseca, the Insured Retirement Institute (IRI), the National Association for Fixed Annuities (NAFA), the Financial Services Institute (FSI), and the Investment Company Institute (ICI).\n\n\u201cSenator Barrasso\u2019s SMART Savings Act delivers exactly what Wyoming retirement savers need: simpler rules, lower costs, and strong protections. NAIFA Wyoming stands firmly behind our national association in supporting this bill, and we\u2019re proud it\u2019s a Wyoming Senator leading the charge,\u201d said Kendall Bryce, Director of NAIFA Wyoming.\n\n\u201cNAIFA members across the country work with retirement savers every day and strongly applaud the introduction of the SMART Savings Act. This important legislation will simplify access to retirement savings tools, reduce unnecessary complexity and costs, and deliver strong consumer protections for American families,\u201d said Christopher Gandy, President of NAIFA.\n\n\u201cSIFMA applauds Senator Barrasso, Congresswoman Tenney, and Senator Blackburn for introducing this important legislation to modernize the outdated regulatory framework governing Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs). Today\u2019s rules treat IRAs the same as employer-sponsored plans despite very different oversight in practice, adding needless cost and complexity for the millions of Americans who rely on IRAs to save for retirement. By modernizing the treatment of IRAs in the Internal Revenue Code, this legislation would allow for improved investment opportunities for individuals while preserving a clear prohibition on self-dealing and maintaining robust investor protections under the SEC, FINRA, state regulators, and FinCEN. We look forward to working with Congress to advance this legislation and ensure American workers and retirees have access to lower-cost, better-informed investment options as they save for their future,\u201d said Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr., President and CEO of SIFMA.\n\n\u201cFinseca strongly supports legislation to prevent the Department of Labor from resurrecting another harmful fiduciary rule that would restrict access to advice. Americans working to secure their financial future need more access not new barriers that reduce choice. This bill helps protect families by preventing harmful regulatory overreach, safeguarding consumer choice, and ensuring financial security professionals can continue delivering the holistic planning that drives real results for the individuals and families they serve\u2014results proven by independent Ernst & Young research,\u201d said Marc Cadin, CEO of Finseca.\n\n\u201cNAFA, the National Association for Fixed Annuities, applauds Senator Barrasso and Congresswoman Tenney for their leadership in sponsoring The Simplifying Modern Access to Retirement Tools for (SMART) Savings Act. This important legislation brings greater clarity and consistency to IRA regulation by eliminating duplicative oversight while preserving the strong investor protections already provided by the SEC, FINRA, and state regulators. By reducing unnecessary regulatory barriers, the SMART Savings Act will help financial professionals better serve retirement savers and expand access to more competitive products and services, allowing Americans to make the most of their hard-earned retirement savings,\u201d said Chuck DiVencenzo, President and CEO of NAFA.\n\n\u201cSenator Barrasso and Representative Tenney are championing Americans\u2019 retirement savings with the legislation they have introduced today. The SMART Savings Act will alleviate burdensome and unnecessary retirement regulations while preserving important safeguards for retirement investors. ICI welcomes this bill as an important step towards a more secure financial future for millions of Americans,\u201d said Eric J. Pan, President and CEO of ICI.\n\n\u201cThe SMART Savings Act would fix a decades-old mismatch that has kept retirement savers from receiving benefits available in every other retirement account they hold, at real cost to the independent financial advisors who serve them. FSI commends Senator Barrasso and Congresswoman Tenney for advancing a targeted solution that expands access to advice and services without weakening a single protection against self-dealing,\u201d said Dale Brown, President and CEO of FSI.\n\nBackground:\n\nMore than 60 million American households use IRAs to save for the future. However, these accounts are needlessly subject to overlapping federal rules, including \u201cprohibited transaction\u201d provisions in the Tax Code that have not been significantly updated in more than 50 years and are enforced by the Department of Labor (DOL).\n\nRecent administrations have repeatedly used the DOL to expand this authority well beyond its original scope, including through the Obama Administration\u2019s 2016 fiduciary rule and the Biden Administration\u2019s 2024 Retirement Security Rule. This outdated and unstable framework creates uncertainty and limits the services available to savers.\n\nThe SMART Savings Act will:\n\nRemove IRAs from the prohibited transaction rules, eliminating duplicative DOL authority over IRAs and preventing future regulations that restrict savers\u2019 access to financial advice;\n\nPreserve a clear ban on self-dealing, so an IRA owner who improperly uses account assets for their own personal benefit loses the account\u2019s tax advantages; and\n\nClarify that IRA savers can access reduced-cost or enhanced products and services already allowable through other types of savings accounts, without needing individual DOL exemptions.\n\nThe legislation gives financial advisors the clarity they need to serve IRA holders, while delivering everyday savers access to better rates and services available through other retirement accounts. Existing protections from state regulators, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) remain fully intact.\n\nFull text of the legislation can be found here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-08-01T07:27:26Z", "2026-08-01T07:28:22Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/committee-passes-barrasso-bill-to-unleash-wyoming-coal-production/", "Committee Passes Barrasso Bill to Unleash Wyoming Coal Production", "2026-07-29", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 Today, the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee passed U.S. Senator John Barrasso\u2019s (R-Wyo.) bill to reduce barriers to coal leasing and unleash American coal production. The legislation extends the bonus payment period for coal mine leases from five to ten years, allowing coal companies to defer payment on a portion of their investment until after new mines become profitable.\n\n\u201cNearly half of all coal produced in America comes from Wyoming. Wyoming coal provides our nation with safe, reliable, and affordable energy,\u201d said Senator Barrasso. \u201cMy legislation would extend the bonus payment period for coal mine leases, which allows coal companies to spread out their financial risk when investing in new mines. This will give coal mines in Wyoming and across the country the certainty they need to power homes and businesses and lower energy prices for American families. Today\u2019s committee vote is an important step to getting this energy security bill across the finish line.\u201d\n\nThe bill is co-sponsored by Sens. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah). In March 2026, Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-Wyo.) introduced companion legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives.\n\nBackground:\n\nCurrently, coal companies pay bonuses to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) as part of the competitive bidding process for coal mine leases. These bonuses are required to be paid over a five-year period, which often concludes before new mines begin generating revenue. In line with President Trump\u2019s executive order to revitalize the American coal industry, the legislation extends the bonus payment period to ten years, reducing the upfront risk for coal companies looking to build new mines.\n\nThe legislation is endorsed by the Wyoming Mining Association, the Wyoming Energy Authority, and the National Mining Association.\n\nFull text of the legislation can be found here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-30T07:32:48Z", "2026-07-30T07:34:08Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/passing-the-lindsey-graham-sanctions-bill-will-cripple-russias-war-machine/", "Passing the Lindsey Graham Sanctions Bill Will Cripple Russia\u2019s War Machine", "2026-07-29", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "\u201cEnergy is the cash cow of Putin\u2019s war machine. It is also Russia\u2019s Achilles\u2019s Heel. Cut it off, and Russia cannot continue to fight. Russia\u2019s biggest customer is Communist China. The next is India. They will be hit hard.\u201d\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today spoke about the importance of passing the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026.\n\nLast night, the Senate voted 86-12 to begin consideration of the bill. The bill is designed to strengthen national security and deter aggression from our adversaries.\n\nClick HERE to watch Senator Barrasso\u2019s remarks.\n\nSen. Barrasso\u2019s remarks as prepared:\n\n\u201cYesterday, the Senate honored the life of our friend, Senator Lindsey Graham. Today, it is time to honor his tremendous legacy. The way to do that is to pass the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act. It is a peace through strength bill. No tribute would be more fitting or more forceful.\n\n\u201cThis bill strengthens America\u2019s national security while pressuring our adversaries to pursue peace. The sanctions in this bill are historic. They target Russia\u2019s largest oil exporters. They target Russian leadership. They target Russia\u2019s so-called shadow fleet. Russia uses that shadow fleet to evade sanctions on its illegal oil.\n\n\u201cMost importantly, they target other nations that buy Russian oil, natural gas, and uranium. That is the way Russia is financing its brutal war in Ukraine. The penalties are swift and severe. Energy is the cash cow of Putin\u2019s war machine. It is also Russia\u2019s Achilles\u2019s Heel. Cut it off, and Russia cannot continue to fight. Russia\u2019s biggest customer is Communist China. The next is India. They will be hit hard. This is the way to cripple Russia\u2019s war machine.\n\n\u201cAllies of Ukraine can qualify for exemptions. Those exemptions come from taking serious steps to end their dependency on Russian energy products. For years, Europe spent more money on Russian energy than it sent in aid to Ukraine. That must change.\n\n\u201cOf course, Russia is not fighting Ukraine alone. In Putin\u2019s war of aggression, Iran is both Russia\u2019s partner and its beneficiary. Iran has supplied Russia with drones, missiles, and munitions. Russia has used these weapons to kill Ukrainian civilians and destroy Ukrainian infrastructure. In return, Russia has shared with the Iranian regime: technology, intelligence, and military support. Iran has used this support to attack American troops and hold the Strait of Hormuz hostage.\n\n\u201cRussia and Iran both employ a shadow fleet of illegal oil tankers. They share sanctions-evading networks. They sell oil to many of the same buyers. They both fund murder and terrorism. They do it with revenue from their energy products. That is why Iran has rightfully been added to this sanctions bill. Together, Russia and Iran have built an Axis of Aggression. Sanctioning those who buy oil from Russia and Iran disrupts that entire Axis at once.\n\n\u201cPassing this bill will make our country safer. It makes our adversaries weaker.\n\n\u201cSenator Graham visited Ukraine shortly before he died. Lindsey was a friend of freedom in Ukraine. He never stopped working to build support for their cause. Lindsey succeeded. This is a bill that has united a broad coalition of United States Senators. I am one of the many cosponsors. Now is the time to pass this bill. Now is the time to push for peace.\n\n\u201cToday, Russia is at a point of maximum weakness. So is Iran. Critical pieces of Russia\u2019s energy infrastructure are in shambles. A significant portion of its oil refinery capacity is no longer operable. Energy shortages are being felt all across Russia. At the same time, Iran\u2019s military has been severely degraded. Both Russia and Iran still refuse to accept plans for lasting peace. Russia and Iran respond only to strength, not statements.\n\n\u201cIt is time for the Senate to act decisively to bring lasting peace. It is time to pass the Lindsey Graham Sanction bill.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-30T07:32:48Z", "2026-07-30T07:34:08Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/senate-declares-july-25-the-national-day-of-the-american-cowboy/", "Senate Declares July 25 the National Day of the American Cowboy", "2026-07-24", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 This week, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed U.S. Senator John Barrasso\u2019s (R-Wyo.) resolution designating July 25, 2026, as the National Day of the American Cowboy. The bipartisan resolution was cosponsored by U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), John Hickenlooper (D-Col.), and Ted Cruz (R-Tex.), along with other Senators.\n\nStarted in 2005 by U.S. Senator Craig Thomas (R-Wyo.), the National Day of the American Cowboy traditionally coincides each year with the Cheyenne Frontier Days. In tribute to the hard-working men and women who helped establish the West, the resolution highlights the vital contributions that cowboys and cowgirls have made throughout American history.\n\n\u201cIn Wyoming, we commit to following the Cowboy Code. That means living each day with courage, taking pride in our work, and doing what needs to be done,\u201d said Senator Barrasso. \u201cThe American cowboy is a national symbol of the values, spirit, and traditions that we cherish most. I look forward to celebrating our American cowboys and cowgirls with the rest of Wyoming on this special day.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe American Cowboy embodies the independence, resilience, and work ethic that built this country,\u201d said Senator Lummis. \u201cWyoming is proud to call itself cowboy country, and every year on the National Day of the American Cowboy, I\u2019m reminded that these values don\u2019t belong to the past. They\u2019re what will carry America forward.\u201d\n\nOther cosponsors of the resolution include Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), and Jim Risch (R-Idaho).\n\nFull text of the resolution can be found here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-25T07:13:44Z", "2026-07-25T07:15:09Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/barrasso-election-security-begins-with-border-security/", "Barrasso: Election Security Begins with Border Security", "2026-07-23", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "\u201cDemocrats need to stop opposing every effort that we make on this Senate Floor to secure our border and to enforce our immigration laws. Election security begins with border security. Today\u2019s Democrats want neither border security nor election security.\u201d\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today highlighted how years of open-border policies from Democrats allowed millions of illegal immigrants into the country. Senator Barrasso specifically discussed how noncitizens voting in New Jersey elections is a direct consequence of the Democrats\u2019 failed open-border policies.\n\nClick HERE to watch Senator Barrasso\u2019s remarks.\n\nSen. Barrasso\u2019s remarks as delivered:\n\n\u201cWhen it comes to elections in America, only American citizens should be allowed to vote.\n\n\u201cBig cities, blue states, illegal immigrants are registering to vote and are casting ballots. This week, the State of New Jersey admitted that 6,600 noncitizens made it onto their voting rolls. Every single one of them \u2013 every single one was registered to vote during the final years of the Biden administration \u2013 6,600. Four hundred of them actually voted, and those are the ones that we know about.\n\n\u201cHere\u2019s how it happened. For four years, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris flung open our southern border. Ten million illegal immigrants flooded into our country. Among them were criminals, members of cartels, drug dealers, gang members, terror suspects. Sanctuary states and cities welcomed these illegal immigrants, and the State of New Jersey \u2013 where all this has happened \u2013 is one of them.\n\n\u201cNew Jersey hands out driver\u2019s licenses to illegal immigrants. Its Department of Motor Vehicles turns driver\u2019s licenses directly into voter registration. It\u2019s automatic. And in this case, the State of New Jersey, it registered 6,600 of these illegal immigrants to vote. It happened in the State of New Jersey, and they admit they did it.\n\n\u201cThe liberal governor of New Jersey blames it all on a computer glitch. The real blame belongs to the Democrats and their sanctuary city and state policies. Democrats can\u2019t throw open the borders, hand illegal immigrants driver\u2019s licenses, and then pretend to be shocked \u2013 shocked the Democrats claim to be \u2013 when these illegal immigrants end up voting.\n\n\u201cIllegal immigrants must not be allowed to vote in American elections. States need to clean up their voter rolls aggressively and do it immediately. The National Voter Registration Act requires states to make, \u2018Reasonable efforts\u2019 to maintain accurate voter rolls. Many Democrat states refuse to follow the law.\n\n\u201cSenator Schumer said last week on this Floor that elections belong to the American people. And just moments ago right before he left the Floor, he talked about, so-called Democrats\u2019 \u2018Election Integrity Task Force.\u2019 I wrote it down as he said it. Democrats\u2019 \u2018Election Integrity Task Force.\u2019 You talk about an oxymoron like jumbo shrimp. Like pretty ugly. Like deafening silence. To me deafening silence is what\u2019s happening from the Democrats, and it is time for them to start actually acting.\n\n\u201cDemocrats need to stop opposing every effort that we make on this Senate Floor to secure our border and to enforce our immigration laws. Election security begins with border security. Today\u2019s Democrats want neither border security nor election security. And they sure don\u2019t want voter I.D. They don\u2019t want to guarantee that only citizens vote.\n\n\u201cThe modern Democrat Party is being driven today by extremists. And these extremists all around the country are winning Democrat primary elections. In New York, a Democrat nominee for Congress has vowed to abolish the Immigration and Customs Enforcement. In Colorado, another Democrat nominee \u2013 who won a Democrat primary election in just the last couple of weeks \u2013 said abolishing ICE \u2018will not wait.\u2019 They want to abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement in our nation. In Michigan, a leading Democrat candidate for this United States Senate has been fighting since 2018 \u2013 we\u2019re talking eight years \u2013 to abolish ICE. Eight years spent fighting our nation\u2019s Immigration and Customs Enforcement. He recently said ICE \u2018cannot be reformed. It can\u2019t be retrained. It must be abolished.\u2019 They want to open the borders, let anybody in, and let them stay forever. That\u2019s what the Democrat Party of today believes.\n\n\u201cThey actually have a manifesto. That\u2019s the Democrat manifesto. It is a manifesto. They want mass amnesty for illegal immigrants, and that includes illegal immigrant criminals, even murderers. They want to release illegal immigrant criminals into our communities. Into our neighborhoods. And then the Democrats are demanding free healthcare for illegal immigrants paid for by American taxpayers. They\u2019re demanding illegal immigrants vote in our elections. That\u2019s what they really want. They want to abolish the Senate \u2013 that\u2019s part of their manifesto. They want to pack the Supreme Court \u2013 that\u2019s part of their manifesto. They want to abolish the Electoral College \u2013 that is part of the manifesto that is being elected in Democrat primaries around the country.\n\n\u201cThey want to tear up the Constitution and tear down the United States of America. That\u2019s their agenda. It\u2019s radical. It\u2019s extreme. It is dangerous. It\u2019s scary. The American people ought to be scared about what\u2019s happening with the Democrat manifesto and what they\u2019re promoting for this country. The American people can\u2019t afford it, and they\u2019re certainly not going to accept it. It\u2019s not the America we know and love.\n\n\u201cThe Department of Homeland Security recently released new data about the number of illegal border crossings in the month of June. It is at a 50-year low. That\u2019s because of the work being done by this administration. For the past 14 months, zero illegal immigrants have been released into the country. Absolutely zero. After millions and millions and millions under the Joe Biden catch and release disaster.\n\n\u201cRepublicans have secured the border, but this fight isn\u2019t over. After years of Democrat open border policies, millions of illegal immigrants remain in our country today. Either we remove them or extreme Democrats are going to do everything they can to make it possible for them to vote in our elections. We already saw it happen in New Jersey. Republicans promised to deport illegal immigrant criminals, and it is time to continue on with that promise.\n\n\u201cThe contrast is clear. Republicans want our laws enforced. Democrats want our laws ignored. The American people rejected open borders before, will reject them again. The American people want secure borders, safe communities, and only American citizens voting.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-24T07:30:11Z", "2026-07-24T07:31:13Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/barrasso-democrats-want-to-raise-taxes-and-protect-fraud/", "Barrasso: Democrats Want to Raise Taxes and Protect Fraud", "2026-07-22", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "\u201cWorking families are overtaxed. Fraud is already out of control. Democrats will make life less affordable. That is not what the American people want.\u201d\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today spoke about how the Working Families Tax Cuts law cuts taxes and fights fraud. In contrast, Democrats are fighting to raise taxes and protect fraudsters nationwide.\n\nClick HERE to watch Senator Barrasso\u2019s remarks.\n\nSen. Barrasso\u2019s remarks as prepared:\n\n\u201cThe American people deserve to have more money in their pockets. The Working Families Tax Cuts law delivered it. Republicans stopped the largest tax increase in American history. Americans already filed their taxes this year, and working families are keeping more of what they earn. The data proves it.\n\n\u201cMore than 7.5 million Americans benefited from No Tax on Tips. These are waiters, barbers, bartenders, and tour guides. They claimed an average deduction of over $7,100. More than 29 million Americans benefited from No Tax on Overtime. These are firefighters, police officers, and nurses. They are linemen and coal miners in Wyoming. They claimed an average deduction of over $3,000.\n\n\u201cMoney that once went to bureaucrats in Washington, D.C. now stays in the pockets of hardworking Americans. That is where it belongs. Had Democrats gotten their way, your taxes would have gone up.\n\n\u201cEvery Democrat in this chamber voted to continue taking taxes out of tip income. They voted to continue taxing overtime. Every Democrat voted to raise taxes by $4 trillion. Because Republicans are in the majority in Congress, we were able to stop the Democrats. Now, extremist Democrats are undermining the Working Families Tax Cuts law. They are doing it in state capitals and city halls.\n\n\u201cIn Washington, D.C., the City Council tried to force hardworking Americans to pay taxes to the city on their tips and overtime pay. The City Council of Washington, D.C., refused to allow hardworking waiters, bartenders, police officers, and firefighters to keep their hard-earned money. This is a city that will soon have a socialist mayor.\n\n\u201cIn 21 states, far-left governors refuse to allow these tax cuts at the state level. Democrats in California, in New York, in Minnesota, in Illinois, in New Jersey, in North Carolina, and in Virginia continue to tax tips, to tax overtime, or to tax both. And they keep the money for their liberal states.\n\n\u201cJust like Democrats here in Congress, the leaders of Democrat states around the country want to raise taxes, not cut them. They think they can spend your money better than you can. We know why Democrats refuse to loosen their grip on your tax dollars. Democrats want to take money out of your pocket to give free healthcare for illegal immigrants paid for by taxpayers.\n\n\u201cWe know the extremists who are winning in Democrat primaries want open borders and mass amnesty. That\u2019s the agenda of radical Democrats. That\u2019s their manifesto. In far-left Democrat states, from California to Minnesota, we see their policies in action. Working families are overtaxed. Fraud is already out of control. Democrats will make life less affordable. That is not what the American people want.\n\n\u201cHere\u2019s what Republicans are doing. We are protecting taxpayers. We are putting more money back in the pockets of the American people. We are fighting the fraud Democrats ignore and enable.\n\n\u201cJust this week, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that we stopped nearly $100 million in taxpayer money from going to dead people. Just yesterday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services stopped more than $1 billion in Medicaid funding from going to California and Minnesota. The reason is fraud and noncompliance.\n\n\u201cHere in the Senate, Senator Joni Ernst of Iowa is leading the war on fraud. When it comes to exposing fraud, Senator Ernst is both a watchdog and an attack dog. She has proposed a comprehensive anti-fraud bill. Her legislation cracks down on fraud. It claws back stolen money. It prosecutes the crooks, the criminals, and the scammers who prey on taxpayers. I support Senator Ernst\u2019s bill. I\u2019m a co-sponsor. Her anti-fraud legislation would save $240 billion for taxpayers.\n\n\u201cSenator Schumer recently said on this very Floor that Democrats want to fight corruption. It is time for Democrats to prove it. Republicans are cutting taxes and stopping fraud. Democrats are voting to raise taxes and protect fraud.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-23T07:31:02Z", "2026-07-23T07:32:26Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/barrasso-questions-ferc-commissioners-on-wyomings-seminoe-pumped-storage-project/", "Barrasso Questions FERC Commissioners on Wyoming\u2019s Seminoe Pumped Storage Project", "2026-07-22", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) questioned Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) commissioners about electricity markets and the Seminoe Pumped Storage Project, a proposed hydropower project located in central Wyoming.\n\nBarrasso specifically urged the commissioners to take into account the State of Wyoming\u2019s concerns about how the Seminoe project could impact one of the most legendary trout fisheries in Wyoming, and other local wildlife.\n\nAll five FERC commissioners testified during today\u2019s Senate Energy and Natural Resources oversight hearing.\n\nOn Seminoe Pumped Storage Project State Input:\n\n\u201cWhat I want to talk about is the Seminoe Pumped Storage Project \u2014 which is in the State of Wyoming.\n\n\u201cOn June 12, FERC staff issued their recommended Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Seminoe Pumped Storage Project.\n\n\u201cThis is a private project, and it would create water pumped storage infrastructure above Seminoe Reservoir \u2014 which is in Central Wyoming.\n\n\u201cFunctionally, the project works as a battery with about a capacity of efficiency of about 70%.\n\n\u201cIt uses power to pump water into storage, and then it sells power at a profit when the grid needs electricity.\n\n\u201cWyoming constituents that I\u2019ve heard from have concerns.\n\n\u201cThey worry that the project harms the only disease-free Big Horn Sheep herd in the state, and critical Mule Deer, Pronghorn, and Sage Grouse habitat.\n\n\u201cThey also worry that it harms one of the most legendary trout fisheries in Wyoming and the world. It\u2019s known as \u2018The Miracle Mile.\u2019\n\n\u201cBut it\u2019s over 5 miles; it\u2019s a stretch of the North Platte River between the Seminoe Reservoir and the Pathfinder Reservoir.\n\n\u201cThis is an area that must be protected.\n\n\u201cThe project received its water quality permit from the state \u2014 their concerns about wildlife that haven\u2019t yet been resolved in the recommended Environmental Impact Statement.\n\n\u201cThe State submitted comments on the project, which I have here and would, Mr. Chairman, like to enter into the hearing record without objection.\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s critically important that Wyoming\u2019s concerns are thoughtfully and carefully considered in this process.\n\n\u201cSo, Madam Chairman, I would ask others and you to commit to taking a renewed look at the State\u2019s comments and consider their incorporation into your final decision?\u201d\n\nFollow-up:\n\n\u201cThank you. Anyone else want to weigh in on this?\u201d\n\nOn Electricity Market Governance:\n\n\u201cWestern electricity markets \u2014 they are evolving rapidly, as you all know.\n\n\u201cThis comes from the implementation of new day-ahead markets.\n\n\u201cIt comes from the new Regional Organization for Western Energy, and Southwest Power Pool\u2019s expansion to the west.\n\n\u201cThe goal is unified and coordinated electricity transmission.\n\n\u201cWhile participation in this new model can be a good thing, states like Wyoming need a meaningful voice in governance.\n\n\u201cWyoming is the number one electricity exporter in the western interconnection.\n\n\u201cWe have the highest net exports of energy per capita.\n\n\u201cThat makes Wyoming the backbone of the grid.\n\n\u201cSo, what steps are FERC planning to take to ensure meaningful state participation as the Extended Day Ahead Market and Western Energy Imbalance Markets evolve?\u201d\n\nFollow-up:\n\n\u201cGreat. Anyone else want to respond on that?\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-23T07:31:02Z", "2026-07-23T07:32:26Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/barrasso-questions-us-trade-rep-on-wyoming-soda-ash-beef-sheep-and-chemical-manufacturing/", "Barrasso Questions US Trade Rep on Wyoming Soda Ash, Beef, Sheep and Chemical Manufacturing", "2026-07-22", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) questioned United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on how trade barriers impact Wyoming\u2019s soda ash exports, beef, chemical manufacturing, and sheep industry.\n\nGreer testified during today\u2019s Senate Committee on Finance hearing on the President\u2019s 2026 Trade Agenda.\n\nOn Soda Ash Exports:\n\n\u201cI want to talk about soda ash exports.\n\n\u201cAs you know, Wyoming\u2019s Green River Basin is home to the world\u2019s largest deposits of naturally occurring trona \u2013 the mineral that\u2019s refined into soda ash.\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s Wyoming\u2019s top export \u2013 supports thousands of jobs across the state.\n\n\u201cAnd, the industry is facing a serious challenge.\n\n\u201cThat\u2019s because earlier this year, producers in India petitioned their government to restrict imports of American soda ash.\n\n\u201cThe result could be a hard limit on how much American soda ash can enter their market, regardless of the price, regardless of the demand.\n\n\u201cAnd, our soda ash producers can compete with anyone in the world on a level playing field.\n\n\u201cWhat we\u2019re worrying about is what\u2019s happening in India \u2013 making sure we never get the level playing field.\n\n\u201cHow are you working to ensure fair market access for American producers like soda ash in India?\u201d\n\nOn Wyoming Beef:\n\n\u201cWyoming Beef. Our ranchers produce the highest-quality beef in the world.\n\n\u201cBeef is Wyoming\u2019s top agricultural export \u2013 nearly $150 million shipped around the world each year.\n\n\u201cFor far too long, our ranchers faced barriers that kept them out of foreign markets that they have every right to compete in.\n\n\u201cThrough the Administration\u2019s trade agenda, we are seeing some real change \u2013 but we believe there is more work to be done.\n\n\u201cThere\u2019s still too many markets that are able to hide behind unscientific and discriminatory restrictions that put our ranchers at a disadvantage.\n\n\u201cSo, as you continue negotiating new trade agreements, what more can be done to open markets for American beef and ensure that Wyoming ranchers can compete on equal footing?\u201d\n\nOn Wyoming Chemical Manufacturing:\n\n\u201cI appreciate the job you\u2019re doing highlighting American manufacturing job gains and wage growth.\n\n\u201cYou did it in your testimony today. So, congratulations on your success there.\n\n\u201cYou know, in Wyoming, chemical manufacturing is driving much of our progress.\n\n\u201cWyoming sends over a billion dollars in chemical products across the world each year.\n\n\u201cOur producers are positioned to reach even more markets.\n\n\u201cSo, trade deals like the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) have included commitments to reduce barriers in specific industries like chemical manufacturing.\n\n\u201cProgress has been limited.\n\n\u201cSo, how are you pushing trading partners to follow through on industry-specific commitments and open their markets to our manufacturers across the board?\u201d\n\nOn Wyoming Sheep Industry:\n\n\u201cLet me finish with this question on the Wyoming sheep industry.\n\n\u201cThe sheep industry has been part of our ranching heritage for longer than we\u2019ve actually been a state.\n\n\u201cAnd, earlier this year, I raised concerns with your office about surging lamb imports and the strains that they\u2019re putting on Wyoming\u2019s sheep industry.\n\n\u201cFamily-owned operations that have sustained rural communities in Wyoming for generations are now fighting to survive.\n\n\u201cSo, I want to thank you for directing the International Trade Commission to investigate whether these imports are harming our domestic industry.\n\n\u201cAnd, our producers deserve, I believe, a fair chance to compete in their own market.\n\n\u201cSo, can you speak to how this investigation is expected to unfold? And, what you expect going forward?\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-23T07:31:02Z", "2026-07-23T07:32:26Z"], ["https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/lummis-releases-updated-clarity-act-text/", "Lummis Releases Updated Clarity Act Text", "2026-07-22", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "Cynthia M. Lummis", "L000571", "www.lummis.senate.gov", "lummis", "https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Washington, D.C.\u2014 Today, Senate Banking Digital Assets Subcommittee Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) released updated text for the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (H.R. 3633), which reflects the merged work products of the Banking and Agriculture Committees.\n\n\u201cThis is another step in my years-long journey to ensure the U.S. leads the way on digital assets,\u201d said Lummis. \u201cThe U.S. has always been at the forefront of financial innovation, and the coming weeks are likely the last real chance we will have for years to get this right. I want to thank Chairman Scott, Chairman Boozman, and Leader Thune for their support and leadership, and I look forward to partnering with them to ensure the U.S. leads the way in digital assets for generations to come. I also want to thank my Democratic colleagues for their important contributions to this draft, and express my commitment to reaching a deal in the coming days that will allow this legislation to become law.\u201d\n\nChairman Boozman, who is leading the Agriculture Committee portion said:\n\n\u201cThis legislation establishes a clear, regulatory framework for digital commodities,\u201d said Boozman. \u201cIt delivers the certainty consumers, businesses and markets have been calling for by creating strong safeguards while supporting responsible innovation. This is the result of months of bipartisan collaboration and continued conversations with stakeholders to strengthen the final bill. It\u2019s time for the Senate to pass this legislation and provide the regulatory clarity the marketplace needs to ensure the U.S. remains a global leader.\u201d\n\nChairman Scott, who is leading the Banking Committee portion said:\n\n\u201cAs a kid raised by a single mom in South Carolina, I saw firsthand how access to opportunity can change the course of a family\u2019s life,\u201d said Scott. \u201cThat\u2019s what the Clarity Act is about: protecting everyday Americans and their hard-earned money, giving entrepreneurs a fair shot to build and create jobs here at home, and strengthening our national security by making it harder for criminals and foreign adversaries to exploit our financial system. I\u2019m grateful to the Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Boozman and Digital Assets Subcommittee Chair Lummis for their partnership, and I look forward to working together to get this bill across the finish line.\u201d\n\nIn 2022, Senator Lummis and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced the Responsible Financial Innovation Act, a comprehensive bipartisan bill to establish the first regulatory framework for digital assets in the United States, dividing oversight jurisdiction between the SEC and CFTC.\n\nIn 2023, Senators Lummis and Gillibrand reintroduced the legislation.\n\nIn July of 2025, Senator Lummis, Senate Banking Chairman Tim Scott (R-SC), and Senators Bill Hagerty (R-TN), and Bernie Moreno (R-OH) released a Senate discussion draft of the Responsible Financial Innovation Act of 2025.\n\nIn May 2026, the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act passed out of the Banking Committee by a 15 to 9 bipartisan vote.\n\nSenator Lummis is the Senate\u2019s leading voice on digital assets, having authored the foundational legislative framework that helped shape the path for comprehensive market structure. As Chair of the Senate Banking Subcommittee on Digital Assets, she continues to lead the effort to establish clear, commonsense rules that keep the U.S. at the forefront of financial innovation and give consumers the confidence they need to safely participate in the U.S. economy.\n\nBill text can be found here.\n\nSection by Section\n\nMyths v. Facts\n\nVertical Integration\n\nFraud and Anti-Money Laundering\n\nProtecting Everyday Americans\n\nLaw Enforcement Provisions\n\nIllicit Finance Provisions\n\nProhibiting Interest and Yield on Stablecoin Balances\n\nSection 10102", 1, "2026-07-23T07:31:02Z", "2026-07-23T07:32:26Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/barrasso-democrats-prepare-for-another-shutdown/", "Barrasso: Democrats Prepare for Another Shutdown", "2026-07-21", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "\u201cSenator Schumer has proven he is willing to disrupt travel, delay paychecks, and endanger our national security when he thinks it helps him politically. He may have said on this Floor he wants to avoid a shutdown. His actions signal Democrats are ready to do it again.\u201d\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today spoke about Democrats\u2019 track record of inflicting painful and prolonged government shutdowns on the American people.\n\nClick HERE to watch Senator Barrasso\u2019s remarks.\n\nSen. Barrasso\u2019s remarks as prepared:\n\n\u201cThe American people deserve to have a government that is fully funded.\n\n\u201cLast week, the Minority Leader claimed on this Floor he wants to fund the government and avoid a shutdown. It\u2019s time for him to prove it. His record shows the exact opposite.\n\n\u201cThe appropriation bills have historically passed the Senate with bipartisan support. Yet when Senator Schumer was Majority Leader during the Biden years, he blocked every single appropriations bill from coming to the Floor. Eleven bipartisan appropriation bills that passed out of committee died in the wastebasket next to the desk of Senator Schumer.\n\n\u201cWhen Democrats were in the majority, they literally shut down the entire appropriations process. After Democrats lost the elections in 2024, they revolted and shut down the government twice. The two Schumer Shutdowns broke records.\n\n\u201cFirst, in October 2025, Democrats shut down the entire federal government. It lasted for 43 days. It was the longest government shutdown in history.\n\n\u201cDuring that shutdown, Senator Schumer infamously said, \u2018Every day gets better for us.\u2019 Every day did not get better for hardworking Americans. Federal workers missed paychecks. Because of the shutdown of TSA, flights were cancelled, and screening lines at airports lasted for hours.\n\n\u201cThen, in February of this year, Democrats did it again. They shut down the Department of Homeland Security. That shutdown lasted for 75 days. The shutdown of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol lasted even longer.\n\n\u201cDemocrats voted to defund Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Democrats voted to defund the United States Border Patrol. Democrats voted to protect illegal immigrant criminals rather than protect law-abiding American citizens.\n\n\u201cSenator Schumer has proven he is willing to disrupt travel, delay paychecks, and endanger our national security when he thinks it helps him politically. He may have said on this Floor he wants to avoid a shutdown. His actions signal Democrats are ready to do it again. Just last month, Senator Schumer said\n\nshutdowns were \u2018strategic decisions.\u2019\n\n\u201cDemocrats already shut down the government twice. A third shutdown would be just as painful for the American people, or worse. Democrat shutdowns make life less affordable. Democrat shutdowns make life less safe. The American people deserve better.\n\n\u201cSenator Susan Collins, the Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, is working hard to fix what Senator Schumer broke. She is working to put bipartisan bills on the Floor. She is working to keep the government open. That is how the appropriations process is meant to work.\n\n\u201cHouse Republicans will soon vote on a bill that funds the government until after the election in November.\n\n\u201cHere in the Senate, Senator Collins continues to lead with integrity, intelligence, and bipartisanship. She has a long and respected record of working across the aisle. She has presented good faith offers to Democrats. Democrats continue to reject them. They demand more spending for fraud-ridden programs. They are threatening to stonewall every single appropriations bill this year.\n\n\u201cDemocrats are not trying to avoid a shutdown. They\u2019re preparing for another one.\n\n\u201cHere\u2019s what another Democrat Shutdown would mean. A Democrat shutdown means longer lines at the airport. A Democrat Shutdown means our troops miss paychecks. A Democrat Shutdown means TSA agents miss paychecks. A Democrat Shutdown undermines our national security. A Democrat shutdown hurts our veterans and seniors.\n\n\u201cSenator Schumer says he wants to avoid a shutdown. Time will tell. Republicans are focused on funding the government in a serious, timely, and bipartisan way.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-22T07:34:13Z", "2026-07-22T07:35:16Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/barrasso-todays-democrat-party-is-driven-by-extremists/", "Barrasso: Today\u2019s Democrat Party is Driven by Extremists", "2026-07-21", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today spoke at a press conference about the extremists driving today\u2019s Democrat Party.\n\nSen. Barrasso said:\n\n\u201cToday\u2019s Democrat Party is driven by extremists. It\u2019s the extremists who are winning primary elections. Democrats seem to be determined to destroy America. We have a socialist mayor in New York, and one will soon be in the District of Columbia as well.\n\n\u201cWhen you take a look at the people that have been winning Democrat primaries this year, they\u2019re people who want to defund the police, raise taxes, and open the borders. They\u2019re people who want free healthcare for illegal immigrants paid for by American taxpayers. And they would rather defend and protect illegal immigrant criminals than law-abiding American citizens.\n\n\u201cWe know according to their manifesto they want to pack the Supreme Court. They want to put judges in place who will deny the law, defy the Constitution. Their manifesto says that they want to eliminate the Electoral College. They want to eliminate the Senate so that people in the Senate leadership on the Republican side, the people we represent, their voices would be silent.\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s so disturbing that one of the nominees for Congress, Democrat nominee, has boasted and posted the fact that when her hands were dirty, she wiped them on the American flag. That\u2019s the agenda of these people.\n\n\u201cThey are reckless. They are terrible in terms of what they would do to America. They\u2019re extreme. They\u2019re dangerous. They\u2019re scary. The American people don\u2019t want that.\n\n\u201cThe American people demand and deserve better. And Republicans are going to continue to fight for freedom, for liberty, and for continued American greatness.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-22T07:34:13Z", "2026-07-22T07:35:16Z"], ["https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/icymi-lummis-speaks-on-senate-floor-to-argue-for-save-america-act/", "ICYMI: Lummis Speaks on Senate Floor to Argue for SAVE America Act", "2026-07-21", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "Cynthia M. Lummis", "L000571", "www.lummis.senate.gov", "lummis", "https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Washington D.C. \u2014 Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) today spoke on the Senate floor urging passage of the SAVE America Act and emphasizing the importance of ensuring that only American citizens vote in American elections.\n\nClick HERE to watch Senator Lummis\u2019 Senate floor remarks.\n\nSen. Lummis\u2019 remarks:\n\n\u201cMr. President,\n\n\u201cI rise today to talk about a bill that, at its core, asks for something almost embarrassingly simple: that the person registering to vote in an American election is actually an American citizen, and that the person showing up to cast that ballot is actually who they say they are.\n\n\u201cThe SAVE Act does not reinvent our elections. It does not add red tape for the sake of red tape. It asks for documentary proof of citizenship at registration and identification at the ballot box \u2014 the same basic verification we already accept without complaint when we board an airplane, open a bank account, or pick up a prescription. If we trust that system to protect a checking account, we should trust it enough to protect the vote. That is not extremism. That is common sense, and it is long past time this chamber treat it that way.\n\n\u201cThis past Saturday, I was riding in the Cheyenne Frontier Days Parade alongside Senator Barrasso. Cheyenne is my hometown, it is the world\u2019s largest outdoor rodeo, and we have great parades, four of them during the course of the week of the world\u2019s largest outdoor rodeo. It is an exceptional tradition in my hometown.\n\n\u201cSo Senator Barasso and I are riding along the parade route, the same parade route Wyoming has watched for generations. And as we came down the street, I could hear it from my constituents, over and over: \u201cPass the SAVE Act, Senator. Pass the Save act\u201d Not once. Not from just one corner of the crowd. All along the parade route. That is not a talking point. That just happened last weekend. That is the people of Wyoming telling us what they want.\n\n\u201cSo I came home from that parade wondering if Wyoming maybe was a little ahead of the country on this. It turns out Wyoming is right where the country already is. And it turns out these constituents aren\u2019t just in line with the people of Wyoming. They\u2019re in line with the country.\n\n\u201cThe Gallup Poll found 84 percent of U.S. adults favoring requiring photo identification to vote, and that same poll found 83 percent, just one less support requiring proof of citizenship for new voter registrants. Eighty-three percent. That includes 71 percent of self-identified Democrats. It\u2019s an overwhelming majority of independents. Mr. President, in this town, we can\u2019t get 83 percent of anybody to agree on the weather. This is not controversial outside the walls of this building. It has simply become controversial inside them.\n\n\u201cWould we expect to go to Mexico or Canada and walk into an election booth and have them let us vote in their elections? Without an ID, without proving we\u2019re a Canadian citizen or a Mexican citizen? They would have nothing to do with the process that allowed a U.S. citizen to vote without identification in their elections. No country would.\n\n\u201cSo is the opposition to this bill just another symptom of Trump Derangement Syndrome, where any policy this administration touches becomes reflexively toxic the moment it reaches this floor? Or do my colleagues across the aisle actually believe it is bad policy for only American citizens to decide American elections? Because really those are as near as I can tell, the only two explanations on offer.\n\n\u201cThe same is true of protecting girls\u2019 and women\u2019s sports. Gallup has found 69 percent of Americans believe athletes should compete on teams that match their biological sex. I\u2019m surprised it\u2019s not a higher number, but it is 69 percent. So this is not a fringe position. It is the plainly stated view of most people in this country, arrived at through a basic, widely shared sense of fairness: that girls who train and compete deserve a level playing field where they can compete safely. They don\u2019t have to worry about a man who identifies as a women or is a trans person spiking a volleyball so hard that it does brain damage and causes concussions and lifelong injury to a young high school athlete. We owe that to our female athletes.\n\n\u201cSo Wyoming didn\u2019t just send me here to spew political jargon, play politics. Because these things are simple, they are timeless. They are understood values. We can\u2019t bend and shape thousands of years of common sense with new woke ideology. Wyoming sent me here to conduct myself in a manner that reflects their common sense, their values. So it\u2019s time to send the SAVE America Act to President Trump\u2019s desk. I heard that on that parade route, in Cheyenne Wyoming last weekend. And I hear it on this floor.\n\n\u201cMr. Chairman, we need to pass the Save Act.\n\n\u201cThank you, and I yield the floor.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-22T07:34:13Z", "2026-07-22T07:35:16Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/barrasso-america-is-worth-defending-and-celebrating/", "Barrasso: America is Worth Defending and Celebrating", "2026-07-16", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "\u201cThe contrast is clear. Democrats stand for high taxes, open borders, and lawlessness. Republicans stand for freedom, liberty, and American greatness. America is worth defending. America is worth celebrating. America is worth fighting for. That\u2019s what Republicans are committed to do. And that\u2019s what the people of Wyoming did over July 4.\u201d\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today spoke about the contrast between the freedoms Americans cherish and the extreme, far-left policies of today\u2019s Democrat Party.\n\nClick HERE to watch Senator Barrasso\u2019s remarks.\n\nSen. Barrasso\u2019s remarks as prepared:\n\n\u201cThe people of Wyoming recently celebrated two historic milestones. July 4 was Independence Day. America turned 250 years old. July 10 is Wyoming Statehood Day. My home state of Wyoming turned 136 years old.\n\n\u201cWe celebrated with a full week of festivities. We had the iconic Cody Stampede Rodeo. We saw volunteers in Gillette serve over 4,000 hot dogs at the Independence Day community celebration. We saw Boy Scouts in Sheridan serve over 1,000 pancake breakfasts. My Rotary Club in Casper celebrated the values that started our country.\n\n\u201cWe had Wyoming bestselling author C.J. Box read the Declaration of Independence at a community gathering in Carbon County. The streets were packed for the Independence Day parade in Cody. Then, people gathered at Veterans Park for the annual \u2018Let Freedom Ring\u2019 celebration. The seats were full for the Big Wyo Rodeo in Sheridan and the Casper Rodeo finals on Saturday night.\n\n\u201cOur entire delegation attended parades and festivities all around the state. That is the America we saw this month.\n\n\u201cYet there is another vision being offered to this country. It is the vision being offered by the Democrats. It is a vision of open borders, high taxes, and lawlessness. It is a vision that damages our communities and disrespects the values Americans hold dear.\n\n\u201cToday\u2019s Democrat Party has taken a radical turn to the left. Today\u2019s Democrat leadership is enabling it.\n\n\u201cAmerica\u2019s largest city \u2013 the home of Senator Schumer \u2013 is now being run by a professed socialist. Our nation\u2019s capital is about to elect one too. People proclaiming to be socialists are winning Democrat primaries across the country.\n\n\u201cIn Michigan, a Democrat frontrunner for the United States Senate is campaigning with an extremist who blames America for the September 11 terrorist attacks. These were the attacks that, 25 years ago, cost the lives of 2,977 Americans.\n\n\u201cExtremism drives the Democrat Party, and its influence is growing. Here is what they want.\n\n\u201cDemocrats want open borders. Democrats want to defund the police.\n\n\u201cDemocrats want to abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Democrats want to abolish United States Border Patrol.\n\n\u201cDemocrats want to weaken law enforcement. They want to make it harder to remove illegal immigrant criminals from our communities.\n\n\u201cDemocrats want to pack the Supreme Court. They want judges who will rewrite the law and ignore the Constitution.\n\n\u201cDemocrats want to abolish the Electoral College. They want to make it possible for only a handful of big cities and blue states to control the selection of the next president.\n\n\u201cDemocrats want higher taxes. Democrats want hardworking American families to pay for healthcare for illegal immigrants.\n\n\u201cDemocrats want to keep affordable, available, reliable American energy in the ground.\n\n\u201cThat is today\u2019s Democrat Party. They\u2019re radical. They\u2019re extreme. They\u2019re dangerous. They\u2019re scary.\n\n\u201cYou may have noticed, in the middle of a heatwave, the new Democrat Mayor told New Yorkers to turn up their air conditioning to 78 degrees. Why? Because the New York power grid was collapsing. Why was the New York power grid collapsing? Because New York Democrats \u2013 pressured by climate extremists \u2013shut down their nuclear power plant.\n\n\u201cWelcome to the Democrat Party of 2026.\n\n\u201cAlarmingly, in this very chamber, Democrat leaders are cheering on the radical left. After socialists swept their primaries this summer, one Democrat Senator said this is a \u2018very good trend.\u2019 Another said it is a sign that their party is \u2018alive and well.\u2019 Another said we are seeing the \u2018future of the Democrat Party.\u2019\n\n\u201cBy contrast, Republicans continue to deliver results. We passed the Working Families Tax Cuts law. We stopped the largest tax increase in American history. We put more money back in the pockets of millions of hardworking Americans. 96 percent of Americans who make under $200,000 a year benefited from the Working Families Tax Cuts law.\n\n\u201cRepublicans secured the border. We passed the largest investment in border security in American history. We fully funded ICE and Border Patrol for the next three years. We are deporting illegal immigrant criminals.\n\n\u201cThe contrast is clear. Democrats stand for high taxes, open borders, and lawlessness. Republicans stand for freedom, liberty, and American greatness.\n\n\u201cAmerica is worth defending. America is worth celebrating. America is worth fighting for. That\u2019s what Republicans are committed to do. And that\u2019s what the people of Wyoming did over July 4.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-17T07:15:58Z", "2026-07-17T07:17:05Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/barrasso-blasts-democrats-for-blocking-the-national-defense-authorization-act/", "Barrasso Blasts Democrats for Blocking the National Defense Authorization Act", "2026-07-15", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "\u201cBy voting against the National Defense Authorization Act, Democrats are disrespecting American troops. Democrats are undermining American security. Democrats are jeopardizing American strength.\u201d\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today blasted Democrats for blocking consideration of the annual National Defense Authorization Act. Senator Barrasso discussed how Senate Democrats continue to stand in the way of a pay raise for our troops and funding for the military capabilities needed to keep America safe.\n\nClick HERE to watch Senator Barrasso\u2019s remarks.\n\nSen. Barrasso\u2019s remarks as delivered:\n\n\u201cFew votes in this body are as important as the vote to fund our troops, our military. Yesterday, right here on this Floor of the United States Senate, every single Democrat voted to block that funding.\n\n\u201cAnd just ten minutes ago the Minority Leader came to the Floor and bragged about the fact that the Democrats had blocked the funding for our military. He stood here and said they\u2019re proud of the fact that they are once again choosing politics over the security of our nation. That\u2019s what we\u2019re facing here in the United States Senate today.\n\n\u201cWe\u2019re talking about the National Defense Authorization Act, and this Congress has passed this bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act every year for the past 65 years. And when it came to the Floor of the Senate yesterday, the Minority Leader said to the Democrats, \u2018Say no. Say no to the military.\u2019 I\u2019m going to go through the list of all the things they said no to yesterday.\n\n\u201cThis year should be no different than the other years \u2013 65 years in a row. This year\u2019s defense bill gives our military every tool it needs to keep us as Americans safe. It invests in peace through strength at home and abroad. Importantly, this bill provides a pay raise for the men and women who defend our nation.\n\n\u201cEvery single Democrat in this chamber joined Senator Schumer, joined Bernie Sanders, joined Elizabeth Warren, and said, \u2018Nope. We\u2019re not voting for it.\u2019 \u2018We\u2019re not voting for it.\u2019 That\u2019s what they said. They refused to allow the debate to even begin. This is before the bill even started the debate here on the Floor of the Senate. And it\u2019s interesting because many of them flip-flopped. What do I mean by that? It means first, many of them voted for the bill in the Committee to send it to the Floor, then it gets to the Floor, and what happens? All of them voted to block it from even beginning the debate. Apparently, Democrats were for it before they were against it.\n\n\u201cHere\u2019s what Democrats voted against. They voted against higher pay for our troops. They voted against better healthcare for our service members and their families. Democrats voted against better housing for our troops. Democrats voted against stronger deterrence. Democrats voted against a more lethal military. Democrats voted against a larger, stronger Navy. Democrats even voted against a modern nuclear deterrent. Don\u2019t we want to deter nuclear war? This is at a time when nuclear weapons are proliferating all around the world.\n\n\u201cIn my home state of Wyoming, we have F.E. Warren Air Force Base. The airmen who serve there are the lynchpin of our land-based nuclear force. The deterrence there has been known over the decades as our nation\u2019s \u2018ace in the hole.\u2019 That\u2019s how it works. The desire to protect us as a nation. Democrats voted against all of it.\n\n\u201cThey actually even voted against expanding our military recruitment effort. They don\u2019t want us to be able to recruit for the military, and they don\u2019t want the military to be properly funded and equipped in a way to protect us as a nation. Democrats actually even voted against more savings for taxpayers. Democrats voted against protecting women\u2019s sports at our military schools. They don\u2019t want any of that. Democrats voted against promotions based on merit and merit alone. Oh no, you\u2019ve merited and earned a promotion \u2013 no you\u2019re not getting it on merit alone.\n\n\u201cThat\u2019s who the Democrats have become. That\u2019s the threat to our nation. This far-leftist group that\u2019s telling the Democrats here on the Floor of the Senate what to do and for things that have been bipartisan in the past. They said \u2018No, we can\u2019t do that anymore. This left, far-left wing of the party is telling us what to do and how to march in step.\u2019\n\n\u201cDemocrats voted against ending harmful DEI mandates. They voted against stronger border security. They like open borders. They don\u2019t want border security. They voted against funding to combat against cartels that are moving poison into the country, killing young people in record numbers. Democrats voted against stopping the flood of deadly drugs and illegal border crossings.\n\n\u201cJust two days ago, right here on the Senate Floor, Senator from Maryland, Senator Chris Van Hollen said this. He said, missile defense, to defend against incoming missiles for the American people he said, in his words \u2018wasteful spending.\u2019 It\u2019s remarkable. Defending the country, \u2018wasteful spending.\u2019 That\u2019s who the Democrats have become.\n\n\u201cThe Democrats act like penny-pinchers when it comes to pay our troops to protect our homeland. Yet they accept the astronomical cost of the waste, the fraud, the abuse. Free healthcare for illegal immigrants. The fraud that\u2019s happening like we\u2019re seeing in Minnesota. All of those things. The Democrats are for all of that, but they\u2019re not for our troops and they\u2019re not for defending our nation. That\u2019s the Democrat Party of today. The Democrats of today are radical. They are extreme. They are dangerous. They are scary. Well the world\u2019s a dangerous place. And by voting against the National Defense Authorization Act, Democrats are disrespecting the American troops. They are undermining American security, and Democrats are jeopardizing American strength.\n\n\u201cOur friend Lindsey Graham, he believed in peace through strength. I do as well, as do most Americans. Not the Democrat party of today. It\u2019s time for us to act on that belief. That America\u2019s best when we are strong, and it helps make us more safe. It is time for the Senate to pass the bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act. And it\u2019s time for Democrats to act like Americans.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-16T07:21:44Z", "2026-07-16T07:23:13Z"], ["https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/senate-western-caucus-members-applaud-trump-doi-move-returning-management-of-grizzly-bears-to-the-west/", "Senate Western Caucus Members Applaud Trump DOI Move Returning Management of Grizzly Bears to the West", "2026-07-15", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "Cynthia M. Lummis", "L000571", "www.lummis.senate.gov", "lummis", "https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Washington, D.C.\u2014Senate Western Caucus members today applauded the Trump Department of the Interior for proposing new flexibility for western states in managing grizzly bears.\n\nThe announcement, made by Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum alongside Montana Governor Greg Gianforte, Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon, Idaho Governor Brad Little, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Brian Nesvik, proposes a revised rule to increase management flexibility for grizzly bears in areas where the species has met, and in many cases exceeded, federal recovery benchmarks. The updated proposal ensures the Endangered Species Act is being used as Congress intended while continuing to support the species\u2019 long-term conservation.\n\n\u201cFor decades, Wyoming and other western states have proven that we know how to conserve and manage grizzly bear populations,\u201d said Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis. \u201cWestern grizzly bear populations have been recovered for years, yet previous Democrat administrations chose to play politics with delisting instead of following the science. Our ranchers, wildlife managers, and rural communities live alongside these animals every day, and that experience is exactly why they should be the ones making these management calls, not bureaucrats thousands of miles away. I am pleased that President Trump and Secretary Burgum are keeping their commitment to returning power to the states and trusting states to manage what we\u2019ve already worked to recover.\u201d\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s time for Wyoming \u2013 not Washington \u2013 to be in charge of managing grizzly bears. The Trump administration is putting power back into the hands of states and local communities who understand the situation and the science the best,\u201d said Senator John Barrasso. \u201cThe evidence is clear. The grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem are thriving and do not need protection under the Endangered Species Act. In Wyoming, we\u2019ve invested more than $50 million in this effort. We have a strong and proven track record of science-based management and have played a leading role in this successful recovery. I am proud to work with Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum and Director of Fish and Wildlife Services Brian Nesvik to ensure Wyoming can continue to properly manage these bears to a healthy population.\u201d\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s long past time to delist the grizzly bear,\u201d said Senator Steve Daines. \u201cI commend Secretary Burgum and his team for recognizing this and taking a good first step in the process by expanding state management of the grizzly.\u201d\n\n\u201cToday\u2019s proposed rule marks an important step towards returning management of grizzly populations to the state level where it belongs,\u201d said Senator Tim Sheehy. \u201cI look forward to working with the Trump Administration going forward to delist the grizzly bear and support the needs of local communities.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe recovery of the grizzly bear in the West is a conservation success story made possible by decades of work from state, tribal, federal and local conservation partners,\u201d said Senator Mike Crapo. \u201cFor years, I have advocated for returning grizzly bear management to the states as recovery objectives and benchmarks have been achieved. Secretary Burgum\u2019s announcement moves us one step closer to allowing Idaho wildlife professionals to manage a recovered grizzly population in a way that protects both the species and Idaho communities.\u201d\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s abundantly clear Idaho\u2019s grizzly bear populations have widely exceeded recovery goals,\u201d said Senator Jim Risch. \u201cIncreasing state authority to manage grizzly bears ensures our own local wildlife agencies, who understand Idaho\u2019s environment best, can follow the science and make commonsense conservation decisions without bureaucratic inefficiencies.\u201d\n\nRead more here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-16T07:21:44Z", "2026-07-16T07:23:13Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/barrasso-honors-the-life-and-legacy-of-senator-lindsey-graham/", "Barrasso Honors the Life and Legacy of Senator Lindsey Graham", "2026-07-14", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "\u201cThe United States Senate will never see anyone quite like Lindsey Graham again. He was a happy warrior. He always put service before himself. And he believed in the Senate as an institution. He continued to shape it throughout his successful and his significant career. He helped make America safer and stronger. And Mr. President, I just join the entire Senate, and his friends and his family, in mourning the loss of our dear friend, Lindsey Graham.\u201d\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today delivered remarks honoring the life, legacy, and impact of Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.).\n\nClick HERE to watch Senator Barrasso\u2019s remarks.\n\nSen. Barrasso\u2019s remarks as delivered:\n\n\u201cI rise today to honor my good friend and colleague Lindsey Graham. Our colleague from South Carolina \u2013 he led an impactful life. He leaves an impressive legacy. And he left all of us important lessons for life.\n\n\u201cThe great cause to which Lindsey Graham devoted his life was the United States of America. That\u2019s what it was. Day One, all the way to the end. Lindsey Graham loved America. He believed that our nation is exceptional, as do so many of us. He believed our nation was worth fighting for. He believed especially in the American people. He fought for the people of his home state of South Carolina and the people of this great country every single day. And he did it with determination. He always believed that America was a nation he needed to fight for every day to make us safer and stronger.\n\n\u201cHis life was shaped early on by duty and by love. Tragedy came early. At the age of 21, he lost both of his parents within 15 months. At the time, he began raising his 13-year-old sister Darline. And he made sure that she stayed in school and went on to continue her education in college. He was with her all the way. He later adopted her.\n\n\u201cLindsey once said that he was most proud of the woman that Darline had become. Now, Darline is going to fill her brother\u2019s seat right here in the United States Senate. And there is nobody better to carry on Lindsey\u2019s legacy than his beloved sister.\n\n\u201cLindsey was a strong advocate for our military. He joined the Air Force right out of law school, and he served our nation in uniform for 33 years. He remained in the Reserves even while serving in Congress. One year over New Years, Lindsey was serving in Afghanistan, and I went and met him there, and we went and visited the troops from my home state of Wyoming and with his troops from South Carolina. He never let anyone forget how proud he was of our service members and of our country.\n\n\u201cLindsey\u2019s dad ran a bar in South Carolina. Lindsey talked about it often. He used to say it was good training for his life in politics. Lindsey told me one of the key lessons he learned from his father was this. He said, \u2018The key to being a successful bar owner\u2019 in South Carolina or probably anywhere is \u2018you have to be funny enough that people will keep coming back. You have to be tough enough so people won\u2019t take over your business.\u2019\n\n\u201cThat was Lindsey Graham. He was the funniest man in the United States Senate. His humor \u2013 it was like superglue. It brought people together. Kept them together.\n\n\u201cLindsey and I traveled the world, often to war zones. And when you travel with Lindsey, you visit a lot of tough places around the world. We visited Iraq, Afghanistan, Ukraine. And we traveled to show our support for the men and women of our military.\n\n\u201cLindsey and I got to know each other a lot on those long trips. We shared a lot of laughs. I will never forget how much fun it was with Lindsey to sing the lyrics of the old television shows, the ones from the 50s, 60s, and early 70s. Some of his favorites \u2013 and he knew all the words: \u2018Gilligan\u2019s Island,\u2019 \u2018the Beverly Hillbillies,\u2019 \u2018the Adams Family,\u2019 \u2018Green Acres,\u2019 \u2018F-Troop,\u2019 and of course, \u2018Car 54, Where Are You?\u2019 We\u2019d sing together, we\u2019d laugh, and these moments will stay with me forever.\n\n\u201cHis friendship meant the world to me.\n\n\u201cYou know, Lindsey was constantly on the move. He had just returned from Ukraine this past weekend. He was scheduled to be on \u2018Meet the Press\u2019 on Sunday morning \u2013 in the studio. I think his favorite three places to be were at home in South Carolina, on the golf course with President Trump, and in front of the TV camera for Sunday morning news shows.\n\n\u201cHis greatest strength, of course, was his character. In Congress, people are often divided into show horses and workhorses. Lindsey was both! He was a show horse and a workhorse. And he was the best at both.\n\n\u201cAs President Trump said on Sunday morning, Lindsey was uncommonly hardworking, energetic, and steadfast. When Lindsey believed in something, he fought for it. And no one was more effective.\n\n\u201cThe American people remember his stirring defense of now-Justice Brett Kavanaugh. It was an incredible moment, and his words changed the course of history.\n\n\u201cLindsey was a true conservative. And he believed also in working across the aisle. He wanted to tackle our nation\u2019s most pressing challenges. And he knew in many ways you had to do that in a bipartisan way. He believed in the Reagan approach. If you can\u2019t get the whole loaf at once, take it a slice at a time. That\u2019s how the Senate\u2019s supposed to work.\n\n\u201cLindsey chaired some of the most powerful committees in this chamber. As the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, he led the second fastest confirmation of a Supreme Court Justice of all time \u2013 Amy Coney Barrett. When this Congress began in 2025, he became the Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee. He made clear that he would carry out the agenda that the American people had voted just voted for in November of 2024.\n\n\u201cHe guided the Senate through some of the toughest battles we\u2019ve ever had. The Working Families Tax Cuts law and the Secure America Act are a direct result of Lindsey Graham\u2019s leadership.\n\n\u201cAs Whip, my job is to count the votes, and I could always count on Lindsey to help when the votes were close. The Senate has taken 135 votes on hostile amendments from the Democrats in the last year and a half. They were trying to undermine the Republican agenda. Thanks to Lindsey\u2019s persistence and his help, we did not lose a single one.\n\n\u201cLindsey truly was a force of nature here in the Senate. From the cloakroom to the committee room to the campaign trail, he brimmed with ideas and with energy. That\u2019s what makes his passing and the timing of it so tragic. He was at the peak of his influence and impact. He still had so much more to do and to give.\n\n\u201cThe United States Senate will never see anyone quite like Lindsey Graham again. He was a happy warrior. He always put service before himself. And he believed in the Senate as an institution. He continued to shape it throughout his successful and his significant career. He helped make America stronger and safer. And Mr. President, I just join the entire Senate, and his friends and his family in mourning the loss of our dear friend, Lindsey Graham.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-15T07:12:08Z", "2026-07-15T07:13:45Z"], ["https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/lummis-introduces-farmers-and-ranchers-relief-act-of-2026-to-clarify-clean-water-act-exemptions/", "Lummis Introduces Farmers and Ranchers Relief Act of 2026 to Clarify Clean Water Act Exemptions", "2026-07-14", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "Cynthia M. Lummis", "L000571", "www.lummis.senate.gov", "lummis", "https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Washington D.C. \u2014 Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) today introduced the Farmers and Ranchers Relief Act of 2026, a bill to strengthen and clarify Clean Water Act Section 404(f) exemptions for farmers, ranchers, and landowners conducting routine land and water management activities.\n\n\u201cFarmers and ranchers shouldn\u2019t need a team of lawyers just to maintain a ditch or manage their land the way they always have,\u201d said Senator Lummis. \u201cThis bill fixes a loophole that never should have existed in the first place. If you\u2019re doing the right thing on your own land, the federal government should be the last thing you\u2019re worried about.\u201d\n\n\u201cFarmers work every day to care for the land and be good stewards of our natural resources, but uncertainty around Clean Water Act permitting can make routine farming practices difficult,\u201d said Zippy Duval, President, American Farm Bureau. \u201cAFBF is proud to support Senator Lummis\u2019 legislation to clarify Clean Water Act water permitting farming exemptions. Farmers need clear and predictable rules so they can focus on caring for their land, making investments in their farms, and continuing to provide the food, fuel, and fiber America depends on.\u201d\n\n\u201cCongress recognized that farmers and ranchers must be able to carry out routine agricultural activities without unnecessary federal permitting requirements, which is why Congress included the Section 404(f) exemption in the Clean Water Act,\u201d said Todd Fornstrom, President, Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation. \u201cHowever, exemptions are only effective when they are clear and consistently applied. Greater certainty is needed to ensure farmers and ranchers can confidently conduct normal farming operations as Congress intended, without the risk of unintended regulatory burdens. We appreciate Senator Lummis\u2019s leadership in introducing legislation that provides much-needed clarity and certainty, helping farmers and ranchers continue their work while maintaining their strong commitment to conservation and stewardship.\u201d\n\n\u201cCongress never intended for farmers and ranchers to need federal permits for routine agricultural activities on their own land. Yet decades of narrow judicial and administrative interpretations have transformed a commonsense exemption into a regulatory trap for hardworking landowners,\u201d said Damien Schiff, Senior Attorney, Pacific Legal Foundation. \u201cPacific Legal Foundation applauds Senator Lummis for introducing legislation to restore the original meaning of the Clean Water Act\u2019s Section 404(f) exemption, providing much-needed certainty for farmers, ranchers, and foresters by ensuring that routine farming, ranching, and forestry activities are not subjected to unnecessary federal permitting requirements. This long-overdue reform protects property rights and restores the law Congress actually enacted.\u201d\n\nSenators Mike Lee (R-UT), Pete Ricketts (R-NE), and Alan Armstrong (R-OK) are cosponsors.", 1, "2026-07-15T07:12:08Z", "2026-07-15T07:13:45Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/barrasso-applauds-doi-for-returning-management-of-grizzly-bears-to-the-west/", "Barrasso Applauds DOI for Returning Management of Grizzly Bears to the West", "2026-07-14", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) applauded the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) for rolling back harmful Biden-era midnight regulations that prevented Wyoming and other states from independently managing grizzly bear populations.\n\nIf finalized, the proposed rule would give states more flexibility to manage grizzly bears while preserving protections under the Endangered Species Act.\n\nSenator Barrasso issued the following statement on DOI\u2019s proposed rule:\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s time for Wyoming \u2013 not Washington \u2013 to be in charge of managing grizzly bears. Today\u2019s action by the Trump administration puts power back into the hands of states and local communities who understand the situation and the science the best.\n\n\u201cThe evidence is clear. The grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem are thriving and do not need protection under the Endangered Species Act. In Wyoming, we\u2019ve invested more than $50 million in this effort. We have a strong and proven track record of science-based management and have played a leading role in this successful recovery. I am proud to work with Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum and Director of Fish and Wildlife Services Brian Nesvik to ensure Wyoming can continue to properly manage these bears to a healthy population.\u201d\n\nSenator Barrasso recently met with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Brian Nesvik in Washington, D.C.\n\nBackground on the 4(d) Rule:\n\nOn January 8, 2025, during the last few days of his presidency, President Biden issued a midnight rule keeping the Greater Yellowstone and the Northern Continental Divide grizzly bear on the Endangered Species List, despite state petitions from Wyoming and Montana.\n\nToday, the Trump administration U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published a draft revision of the January 2025 4(d) rule. This proposed rule change would give states more flexibility to manage grizzly bears while preserving protections under the Endangered Species Act.\n\nIf finalized, this rule would provide a tiered framework that would allow state wildlife managers to have more flexibility in managing federally listed species. It would also give states the ability to make on-the-ground decisions important to grizzly bear conservation and ensuring human safety.\n\nThe rule would cover all grizzly bears in the lower 48 U.S. states. The DOI will receive public comment on the proposed rule over the next 30 days.\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-16T07:21:44Z", "2026-07-16T07:23:13Z"], ["https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/lummis-statement-on-the-death-of-senator-lindsey-graham/", "Lummis Statement On The Death Of Senator Lindsey Graham", "2026-07-12", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "Cynthia M. Lummis", "L000571", "www.lummis.senate.gov", "lummis", "https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Cheyenne, WY \u2013 Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) today released the following statement on the death of Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC):\n\n\u201dI am shocked and deeply saddened by the sudden death of my friend, Senator Lindsey Graham,\u201d said Lummis. \u201cLindsey was a tireless voice for South Carolina and an unwavering champion of a strong America and our allies. My prayers are with his family, especially his niece, with whom he spoke by phone from the cloakroom so frequently that we all felt we knew her, and with his constituents. I also offer my condolences to President Trump, whose working relationship with Lindsey was by far the closest of all US Senators. Lindsey was the President\u2019s loyal friend and ally, and Lindsey\u2019s wit, humor and honesty with the President distinguished him from the rest of us.\n\n\u201cMy heart is very heavy today, because I, too, enjoyed a wonderful friendship with Lindsey and will miss him terribly, but I\u2019m so grateful for the honor of knowing him and serving in the US Senate with him.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-13T08:14:37Z", "2026-07-13T08:15:42Z"], ["https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/lummis-heinrich-lead-bipartisan-effort-to-improve-teacher-recruitment-and-retention-in-tribal-schools/", "Lummis, Heinrich Lead Bipartisan Effort to Improve Teacher Recruitment and Retention in Tribal Schools", "2026-06-25", "2026", "2026-06", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "Cynthia M. Lummis", "L000571", "www.lummis.senate.gov", "lummis", "https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Washington, D.C.\u2014Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM) introduced the Indigenous Students Excel Through Parity Act, bipartisan legislation to study and modernize the Bureau of Indian Education\u2019s Indian School Equalization Formula to ensure Bureau-funded schools have the resources needed to recruit and retain high-quality educators and provide Indigenous students with high-quality education.\n\n\u201cTribal students across Wyoming deserve access to great teachers and educational opportunities, yet too many Bureau of Indian Education-funded schools struggle to recruit and retain qualified educators because they cannot offer competitive pay,\u201d said Lummis. \u201cSenator Heinrich\u2019s and my bill takes an important first step in understanding what it will take to create compensation parity, strengthen our education workforce, and ensure our Native American students have access to the high-quality education they deserve.\u201d\n\n\u201cEvery student deserves the best possible education, and that is built on the strength of our educator workforce. Unfortunately, pay for educators at Bureau of Indian Education schools just hasn\u2019t kept pace. That\u2019s short-changing students across Indian Country, and it\u2019s completely unacceptable,\u201d said Heinrich. \u201cOur Indigenous Students Excel through Parity Act is the first step in fixing this issue \u2014 looking at how we can make educator pay more competitive, to help schools recruit and retain talented teachers and give students at BIE schools the high-quality education they deserve.\u201d\n\nMany Bureau-funded schools face persistent challenges attracting and retaining teachers, principals, and other school staff due to compensation levels that often lag behind neighboring public school districts and other federal school systems. The current funding formula has not kept pace with these realities, creating barriers to educational opportunity for Indigenous students and staffing challenges for schools serving Tribal communities.\n\nThe Indigenous Students Excel Through Parity Act:\n\nDirects the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Education, and Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs to conduct a comprehensive study of the Indian School Equalization Formula and develop recommendations for modernization.\n\nExamines the resources needed to ensure Bureau-funded schools can recruit and retain teachers, principals, and school staff through competitive salaries and benefits.\n\nEvaluates compensation levels against top-performing state school systems and Department of Defense schools to determine what is needed to achieve salary parity.\n\nReviews funding needs for both Bureau-operated and tribally-controlled schools, including considerations for small schools and schools located in rural and remote communities.\n\nRequires consultation with Tribes and organizations representing Native students throughout the study process.\n\nDirects the Department of the Interior to identify potential revenue sources and funding mechanisms to bring Bureau-funded schools into parity with other school systems.\n\nRequires a public report to Congress and Tribal communities detailing findings and recommendations for improving educational opportunities for Native students.", 1, "2026-06-26T06:29:35Z", "2026-06-26T06:31:46Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/barrasso-celebrates-historic-investment-in-rural-healthcare/", "Barrasso Celebrates Historic Investment in Rural Healthcare", "2026-06-24", "2026", "2026-06", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "\u201cWhere a person lives should not determine whether they have access to high-quality medical care\u2026 That\u2019s why, one year ago, Republicans passed the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Fund.\u201d\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today celebrated how the Rural Health Transformation Fund is strengthening and expanding access to high-quality medical care in rural communities across America.\n\nRepublicans created the Rural Health Transformation Fund in last year\u2019s Working Families Tax Cuts law.\n\nClick HERE to watch Senator Barrasso\u2019s remarks.\n\nSen. Barrasso\u2019s remarks:\n\n\u201cAs a physician, I want all Americans to receive the care they need, from a doctor they choose, at a price they can afford. Where a person lives should not determine whether they have access to high-quality medical care.\n\n\u201cI practiced medicine in Wyoming for 24 years. Taking care of patients continues to guide my work here in the United States Senate. Wyoming is a rural state. Rural Americans deserve access to local care that is affordable, reliable, and high quality.\n\n\u201cFor years, the options for people in small communities have been shrinking. Obamacare accelerated the rural healthcare crisis. Since Obamacare became law 15 years ago, more than 100 rural hospitals across America have closed. It is yet another broken promise from the failure that is Obamacare.\n\n\u201cRural America deserves a better approach. That\u2019s why, one year ago, Republicans passed the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Fund. The Rural Health Transformation Fund is a crucial piece of the Working Families Tax Cuts law. It was designed to overcome the failed, one-size-fits-all Washington approach. It partners with communities to invest in the services they need.\n\n\u201cThe Rural Health Transformation Fund is the largest federal investment in rural healthcare in American history. Every state in America is now receiving the first round of funding under this new program. The true power of this investment goes beyond its historic size and scope. Fundamentally, it is about delivering care to people when and where they need it the most.\n\n\u201cThe federal government is too large to know the unique needs of every community. Real solutions come from states, from local communities, and from local healthcare providers. The Rural Health Transformation Fund is built on\n\nthat simple idea. It gives states the resources and flexibility to invest in the services their communities need.\n\n\u201cIn Wyoming, we received $205 million this year from the Rural Health Transformation Fund. More funding will follow for the next five years. We are strengthening and expanding access to care in every corner of our state. We are supporting hospitals and clinics. We are embracing new technologies, and bringing quality care closer to home.\n\n\u201cAt the same time, we are investing in our healthcare workforce. High quality care starts with highly trained doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals. Wyoming has a long and successful track record of investing in our healthcare professionals. The Rural Health Transformation Fund allows us to build on that success.\n\n\u201cWe also know that the best treatment is often prevention. Preventive medicine can lead to healthier lives. It helps to lower costs. It teaches healthy habits from a young age. That is why Wyoming is investing in prevention.\n\n\u201cWe are making sure the Food Stamps program focuses on healthy nutrition. We are bringing back Presidential Fitness Tests in schools across the state. This helps children grow up healthier and reduces the long-term burden of chronic disease.\n\n\u201cThese practical and common-sense steps have a clear goal: to help Wyoming families live healthier lives and to make healthcare more affordable.\n\n\u201cI want to thank Dr. Oz and Governor Mark Gordon. Dr. Oz leads the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid. Dr. Oz and his team worked closely with Governor Gordon and his team. Together, they developed an innovative plan tailored to Wyoming\u2019s unique needs.\n\n\u201cEvery single Democrat in Congress \u2013 every single one of them \u2013 voted against the Rural Health Transformation Fund. And that\u2019s not bad enough. One thing was bad is they voted against it. And then they came to the Floor and later voted to eliminate it \u2013 to strangle the money that\u2019s going out to these communities all across the country. They said, \u2018No, we don\u2019t want it to go out.\u2019\n\n\u201cWhy? Why did they vote to cut $50 billion from rural healthcare hospitals? Because they wanted to pay for healthcare for illegal immigrants. That\u2019s their mindset.\n\n\u201cLook at what happened in New York yesterday with the primary elections. Open borders, eliminate ICE, focus on giving services to illegal immigrants \u2013 people who are in the country illegally. How do they want to pay for all of this stuff? Well, the Democrats in the Senate say, \u2018Let\u2019s eliminate the rural healthcare plan.\u2019 That\u2019s their approach of every Democrat in the Senate, and apparently a lot of Democrats \u2013 if not all \u2013 who are running to serve in the body.\n\n\u201cDemocrats voted to weaken healthcare for law-abiding American citizens to expand healthcare for illegal immigrants. That is a fundamental difference of mentality and approach and concern for American citizens. So just remember that when Democrats come and talk about healthcare. It\u2019s not necessary healthcare for you and your family. It\u2019s healthcare for illegal immigrants.\n\n\u201cRepublicans are reversing the damage done by Obamacare \u2013 which, to repeat, forced 100 hospitals to close across the country. Republicans are putting rural communities first. We will continue to do that.\u201d", 1, "2026-06-25T06:30:03Z", "2026-06-25T06:31:21Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/barrasso-introduces-bill-to-improve-homelessness-data-collection/", "Barrasso Introduces Bill to Improve Homelessness Data Collection", "2026-06-24", "2026", "2026-06", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) introduced legislation to modernize data collection on homeless populations in the United States.\n\nThe PIT Count Modernization Act would update the methods used by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to measure homeless populations. This updated approach would allow federal and state governments to better assess homelessness programs and determine funding allocations.\n\n\u201cWashington\u2019s current approach to collecting data on homelessness misses the mark. By mandating a single annual survey in January, the federal government often undercounts the scale of homeless populations,\u201d said Barrasso. \u201cIn Wyoming and other states where winter conditions drive people into temporary shelter, this system fails to accurately capture how many folks are experiencing homelessness. The PIT Count Modernization Act would move surveys to April and streamline data collection methods nationwide. This will give us the accurate information we need to better deploy resources to individuals and families in their time of need.\u201d\n\nBarrasso\u2019s PIT Count Modernization Act is cosponsored by U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska).\n\nThe PIT Count Modernization Act is supported by the Wyoming Continuum of Care, Council of Community Services, Casper Housing Authority, Community Action Partnership of Natrona County, Good Samaritan Mission, and Community Action of Laramie County.\n\nCommunity Action of Laramie County released the following statement in support of the legislation:\n\n\u201cHaving an accurate understanding of homelessness in our community is critical to the work we do every day. The January PIT Count is always challenging due to weather conditions, moving the count to a more weather-neutral time of year could totally change our PIT Count numbers. Ultimately, that means better services and outcomes for the individuals and families experiencing homelessness.\u201d\n\nThe Wyoming Continuum of Care released the following statement in support of the legislation:\n\n\u201cThe Wyoming CoC Board appreciates Senator Barrasso\u2019s leadership on this bill. Shifting the point in time count to April will improve safety, increase participation, and give Wyoming communities better data to respond to homelessness.\u201d\n\nCommunity Action Partnership of Natrona County wrote a letter of support for the legislation:\n\n\u201cOn behalf of the Board of Community Action Partnership of Natrona County (CAPNC), I write to convey our formal support for the Point-in-Time Count Modernization Act. At its meeting on June 23, 2026, our Board adopted a resolution endorsing the legislation and authorizing this letter. We are grateful to you and to Senator Lummis for advancing a bill that speaks directly to the realities of counting homelessness in a rural state.\u201d\n\nJeremy Aughenbaugh, CEO of Good Samaritan Mission, released the following statement in support of the legislation:\n\n\u201cWe at the Good Samaritan Mission fully support Senator Barrasso\u2019s Point-In-Time Count bill. This legislation will give us a clearer picture of what homelessness and its effects look like in Wyoming as warmer weather will enable us to go out and better identify those in need. The proposed standardized HMIS reporting requirements, in addition to further HUD-provided training and support, would streamline and focus our efforts in meeting the challenge of housing insecurity.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nThe bill updates the methodology used to conduct Point-in-Time (PIT) counts of sheltered and unsheltered homeless populations. Currently, local Continuums of Care (CoCs) conduct PIT counts annually in January on behalf of HUD. CoCs are local networks of nonprofit homeless providers, housing agencies, social service providers, hospitals, and affordable housing developers that organize homelessness assistance and administer HUD funding within their geographic areas.\n\nHUD then uses PIT Count data to evaluate the effectiveness of local homelessness programs, determine funding allocations, and compile the Annual Homeless Assessment Report, which is submitted to Congress. Because methodologies vary across CoCs \u2013 with some continuing to use paper surveys, while others are adopting mobile analytics technology and other data collection methods \u2013 homelessness data is often inconsistent and influenced by winter weather patterns.\n\nSpecifically, the bill:\n\nMoves the PIT Count from January to the last ten days of April.\n\nAuthorizes the HUD Secretary to establish standardized HMIS reporting requirements for PIT Counts conducted among CoCs for mapping and spatial analysis of unsheltered and sheltered homeless populations.\n\nRequires CoCs to maintain HMIS data for unsheltered and sheltered populations at a midpoint between annual PIT counts.\n\nDirects the GAO to conduct a non-partisan study evaluating PIT Count methodology and recommend modernization strategies to Congress, including:\n\nHow can HUD standardize collection methodology across CoCs?\n\nHow can HUD increase consistency and improve data fidelity within each CoC?\n\nFull text of the legislation can be found here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-06-25T06:30:03Z", "2026-06-25T06:31:21Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/barrasso-commemorates-250-years-of-freedom-liberty-and-american-greatness/", "Barrasso Commemorates 250 Years of Freedom, Liberty, and American Greatness", "2026-06-23", "2026", "2026-06", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today spoke at a press conference about America\u2019s 250th Anniversary. Senator Barrasso shared how the Declaration of Independence laid the foundation for freedom, liberty, and greatness for generations of Americans.\n\nSen. Barrasso said:\n\n\u201cWell, we are getting ready to celebrate the 250th birthday of the nation. And of course, it is the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.\n\n\u201cWhen you take a look at this, it is iconic. It is a piece of art. It is a masterpiece. And I believe that we don\u2019t read it and go to it frequently enough.\n\n\u201cBasically, it\u2019s a letter of complaint to the King of England. And it says, you\u2019ve done this, and you\u2019ve done this, and you\u2019ve done that, and we are now done with you.\n\n\u201cPeople were very religious. They talked four times in this about the Creator. We are endowed by our Creator with Certain Unalienable Rights including Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. It says the power comes from God, not from the King. And then we as individuals loan that power to the government.\n\n\u201cIt talks about Freedom. It talks about Liberty. And we use those words interchangeably. But in fact, they\u2019re different. Freedom is the freedom to say and do and think what we want. Liberty means those are guaranteed, protected rights that we all have.\n\n\u201cFifty-six individuals signed this. The oldest was Ben Franklin, and he was 70. Three people signed it who were 26 years old. Of course, right down there is John Hancock. The famous John Hancock signed it in the center, saying the King could see who it was, he\u2019d be the one that he\u2019d come after first.\n\n\u201cThere\u2019s a man named Stephen Hopkins. And you see his signature and he was moving his hand and it was crooked. And he wrote it in a way, he said, you know, because he had a tremor \u2013 a medical tremor. And he said, \u2018My hand trembles. My heart does not.\u2019\n\n\u201cThey end this by saying, \u2018We pledge our life, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.\u2019 And they pledge it to each other and to all of us. And as a result of 250 years, we have had Freedom, Liberty, and American Greatness. And because of this great document, our best days are still ahead.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-06-24T06:25:30Z", "2026-06-24T06:26:49Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/barrasso-the-working-families-tax-cuts-law-clears-the-way-for-american-energy-dominance/", "Barrasso: The Working Families Tax Cuts Law Clears the Way for American Energy Dominance", "2026-06-23", "2026", "2026-06", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "\u201cThis new law marks a dramatic shift in America\u2019s energy policy. America has now stopped apologizing for producing the energy our nation needs. Energy is called the master resource, and we are unleashing it again.\u201d\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today highlighted how the Working Families Tax Cuts law is unleashing affordable, available, reliable American energy.\n\nClick HERE to watch Senator Barrasso\u2019s remarks.\n\nSen. Barrasso\u2019s remarks:\n\n\u201cOne year ago, Republicans passed the Working Families Tax Cuts law. It is landmark legislation. It helped put more money in Americans\u2019 pockets. Just about every American working family benefited.\n\n\u201cToday, I want to talk about the impact of the Working Families Tax Cuts law on American energy. This new law marks a dramatic shift in America\u2019s energy policy. America has now stopped apologizing for producing the energy our nation needs. Energy is called the master resource, and we are unleashing it again.\n\n\u201cToday, America has become the largest energy producer in the world. We produce more oil than the next two biggest producers combined. We produce as much natural gas as the next three largest countries combined. We have more clean coal than any other nation. We have cutting-edge nuclear technology. America is blessed with boundless gifts when it comes to energy. When we use all our energy resources wisely, as we do, America wins.\n\n\u201cThe Biden administration got energy completely wrong. Joe Biden told his cabinet to prioritize climate over energy that is affordable, available, and reliable.\n\n\u201cDemocrats closed federal lands to new energy production. Democrats raised taxes on energy producers. Democrats force-fed Americans electric vehicles they didn\u2019t want and couldn\u2019t afford. Democrats handed out billions of dollars in subsidies to green energy companies. These are companies that would never survive without government handouts.\n\n\u201cAnd what were the results? Families and businesses paid more for energy. Energy workers in Wyoming and across the country lost good paying jobs. America grew more dependent on foreign nations for energy \u2013 energy we can produce ourselves.\n\n\u201cThe Working Families Tax Cuts law clears the way for American energy dominance. The Working Families Tax Cuts law opens more energy production onshore, offshore, and in Alaska. That includes oil and gas as well as clean coal. This is a major change from the Biden administration. Joe Biden presided over the fewest energy lease sales since President Harry Truman.\n\n\u201cRepublicans are strengthening U.S. energy production. We are streamlining burdensome regulations. At the same time, we are protecting federal lands.\n\n\u201cThe Working Families Tax Cuts law repealed the Biden-era tax on natural gas. That saves American families money when they cool their home this summer.\n\n\u201cThe new law also lowered the tax rate for coal production on federal land. This matters enormously for my home state of Wyoming. Our Powder River Basin produces nearly half the coal in America.\n\n\u201cCoal means good paying jobs in our state. It means revenue for Wyoming schools. It means affordable, available, and reliable power for millions of Americans. Now, producing clean American coal is more competitive.\n\n\u201cRepublicans promised to unleash American energy and lower costs. That is what the Working Families Tax Cuts law does.\n\n\u201cEvery single Democrat voted against the Working Families Tax Cuts law. They voted to raise taxes on families by $4 trillion. They voted to keep the high tax on natural gas. They voted to keep American energy trapped in the ground. If Democrats had their way, American families would be paying more for everything.\n\n\u201cWe must protect the energy progress we have made with the Working Families Tax Cuts law. Democrats would like to go backwards. We must not impose new government mandates that raise costs on American families.\n\n\u201cAmerica\u2019s small refiners are unsung heroes of affordable American energy. Washington D.C., often overlooks them. Working families depend on them.\n\n\u201cI represent several small refineries in Wyoming. The refineries employ thousands of people. They make gasoline prices more affordable. They strengthen our nation\u2019s energy security. Proposed new mandates on small refineries would harm them and the people who work for them.\n\n\u201cRepublicans spent the last year cutting taxes and removing barriers to energy production. We should not spend the next few months imposing costly new mandates on American refineries.\n\n\u201cAmericans want, need, and deserve energy that is affordable, available, and reliable. It is good for our workers. It is good for our economy. It is good for our safety and security.\n\n\u201cAmerica is an energy superpower. With the Working Families Tax Cuts law, we are acting like it once again.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-06-24T06:25:30Z", "2026-06-24T06:26:49Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/barrasso-for-the-washington-post-the-hoover-dam-let-energy-flow-congress-should-take-the-hint/", "Barrasso for The Washington Post: The Hoover Dam let energy flow. Congress should take the hint.", "2026-06-18", "2026", "2026-06", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Senate Majority Whip, today published an op-ed in The Washington Post about recently-introduced permitting reform legislation called the Let America Build Act. Senator Barrasso\u2019s legislation aims to streamline the permitting process and lower energy prices.\n\nKey excerpts:\n\n\u201cMillions of Americans rightly worry about the strained electrical grids and higher energy bills that result from rising demand. Yet many projects that would help lower energy prices remain frozen for years by federal reviews before anyone can break ground.\n\n\u201cWashington can make it easier for businesses to grow, and for Americans to prosper, by reforming a federal permitting system that often hampers growth, especially for mines, pipelines and other energy projects. Needless and duplicative bureaucracy has delayed as much as $1.5 trillion in critical infrastructure investments. The biggest culprit is the National Environmental Policy Act\u2026\n\n\u201cAmerica used to make it easy to build. Construction on the Hoover Dam began in the 1930s and was finished that same decade, ahead of schedule. Since then, the Hoover Dam has provided affordable and reliable hydroelectric power to the Southwest. The nearly 2,000-mile Transcontinental Railroad was completed in 1869 after only six years.\n\n\u201cThese were not small undertakings. They were some of the largest infrastructure projects of their time. Today, building in America is not slower because projects are harder, but because the process is designed for delay.\n\n\u201cA bill I\u2019m sponsoring in Congress, the Let America Build Act, is designed to help break the bottleneck of federal permitting for oil, gas and mining. Based on bipartisan work I did in 2024 with Sen. Joe Manchin III (I-West Virginia) before his retirement last year, this bill would simplify and speed up the process for such projects. It comes as the Senate negotiates broader permitting reform legislation.\n\n\u201cTo stop the barrage of unnecessary NEPA-based lawsuits, the Let America Build Act would limit the deadline for filing court challenges to 60 days. Strict deadlines for judicial decisions on energy projects would be paired with strict bureaucratic deadlines. NEPA reviews would be limited to evaluating a project\u2019s direct impacts, curtailing endless reviews based on speculative harm. The bill also would cut red tape to make it easier to build liquefied natural gas export terminals and give states oversight for drilling permits on federal lands.\n\n\u201cThese commonsense reforms would boost American energy production and help lower energy costs for families. The United States needs to be energy independent and energy dominant. It is already the largest energy producer in the world, but the conflict with Iran has shown the danger of dependency on foreign powers for energy.\u201d\n\nClick HERE to read the full op-ed.\n\n###", 1, "2026-06-19T06:50:32Z", "2026-06-19T06:53:40Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/the-21st-century-road-to-housing-act-unlocks-the-american-dream/", "The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act Unlocks the American Dream", "2026-06-18", "2026", "2026-06", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "\u201cToday, the median age of a first-time home buyer is 38 years old. Young Americans should not have to wait nearly four decades to buy their first home.\u201d\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today spoke about the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act introduced by Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.). The legislation will lower the cost of housing and increase the supply of homes for all Americans.\n\nClick HERE to watch Senator Barrasso\u2019s remarks.\n\nSen. Barrasso\u2019s remarks as prepared:\n\n\u201cRepublicans believe that Americans who work hard and play by the rules deserve to have a good life.\n\n\u201cRepublicans passed the Working Families Tax Cuts law to promote the American Dream. Americans deserve to keep more of what they earn. The Working Families Tax Cut law put more money in their pockets. It means financial relief not just tomorrow but today.\n\n\u201cOver 60 million Americans benefited from at least one of Republicans\u2019 new tax cuts. Tax refunds were supersized this year.\n\n\u201cThe Department of Treasury confirmed 97 percent of Americans received a tax cut this year. The people who benefited the most were Americans earning less than $200,000 per year.\n\n\u201cRepublicans cut taxes for working families across the country. Families can use the money however they want: to pay down debt, to cover everyday expenses, or to save for the future.\n\n\u201cEvery single Democrat in this chamber voted against the Working Families Tax Cuts law. Democrats voted to raise taxes by $4 trillion. Had Democrats gotten their way, everything would cost more.\n\n\u201cDemocrats talk about affordability. Republicans delivered more money in the pockets, purses, and paychecks of the American people. For most Americans, that money is for their families.\n\n\u201cAt the State of the Union, Americans heard the story of a mother who homeschools two children during the day. She waits tables in the evenings. Her husband operates heavy machinery. He works a lot of overtime. The Working Families Tax Cuts law was written for families like theirs.\n\n\u201cThis family will take home an extra $5,000 this year because of No Tax on Tips, No Tax on Overtime, and an expanded Child Tax Credit. The Working Families Tax Cuts law helps families today and builds more opportunities for families tomorrow. And it is only the beginning.\n\n\u201cThis week, the Senate will move to address the cost of housing. Buying a home in America costs too much. Building a home in America takes too long.\n\n\u201cEveryone from the President of the United States to the Mayor of New York City agrees: Housing is too expensive. Americans who want to buy a home worry they won\u2019t ever be able to afford a home. That must change.\n\n\u201cToday, the median age of a first-time home buyer is 38 years old. Young Americans should not have to wait nearly four decades to buy their first home.\n\n\u201cA headline from USA Today illustrates the problem. It says, \u2018Why is housing so expensive? There simply aren\u2019t enough homes.\u2019 The reason there are not enough homes is burdensome government regulations. Regulations account for a quarter of the cost of a new home.\n\n\u201cThere is the cost of applying for zoning permits from the local government, the county government, and even the state government. There is the cost of studies on environmental impact and impact on traffic. There is the cost of energy efficiency mandates for home appliances. There is the cost of federal workplace regulations. And of course, there is the cost of delay created by all these local, state, and federal regulations, which are often duplicative.\n\n\u201cBy some estimates, regulations add an extra $130,000 to the cost of a home.\n\n\u201cFortunately, we have on the Floor this week a solution to unlock the American Dream. It is called the ROAD to Housing Act. Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina has led this effort. This bipartisan bill includes dozens of member-driven policies.\n\n\u201cIt will increase the supply of housing. It will lower the cost of housing. It will expand the ability of families to own a home. It does all of this the right way: without imposing one-size-fits-all Washington mandates.\n\n\u201cThe American Dream should not be regulated out of reach. It should be within reach for every American willing to work for it. The Senate is ready to get the ROAD to Housing Act signed into law.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-06-24T06:25:30Z", "2026-06-24T06:26:49Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/the-wildfire-prevention-act-protects-communities-and-improves-forest-health/", "The Wildfire Prevention Act Protects Communities and Improves Forest Health", "2026-06-17", "2026", "2026-06", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "\u201cMy bill will set real standards to increase thinning, prescribed burns, tree removal, and grazing. It will allow agencies to sell more timber. It will cut unnecessary red tape and streamline management.\u201d\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today highlighted how the Wildfire Prevention Act will reduce the risk of wildfires and restore the health of our federal lands in Wyoming and across the country.\n\nClick HERE to watch Senator Barrasso\u2019s remarks.\n\nSen. Barrasso\u2019s remarks as prepared:\n\n\u201cWildfire season is officially here. Across the West, wildfires are devastating our communities. This certainly includes my home state of Wyoming.\n\n\u201cThe past two wildfire seasons were some of the most destructive Wyoming has seen in decades. The drought we are experiencing makes conditions this year especially concerning. As summer continues, rural communities are bracing for another devastating wildfire season.\n\n\u201cAmerica is in a wildfire crisis. This crisis will not solve itself.\n\n\u201cOur federal forests are in dire need of effective management. The federal government must manage our nation\u2019s forests in a serious and credible way. For too long, the federal government ignored forest management. That approach failed to keep communities safe.\n\n\u201cToday, tens of millions of acres of federal land are at severe risk of wildfires. Overgrown forests have become a tinderbox for large fires. Wildfires threaten our homes, our air quality, our watersheds, and our wildlife. Without proper forest management, we will continue to see costly wildfires.\n\n\u201cWe know active forest management works. That includes thinning overgrown forests. It includes using prescribed fires. It includes grazing. All of these are tools that measurably reduce the risk of wildfires.\n\n\u201cWyoming has led the way. We\u2019ve shown that when you treat more acres, and work with local partners, you get healthier forests and safer communities. The rest of the country should follow our example.\n\n\u201cAt the federal level, we have seen the Trump Administration rightfully return to forest management policies that work. Still, federal agencies need help. That is exactly why I introduced the Wildfire Prevention Act.\n\n\u201cThe Wildfire Prevention Act will reduce the risk of wildfires for our communities. At the same time, it will restore the health of our federal lands in Wyoming and across the country.\n\n\u201cMy bill is pro-first responder. Our nation\u2019s wildland firefighters risk their lives to protect our forests and our communities from wildfires. Hotshot crews are heroes in Wyoming. They are highly trained and highly specialized. Their courage and ability keep us safe. My bill gives them the tools and support they need to better prevent wildfires and to fight them effectively.\n\n\u201cMy bill also gives federal agencies the clear direction they currently lack to manage our forests properly. This is good for humans and good for wildlife.\n\n\u201cOur proactive measures are designed to prevent wildfires. My bill will set real standards to increase thinning, prescribed burns, tree removal, and grazing. It will allow agencies to sell more timber. It will cut unnecessary red tape and streamline management.\n\n\u201cThese are basic, bipartisan protections. Every responsible landowner follows them. We should expect nothing less from the federal government.\n\n\u201cIt is also important for Washington D.C. to collaborate effectively with states to prevent fires before they happen. That\u2019s why my bill includes an important update to codify the repeal of the so-called Roadless Rule.\n\n\u201cThe Roadless Rule was put in place twenty-five years ago. It was put in place by President Bill Clinton. It has been called a midnight regulation because it was done in January 2001. Clinton did it in the final week of serving as President. The Roadless Rule remains a one-size-fits-all Washington restriction that obstructs responsible forest management on a state-by-state basis.\n\n\u201cI have opposed the Clinton Roadless Rule from Day One. The Trump Administration rightly repealed it. My bill makes the repeal permanent. At the same time, it protects the rights of each state to set their own rules. That is the right approach. That is the responsible approach. It will promote public access, healthy wildlife, and smart management.\n\n\u201cLocal control and local conditions should drive forest management decisions. We cannot allow a Washington mandate imposed on states a quarter of a century ago to continue to undermine forest management. Republicans and Democrats have talked about the need for better forest management for years. Both parties know we need to do better. \u201cThe Wildfire Prevention Act builds on what works. It gives federal agencies the tools they need to succeed. Our shared forests and our local communities deserve nothing less.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-06-19T06:50:32Z", "2026-06-19T06:53:40Z"], ["https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/lummis-introduces-legislation-to-modernize-rules-for-high-power-grid-connections/", "Lummis Introduces Legislation to Modernize Rules for High-Power Grid Connections", "2026-06-17", "2026", "2026-06", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "Cynthia M. Lummis", "L000571", "www.lummis.senate.gov", "lummis", "https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Washington D.C. \u2014 Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) today introduced the POWER Up Act, legislation to establish clear, uniform federal rules for how massive electricity users \u2014 anything with the load of a city, like a large data center \u2014 connect to the interstate electrical transmission grid.\n\nAs demand from data centers, advanced manufacturing, and high-power industrial facilities continues to increase, projects drawing hundreds of megawatts or more are increasingly seeking direct access to the high-voltage grid. Today, these connections are handled through a patchwork of processes creating uncertainty and growing risks for reliability of the broader grid and potential costs to ratepayers.\n\n\u201cWhen a facility wants to draw as much power as a city, that is not an ordinary retail question. It is a grid question,\u201d said Lummis. \u201cRatepayers need a clear process, informed by best practices, clear rules, and clear accountability. That is what this bill provides. America is going to need more power for data centers, advanced manufacturing, and the next generation of industry. The question is whether we handle that growth with clear rules and reliable planning, or with confusion and delay. Massive demand is here, and America needs a framework that supports investment in our communities while protecting the grid and the people who rely on it every day.\u201d\n\nRead the bill text here.\n\nBackground:\n\nDefines the threshold. A \u201clarge load facility\u201d is any facility or co-located group of facilities with projected peak demand of 100 MW or more. FERC can adjust this threshold by rule if grid reliability requires it.\n\nClarifies FERC jurisdiction. Interconnection of a large load to the transmission system is subject to the same \u201cjust and reasonable\u201d standard that governs transmission service for generation under FPA Sections 205 and 206.\n\nMandates a rulemaking. FERC must issue a final rule within 18 months establishing standardized procedures for large load interconnection, including procedures for hybrid facilities that combine on-site generation with grid-connected load at a single point of interconnection.\n\nPreserves state authority. Explicit carve-outs protect state and local jurisdiction over siting, permitting, construction, retail rates, local distribution, and generation. The bill touches only the transmission-level connection, and this makes that clear.\n\n###", 1, "2026-06-18T06:41:00Z", "2026-06-18T06:43:25Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/republicans-are-fighting-against-fraud-while-democrats-protect-criminals/", "Republicans are Fighting Against Fraud While Democrats Protect Criminals", "2026-06-16", "2026", "2026-06", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "\u201cHere in the Senate, every single Democrat voted against landmark legislation to fight fraud, to fight waste, to fight abuse, to fight corruption. Democrats would rather protect thieves than protect hardworking American taxpayers and the people these programs were created to help.\u201d\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today spoke about how Republicans are rooting out fraud in federal spending. Senator Barrasso highlighted the anti-fraud provisions in the Working Families Tax Cuts law that protects hardworking taxpayers. He also praised Vice President J.D. Vance for leading the effort to expose and prosecute fraud nationwide.\n\nClick HERE to watch Senator Barrasso\u2019s remarks.\n\nSen. Barrasso\u2019s remarks:\n\n\u201cCriminals are actively stealing billions of dollars from American taxpayers. They\u2019re doing it through fraud. The way to stop fraud is to punish those who commit it. That\u2019s exactly what Republicans are doing.\n\n\u201cFor four years, Joe Biden and Democrats treated fraud as acceptable and inevitable. Criminals defrauded hardworking taxpayers by deception and deceit. Democrats knew about it. They looked the other way. Republicans are putting an end to it. We made fighting fraud a top priority. That is how to protect hardworking taxpayers.\n\n\u201cRepublicans passed the Working Families Tax Cuts law. We strengthened eligibility requirements for Medicaid. We ensured illegal immigrants do not receive taxpayer-funded healthcare. We put in place work requirements for Medicaid and for Food Stamps.\n\n\u201cAt the same time, President Trump created an Anti-Fraud Task Force. Vice President Vance is leading this sweeping effort with clarity and urgency. Criminals are hearing a clear message: No amount of fraud is too small to prosecute.\n\n\u201cThe battlefield against fraud is nationwide. Minnesota is the ground zero of fraud. Let me tell you how bad the fraud is. Criminals are using children with autism as a way to get rich quick.\n\n\u201cEight years ago, the Minnesota Medicaid program for children with autism spent $6 million. This is money needed and used to help children actually diagnosed with autism.\n\n\u201cDriven by massive criminal fraud, the price tag ballooned from $6 million to $192 million. The program was looted by crooks, criminals, and corruption. This was money being siphoned away from children with autism \u2013 children in need.\n\n\u201cLast month, federal officials charged 15 individuals for stealing $90 million connected to the state\u2019s federally-funded healthcare program. According to the Justice Department, that includes the largest autism fraud scheme ever prosecuted.\n\n\u201cThe schemes don\u2019t stop there.\n\n\u201cRemember the fraudulent day care center in Minnesota? No children were actually enrolled in that facility. It was set up for one purpose and one purpose only. It was set up to steal money from the United States Treasury.\n\n\u201cI just heard the Minority Leader, Senator Schumer, here on the Floor talking about day care centers. Why do the Democrats ignore the abuse of day care centers to steal money from the American people, from our taxpayers? They don\u2019t seem to care about that. They just say, \u2018Send more money, send more money, send more money.\u2019 And then he comes to the Floor complaining about day care centers. When it is the fraud in Minnesota with their own candidate for Vice President being the governor overseeing it, ignoring it, allowing it to happen. They don\u2019t seem to care about any of those things.\n\n\u201cOur colleague Senator Joni Ernst of Iowa investigated. She discovered one so-called day care center raked in over $230,000 from the Small Business Administration alone during the pandemic. Remember there were no children at the location. None. The Biden Administration looked the other way. The disgraced Governor of Minnesota looked the other way.\n\n\u201cIn total, stolen funds in Minnesota have now been identified as exceeding $9 billion. That\u2019s a staggering sum. And that\u2019s only one state run by the Democrats.\n\n\u201cCalifornia is just as bad. Last week, many of us met with Dr. Mehmet Oz. Dr. Oz runs the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid. Dr. Oz says nearly half of hospice providers in Los Angeles are fraudulent. Many don\u2019t serve a single patient. Many are just shell offices.\n\n\u201cRecall, Los Angeles has only three percent of America\u2019s population. Somehow, 33 percent of all hospice providers in the entire country are listed in Los Angeles. How can that be? It\u2019s a racket. Democrats are aware of the fraud. They refuse to help stop it.\n\n\u201cIn Ohio, the Anti-Fraud Task Force dismantled a criminal scheme that stole tens of millions of dollars from Medicaid. The criminals submitted false claims for so-called behavior health services. These services were never provided. Criminals used the money to buy a fleet of luxury cars, including a Maserati, a Mercedes, and a Bentley. Thankfully, Senator Jon Husted and Senator Bernie Moreno of Ohio voted for the Working Families Tax Cuts law. They voted to root out exactly this kind of waste, fraud, abuse, and corruption.\n\n\u201cNationwide, total estimates of Medicaid fraud are as much as $120 billion a year. The fraud got much worse when Democrats passed Obamacare.\n\n\u201cVice President Vance is encouraging states to fight fraud in their Medicaid programs. Those who don\u2019t enforce the law will lose federal funds.\n\n\u201cA pattern has emerged. Democrats run blue states. Democrats control the big cities. When criminals steal vast amounts of money from hard-working taxpayers, elected Democrats go silent. Appallingly, we have seen cases where Democrats try to silence whistleblowers who sound the alarm.\n\n\u201cHere in the Senate, every single Democrat voted against landmark legislation to fight fraud, to fight waste, to fight abuse, to fight corruption. Democrats would rather protect thieves than protect hardworking American taxpayers and the people these programs were created to help.\n\n\u201cThe American people are infuriated by the fraud that is being exposed. They are finally seeing results in combating it.\n\n\u201cRepublicans are fighting the war against fraud. We are fighting to protect taxpayers. We are fighting to protect vulnerable families. We are fighting to punish criminals who steal from our country. The American people deserve accountability. Criminals deserve consequences.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-06-17T06:49:24Z", "2026-06-17T06:50:53Z"], ["https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/lummis-leads-colleagues-in-urging-treasury-to-preserve-state-authority-under-genius-act/", "Lummis Leads Colleagues in Urging Treasury to Preserve State Authority Under GENIUS Act", "2026-06-16", "2026", "2026-06", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "Cynthia M. Lummis", "L000571", "www.lummis.senate.gov", "lummis", "https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Washington D.C. \u2014 Senate Banking Subcommittee on Digital Assets Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) led Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), and Pete Ricketts (R-NE) in sending a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urging the Treasury Department to preserve the role of states in chartering and supervising payment stablecoin issuers.\n\n\u201cStates must be able to develop and seek certification of stablecoin regulatory regimes as demand for these charters materializes and as legislative schedules permit,\u201d the senators wrote. \u201cState legislative processes vary significantly, and in some cases operate on biennial cycles. A flexible, ongoing certification framework is necessary to ensure that States can participate meaningfully over time and that innovation and competition are not constrained by timing misalignment.\u201d", 1, "2026-06-17T06:49:24Z", "2026-06-17T06:50:53Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/barrasso-introduces-permitting-reform-legislation/", "Barrasso Introduces Permitting Reform Legislation", "2026-06-11", "2026", "2026-06", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) introduced legislation to reform our nation\u2019s broken permitting process and unleash American energy production.\n\nThe Let America Build Act of 2026 proposes a slate of reforms based on Barrasso\u2019s 2023 Spur Permitting of Underdeveloped Resources (SPUR) Act. It specifically reforms National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) judicial reviews for coal, oil, and gas projects; reduces federal regulations on oil, gas, and coal permitting; provides deference to state oversight; and streamlines federal reviews.\n\n\u201cNow is the time to unleash America\u2019s energy potential and Wyoming is ready and eager to expand energy production. To do this, we desperately need permitting reform,\u201d said Barrasso. \u201cOur federal permitting process is fundamentally broken. It is burdened by bureaucracy and weaponized by endless litigation. American energy can no longer be held hostage. Every permitting delay costs our communities and our families. We need to produce more energy in order to lower prices. The Let America Build Act is a great place to start.\u201d\n\nBarrasso\u2019s Let America Build Act is cosponsored by U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.).\n\nThe Let America Build Act is supported by the Petroleum Association of Wyoming, the Wyoming Mining Association, the Wyoming Oil and Gas Commission, the Independent Petroleum Association of America, the National Mining Association, the American Exploration and Production Council, and the Western Energy Alliance.\n\n\u201cSenator Barrasso continues to lead in the U.S. Senate to put Wyoming on a path to doing big projects with big benefits for America,\u201d Pete Obermueller, President of the Petroleum Association of Wyoming said. \u201cSenator Barrasso\u2019s legislation would open new doors to oil and natural gas production in Wyoming. It would limit the federal government\u2019s white-knuckled grip on control of Wyoming\u2019s surface lands that are not even owned by the federal government. Anti-oil and gas groups who like to block energy projects by filing lawsuit after lawsuit will be required to file them in a reasonable amount of time, and in a judicial jurisdiction that makes some sense. Most exciting for Wyoming, the bill allows for our state professionals to take primacy over the issuance of federal permits to drill. Wyoming already has that authority in other areas, and we already have the expertise to do it well. We look forward to Senator Barrasso\u2019s continued work to get permitting reform across the finish line.\u201d\n\n\u201cAs demand for energy and mineral resources continues to grow, it will take thoughtful policy reforms to lift the self-imposed barriers our nation has put in place to ensure we can meet current and future challenges,\u201d Rich Nolan, National Mining Association President and CEO said. \u201cThe strong provisions found in Senator John Barrasso\u2019s (R-Wyo.) Let America Build Act provide a path forward to helping us meet the economic, energy and national security priorities we hold dear. We thank Senator Barrasso for introducing the bill and urge its immediate consideration in the Senate.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nThe Let America Build Act of 2026 will:\n\nMake NEPA Judicial Reforms for oil and gas leasing, including: (1) deadlines for filing lawsuits challenging leases; (2) providing for the remand of court-denied leases to the agency instead of vacatur; and (3) deadlines for agency action, among other reforms.\n\nAllow state regulatory primacy over drilling permits on federal land.\n\nEase split estate permitting (Fee-Fee-Fed) compliance.\n\nIncrease Liquefied Natural Gas exports by decreasing red tape.\n\nSimplify NEPA reviews for new coal leases.\n\nSimplify the process for applying for mining exploration leases.\n\nFix the Rosemont decision and the current ancillary mining prohibition.\n\nLimit the \u201ceffects\u201d that must be considered under a NEPA analysis.\n\nFor text of the bill, click here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-06-13T06:32:19Z", "2026-06-13T06:34:27Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/clean-wyoming-coal-is-the-lifeblood-of-an-affordable-prosperous-future/", "Clean Wyoming Coal is the Lifeblood of an Affordable, Prosperous Future", "2026-06-11", "2026", "2026-06", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "\u201cWyoming\u2019s energy workers and coal communities now have the certainty they need to do what they do best: power the country with coal that is affordable, available, and reliable.\u201d\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today spoke about Republican efforts to lower prices by unleashing affordable energy, starting with clean Wyoming coal.\n\nSenator Barrasso also applauded President Donald J. Trump\u2019s recent announcement to keep the Dave Johnston plant in Converse County, Wyoming, open as well as to expand export markets in Asia for Wyoming coal.\n\nClick HERE to watch Senator Barrasso\u2019s remarks.\n\nSen. Barrasso\u2019s remarks:\n\n\u201cTwelve years ago, President Barack Obama drew a target around American coal mines. His deliberate goal was to kill clean, affordable coal. He tried to do this by shutting down coal mines and coal power plants. One of his targets was painted on the back of the Dave Johnston power plant in Converse County, Wyoming.\n\n\u201cThe Dave Johnston plant uses Wyoming coal. Our coal is some of the cleanest, most affordable, most available, and most reliable coal in the world. It supports hundreds of good paying jobs. It delivers affordable, available, reliable energy across the Rocky Mountain West.\n\n\u201cObama wanted to take a sledgehammer to coal-fired power plants, especially the Dave Johnston power plant. It was scheduled to close by the end of 2027. Fortunately, the Trump Administration has reversed Democrats\u2019 harmful, heavy-handed regulations. The Dave Johnston plant will keep its doors open. Those jobs will be protected. The power it produces will keep the lights on for families across the West.\n\n\u201cThat is the difference between Democrats and Republicans.\n\n\u201cWe just heard the Minority Leader come to the Floor and talk about costs. Well let me tell you, Democrats love high energy because they don\u2019t want people to use fossil fuels. They think the higher the costs, the fewer fossil fuels will be used, and that is their worshiping of the climate God that they have continued to worship.\n\n\u201cDemocrats treat coal as something to be punished. They want it to be taxed, regulated, and then eliminated. Here\u2019s the difference. Republicans understand national security begins with energy security. Joe Biden prioritized \u2018climate\u2019 over energy that is affordable, available, and reliable. President Trump and Republicans see it differently. We put American families and American workers first.\n\n\u201cCoal is a key economic driver in Wyoming. Wyoming produces nearly half of the coal in the United States. We are truly America\u2019s energy breadbasket.\n\n\u201cIn Wyoming, royalties from mining coal pays for the education of every child in the state. Coal mining provides jobs for Wyoming workers that are good paying and high tech. When power plants know they will stay open, our coal producers can plan, invest, and produce. President Trump\u2019s actions will bring down costs for American families.\n\n\u201cAnd it is not just America that wants Wyoming coal. It is our allies overseas, especially in Asia.\n\n\u201cLast week, President Trump made a historic announcement. He announced a $75 million investment to support building the West Gateway Terminal Project in Oakland, California. This facility will expand America\u2019s ability to export coal. It also supports mining jobs.\n\n\u201cWyoming\u2019s Governor Mark Gordon joined President Trump in the Oval Office for the announcement. Governor Gordon told the President about his recent trip to Japan and Taiwan. Japan and Taiwan want American coal. They need it to keep the lights on. They need it to power their economies.\n\n\u201cWe\u2019ve needed a new port facility on the West Coast for a long time. One was supposed to be built in thirteen years ago. The location was Oakland, California. Environmental extremists protested and blocked the project. A decade of lawsuits followed. The case went all the way to the California Supreme Court. Finally, the Court ruled with the developers. The new West Gateway terminal has now been approved.\n\n\u201cWith support from the Trump administration, Wyoming coal will soon reach hungry Asian markets. This is what unleashing American energy looks like. Clean Wyoming coal is the best in the world. Now, it will power the world.\n\n\u201cDemocrats talk like coal lives only in past. They are wrong. Coal is the lifeblood of an affordable, prosperous future. Demand for energy is growing. We need more energy, not less. Wyoming coal will deliver.\n\n\u201cI am grateful to President Trump and for what he is doing. Wyoming\u2019s energy workers and coal communities now have the certainty they need to do what they do best: power the country with coal that is affordable, available, and reliable. With his historic announcement last week, President Trump continues to put American workers, American families, and American energy dominance first.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-06-12T06:37:16Z", "2026-06-12T06:39:00Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/wyomings-mike-vickrey-testifies-on-importance-of-colorado-river-negotiations/", "Wyoming\u2019s Mike Vickrey Testifies on Importance of Colorado River Negotiations", "2026-06-10", "2026", "2026-06", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "Vickrey testified before the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) welcomed Pinedale, Wyoming rancher Mike Vickrey to testify on the importance of Colorado River negotiations during a Senate Energy and Natural Resources committee hearing.\n\nMr. Vickrey, a member of the Green River Valley Cattlemen\u2019s Association, discussed the importance of water certainty for ranchers and farmers in Wyoming and other Upper Basin states. He also discussed the ways that Wyoming contributes to conservation efforts that maintain water access for all seven Basin States.\n\n\u201cMike is a fifth-generation rancher. He also serves on Governor Gordon\u2019s Colorado River Advisory Committee for Wyoming,\u201d said Senator Barrasso. \u201cMike runs a cow calf and yearling operation with his parents, daughter, and son-in-law. The Vickreys operate on sage brush pastures and irrigated hay fields, west of the Wind River Mountains. Their ranch is at the headwaters of the Green River in Sublette County. It supports numerous wildlife and blue-ribbon fisheries. I am grateful to Mike for sharing his perspective on the Colorado River as a rancher from Wyoming.\u201d\n\n\u201cAgriculture is one of Wyoming\u2019s most important industries. It is a large part of our state\u2019s history and heritage. I am proud of the Upper Basin\u2019s continued efforts towards a seven-state solution. A seven-state solution is in Wyoming\u2019s best interest, especially for our agriculture industry,\u201d said Senator Barrasso. \u201cI have met with all of the Senators from the seven Basin states. It is not easy to get all fourteen Senators in a room together to discuss anything. We all showed up. That shows just how dire and serious the situation is.\u201d\n\nIn his testimony, Mr. Vickrey discussed how ranchers, farmers, and other businesses in Wyoming depend on the Colorado River for water certainty.\n\n\u201cWhile our water in the Upper and Lower Basin is shared water, the best management of each area is vastly different,\u201d said Vickrey. \u201cIn the Upper Basin, we have relatively small lakes with only a few that have structures capable of storing water. I have heard the Lower Basin talk about the need to have some security in the allotment of water they expect to get over time. They have in fact experienced that security for many years because of Lake Mead and Lake Powell. Those of us in the very Upper Basin don\u2019t have that luxury. Each year, our expectations of how much water we will have to irrigate with are based on Mother Nature.\u201d\n\nMr. Vickrey also discussed how water used in Wyoming is conserved for downstream use by Lower Basin states.\n\n\u201cThe question always comes: what are you doing for conservation? All Upper Basin states have participated in system conservation pilot programs. For example, in Wyoming, 64 projects were funded in 2023 through the System Conservation Pilot Program (SCPP) and conserved 38,000 acre-feet of water. In 2024, 110 projects were funded with an estimated conserved consumptive use of 63,000 acre-feet.\u201d said Vickrey.\n\nMr. Vickrey said that any Colorado River management plan should factor in the importance of changes to the water supply.\n\n\u201cWe, in the Upper Basin, know all too well that poor hydrology makes for tough decisions. We deal with that on a yearly basis,\u201d continued Vickrey. \u201cIn order to survive, we must adapt. Our insurance policy for water is a \u2018term\u2019 policy. It runs year to year with no guarantees for the future. The Lower Basin, however, has had the luxury of a long-term policy, thanks to storage from Lake Mead and Lake Powell. They are now looking at further upstream units for more protection. The only way going forward is a shared pain as hydrology worsens. From my Upper Basin perspective, a supply-driven model of the river is imperative. As conditions continue to change, we must adapt to the actual amount of available water and continue to search for new sources of usable water.\u201d\n\nMr. Vickrey\u2019s entire statement can be read here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-06-11T06:38:38Z", "2026-06-11T06:41:07Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/trump-accounts-will-kickstart-the-american-dream-for-the-next-generation/", "Trump Accounts Will Kickstart the American Dream for the Next Generation", "2026-06-09", "2026", "2026-06", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "\u201cSome of the biggest benefits of the Working Families Tax Cuts law are still ahead. I know many families worry about the future. They want their children to get ahead, not just get by\u2026 Trump Accounts put a child\u2019s financial future directly into the hands of every American family.\u201d\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today highlighted how Trump Accounts will help kickstart the future of American children. Trump Accounts were created by Republicans through the Working Families Tax Cuts law.\n\nSenator Barrasso also shared an analysis from the Treasury Department about the benefits of the Working Families Tax Cuts. The data shows that 97% of Americans received a tax cut this year, with the biggest benefits going to middle-class families.\n\nClick HERE to watch Senator Barrasso\u2019s remarks.\n\n\u201cThe Working Families Tax Cuts law put more money into people\u2019s purses and pockets. It made a real difference when people filed their taxes this year. Refunds went up. Taxes went down. Working families kept more of what they earned.\n\n\u201cOver 60 million Americans benefited from at least one of the new tax cuts. 1.4 million Americans benefited from No Tax on Car Loan Interest. Their average deduction was $1,800.\n\n\u201c7.5 million Americans benefited from No Tax on Tips. Their average deduction was $7,000.\n\n\u201c29 million Americans benefited from No Tax on Overtime. Their average deduction was $3,100.\n\n\u201c35 million Americans benefited from the Senior Deduction on Social Security. Their average deduction was $7,500.\n\n\u201cAnd that\u2019s not all. 40 million American families benefited from the Child Tax Credit. They deducted $2,200 for each of their children.\n\n\u201cThe Department of Treasury confirmed 97 percent of Americans received a tax cut this year. The people who benefited the most were Americans earning less than $200,000 per year.\n\n\u201cEvery single Democrat in this chamber voted against every single one of these tax cuts. Democrats voted to raise taxes by $4 trillion. This is the fundamental difference between Republicans and Democrats. Democrats want to raise taxes. Republicans want you to keep more of your hard-earned money.\n\n\u201cSome of the biggest benefits of the Working Families Tax Cuts law are still ahead. I know many families worry about the future. They want their children to get ahead, not just get by. That\u2019s why we created Trump Accounts. These are brand-new, tax-advantaged investment accounts.\n\n\u201cOn July 4, Trump Accounts go live. Any child can have a Trump Account. Accounts for newborn children start with $1,000. Children own the account. Parents or trusted guardians are the custodians. Accounts work like a traditional Individual Retirement Account. They are built to kickstart the American Dream for the next generation.\n\n\u201cBeginning July 4, every child\u2019s Trump Account will be able to accept additional contributions of up to $5,000 each year. Parents, family members, churches, community groups, and even employers can contribute, and many have committed to do so.\n\n\u201cMichael Dell, who is the CEO of Dell Technologies, has pledged to contribute $6 billion to the Trump Accounts for American children. In Wyoming, I\u2019m grateful that the cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has committed to make a contribution to the Trump Account of every child in Wyoming born this year. Other businesses are following their lead. So are community groups. So are churches.\n\n\u201cImagine this. Twenty years from now, your son or daughter walks into the bank and they use their Trump Account to put a down payment on their first home. Or your son or daughter starts the small business they\u2019ve always dreamed of. Or they simply let the investment continue to grow until they retire. That is the future Trump Accounts are built to deliver.\n\n\u201cThe best part is accounts are easy to set up, easy to track, and easy to use. Signing up for a Trump Account is free and simple. Six million children have already been signed up for Trump Accounts. I\u2019ve spoken with several people who have signed up. They said it took them just minutes to do.\n\n\u201cTrump Accounts put a child\u2019s financial future directly into the hands of every American family. They give the next generation something we all would like: a head start no one can take away. This is the essence of Trump Accounts. And that independence starts on the Fourth of July.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-06-10T06:36:00Z", "2026-06-10T06:37:32Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/wyoming-utah-governors-and-senators-hold-meeting-on-colorado-river-negotiations/", "Wyoming, Utah Governors and Senators Hold Meeting on Colorado River Negotiations", "2026-06-09", "2026", "2026-06", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "Wyoming and Utah delegations discuss future of Colorado River Basin\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon (R-Wyo.) and Utah Governor Spencer Cox (R-Utah) joined U.S. Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Mike Lee (R-Utah), and U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) and John Curtis (R-Utah) in Washington, D.C. for a meeting on Colorado River negotiations. They discussed the future of the Colorado River Basin and the long-term management of critical water resources, including Flaming Gorge Reservoir and Lake Powell.\n\n\u201cWe came to Washington D.C. to have serious conversations about the future of the Colorado River Basin, and those conversations were productive,\u201d said Governor Gordon. \u201cWyoming is committed to bringing forward ideas, and leading the search for practical solutions that recognize both the realities of drought and the needs of the West.\u201d\n\n\u201cUtah remains committed to a seven-basin-state solution that protects the long-term future of the Colorado River,\u201d said Governor Cox. \u201cAny durable agreement must recognize the realities facing the Upper Basin, where communities are already living with significant shortages and doing their part to conserve water. We believe the best path forward is a fair, negotiated solution that keeps all states at the table and avoids years of costly litigation.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe Colorado River Basin is a lifeline for Wyoming families, farmers, ranchers, and our economy,\u201d said Senator Barrasso. \u201cAny management plan must address shortages from emergency withdrawals and drought, especially from Wyoming\u2019s Flaming Gorge Reservoir. Wyoming and Utah will continue to fight for a seven-basin-state solution that treats our Upper Basin fairly.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe Colorado River is vital to the people, communities, and economies of the American West,\u201d said Senator Lee. \u201cAs the Department of the Interior moves toward a post-2026 operating plan, it is essential that any solution respect existing law, recognize the realities facing the Upper Basin, and protect the ability of our states to develop and use the water to which they are entitled. I appreciate Governor Cox, Governor Gordon, and my colleagues for coming together to ensure the Upper Basin continues to speak with a united voice.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe Upper Basin has always managed our water responsibly, and we will not allow that authority to be stripped away or our resources bargained off because others failed to do their job,\u201d said Senator Lummis. \u201cThe Upper Basin speaks with one voice and that voice will be heard. I\u2019m proud to work with my Wyoming and Utah colleagues to defend what is ours.\u201d\n\n\u201cUpper Basin states share a strong interest in ensuring the long-term sustainability of the Colorado River,\u201d said Senator Curtis. \u201cMeetings like today\u2019s are important as we navigate practical, innovative, and bipartisan solutions to help address our water management challenges.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-06-11T06:38:38Z", "2026-06-11T06:41:07Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/barrasso-statement-on-senate-passage-of-thesecure-america-act/", "Barrasso Statement on Senate Passage of the Secure America Act", "2026-06-05", "2026", "2026-06", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Senate Majority Whip, today issued the following statement upon passage of the Secure America Act.\n\n\u201cSenate Republicans know that the first duty of government is to prioritize the safety of the American people. Today, we honored that commitment by passing the Secure America Act.\n\n\u201cEvery single Senate Democrat voted against this important bill. For months they blocked funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement as well as Border Patrol. Democrats showed the nation that they are the party of open borders, protecting illegal immigrant criminals, and defunding the police.\n\n\u201cRepublicans will always prioritize the safety and security of America.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-06-06T06:16:30Z", "2026-06-12T06:39:00Z"], ["https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/lummis-sullivan-lead-colleagues-in-urging-bank-regulators-to-establish-fair-capital-standards-for-digital-assets/", "Lummis, Sullivan Lead Colleagues in Urging Bank Regulators to Establish Fair Capital Standards for Digital Assets", "2026-06-04", "2026", "2026-06", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "Cynthia M. Lummis", "L000571", "www.lummis.senate.gov", "lummis", "https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Washington D.C. \u2014 Senate Banking Subcommittee on Digital Assets Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) led their colleagues Senators Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Bernie Moreno (R-OH), Ted Budd (R-NC), and Jon Husted (R-OH) in sending a letter to Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Miki Bowman, FDIC Chairman Travis Hill, and Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan Gould urging the agencies to build on recent progress clarifying the capital treatment of tokenized securities and move toward a clear and fair capital standard for banks engaged in digital asset activities.\n\n\u201cThe Basel Committee on Bank Supervision published prudential capital standards for the on-balance sheet treatment of digital assets like bitcoin in 2022 and assigned a 1,250% risk weight\u2014 the most punitive classification in the capital framework,\u201d the senators wrote. \u201cThis classification was not derived from a calibrated assessment of the actual risk profile of digital assets, however. This framework appears to be a blanket penalty assigned by asset category as a de facto ban on banks holding this asset class, in direct tension with a technology-neutral approach. The practical consequences of this framework are stark.\u201d", 1, "2026-06-05T06:35:23Z", "2026-06-05T06:36:42Z"], ["https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/lummis-supports-trump-coal-announcement/", "Lummis Supports Trump Coal Announcement", "2026-06-04", "2026", "2026-06", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "Cynthia M. Lummis", "L000571", "www.lummis.senate.gov", "lummis", "https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Washington D.C. \u2014 Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) today released the following statement applauding President Trump\u2019s pro-coal announcement:\n\n\u201cToday, President Trump made clear he is 150 percent committed to fighting for America\u2019s energy workers, and Wyoming couldn\u2019t be prouder to stand with him,\u201d said Lummis.\u201cDirecting over $700 million toward coal-fired electricity and export infrastructure is exactly the leadership our nation needs. The growing demands of AI and modern industry require more affordable, reliable electricity which coal delivers. The West Gateway export terminal alone will open critical new pathways for Wyoming coal to reach global markets. Americans cannot afford an energy policy that leaves them in the dark, and with this investment, President Trump is making sure they never will.\u201d", 1, "2026-06-05T06:35:23Z", "2026-06-05T06:36:42Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/barrasso-questions-treasury-secretary-on-irs-politicization-tax-cuts-for-working-families-iran-and-retirement-security/", "Barrasso Questions Treasury Secretary on IRS Politicization, Tax Cuts for Working Families, Iran, and Retirement Security", "2026-06-03", "2026", "2026-06", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) questioned U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent on preventing Internal Revenue Service (IRS) overreach, helping families access new tax cuts included in the Working Families Tax Cuts law, expanding access to low-cost retirement plans, and maintaining maximum economic pressure on Iran.\n\nSecretary Bessent spoke during today\u2019s Senate Finance Committee hearing to review President Trump\u2019s budget request for the Department of the Treasury for Fiscal Year 2027.\n\nOn IRS Politicization:\n\n\u201cThanks, Mr. Chairman. Well, talking about draining the swamp \u2013 I appreciate what you\u2019re doing, Mr. Secretary. Because you inherited a very troubling record of misconduct in terms of the IRS politicization.\n\n\u201cAnd you moved quickly. You championed the efforts to turn that around.\n\n\u201cWe saw under the Obama administration, the IRS spent years systematically targeting conservative nonprofit groups.\n\n\u201cTea Party groups. Faith-based organizations. Christians. Conservatives.\n\n\u201cThe Biden administration \u2013 their IRS continued that same pattern.\n\n\u201cA recent Department of Justice report noted the Biden IRS investigated churches based on what their pastors preached.\n\n\u201cWe can go on and on \u2013 about the Bible teachings that were typically affiliated with the Republican party. Those were being attacked by previous administrations.\n\n\u201cSo, this wasn\u2019t, to me, tax administration. This was government intimidation.\n\n\u201cThe American people aren\u2019t standing for it.\n\n\u201cCan you tell us what the Treasury Department has done to ensure that something like this \u2013 that this targeting by the previous administration and the Obama administration as well \u2013 that these persecutions are going to stop?\u201d\n\nOn Tax Cuts Still Ahead:\n\n\u201cI want to talk about the tax cuts we were able to pass last year. And you were so helpful in our efforts to get the Working Families Tax Cuts bill passed.\n\n\u201cWe see now in the tax returns this year \u2013 over 60 million Americans have claimed at least one of these Republican new tax cuts.\n\n\u201cNo Tax on Tips. No Tax on Overtime. The Senior Deduction.\n\n\u201cRefunds were up. Paychecks are bigger. I think it\u2019s important for families to know all of the things that are in this legislation.\n\n\u201cYou and I have talked about it. But I continue to travel, as do other members, around our home states. And some people aren\u2019t aware of many of the things that are advantaged here.\n\n\u201cHow is the Treasury Department ensuring that families across the country can access everything that this law has to offer them?\u201d\n\nOn Retirement Security:\n\n\u201cI want to ask about the issue of retirement security. Because about 50 million Americans have no access to a workplace retirement plan.\n\n\u201cAnd in Wyoming, that\u2019s about 65,000 independent truckers, contractors, ranchers \u2013 other self-employed individuals as we see all across the country.\n\n\u201cPresident Trump recently signed an Executive Order to try to change that.\n\n\u201cThe order directs you and the Treasury to provide workers with access to low-cost retirement plans with matching federal contributions.\n\n\u201cUnder your leadership, Treasury is working on legislative recommendations to build on this framework \u2013 to help these individuals.\n\n\u201cWhat is your vision for helping to close that retirement coverage gap?\u201d\n\nOn Continuing Economic Pressure on Iran:\n\n\u201cAnd then a final question. And it\u2019s on continuing the economic pressure on Iran.\n\n\u201cThe President talks about \u2018Maximum Pressure.\u2019\n\n\u201cHow does your budget help ensure that Treasury has the tools that you need to keep that economic pressure?\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-06-04T06:38:12Z", "2026-06-04T06:39:44Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/republicans-will-fund-ice-and-border-patrol-despite-democrat-obstruction/", "Republicans Will Fund ICE and Border Patrol Despite Democrat Obstruction", "2026-06-03", "2026", "2026-06", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "\u201cThe American people deserve to feel safe at home, safe in their communities. And we deserve to have a homeland that is secure. And that\u2019s why I am saying it is time to pass the Secure America Act.\u201d\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today\n\nspoke about how Republicans will fully fund Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement through the Secure America Act. Senator Barrasso discussed how Republicans are committed to keeping our communities safe and secure while Democrats are committed to defunding law enforcement.\n\nClick HERE to watch Senator Barrasso\u2019s remarks.\n\nSen. Barrasso\u2019s remarks:\n\n\u201cRepublicans are ready to move forward on funding critical components of our government. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Border Patrol.\n\n\u201cI heard the Minority Leader here on the Floor of the Senate a few minutes ago, and it sounds like he is continuing \u2013 as the Democrats have been doing \u2013 standing with illegal immigrant criminals. Protecting illegal immigrant criminals rather than protecting American citizens.\n\n\u201cWhat we\u2019re proposing \u2013 and the bill we\u2019ll be discussing today \u2013 is a bill that is targeted and is focused. And it is a vote for safe communities, not for criminals, specifically criminal illegal aliens. It is a vote for secure borders.\n\n\u201cSafe communities and secure borders are the top priorities of American citizens. People want to live in safe communities. They want secure borders. The top priority of the Democrats doesn\u2019t seem to be that at all. It seems to be defund border security, defund law enforcement in this country. That\u2019s what they\u2019ve been for years. Protesting in the streets. Defund the police. Get rid of ICE.\n\n\u201cWe need safety and security for the American people. What we\u2019ve seen after month and month and month of Democrat obstruction is very clear. Democrats want to go back to the days of the chaos of open borders. People streaming across the Southern Border into our nation. Republicans are not prepared to allow them to do it.\n\n\u201cThe American people deserve to feel safe at home, safe in their communities. And we deserve to have a homeland that is secure. And that\u2019s why I am saying it is time to pass the Secure America Act.\n\n\u201cEarlier this month, the United States Border Patrol secured a historic record. For a full year, not a single illegal immigrant has been released into our country. Catch and release no longer exists. Our border is more secure than ever before.\n\n\u201cOf course, this security is not guaranteed. The border is secure because enforcement is strong, and there is a commitment to enforcing the law. The danger has not disappeared.\n\n\u201cOne week ago, United States Border Patrol agents and Texas Highway Patrol arrested 12 illegal immigrants in Southwest Texas. The arrests occurred late at night on a private ranch near our Southern Border. Among those arrested are six Chinese nationals. All of them were military age. All of them were captured wearing military-style camouflage.\n\n\u201cThese six Chinese nationals are not ordinary illegal immigrants. They are what law enforcement classifies as \u2018Special Interest Aliens.\u2019 A Special Interest Alien is a non-citizen whose country of origin or travel history raises the concern of a serious national security threat. Special Interest Aliens are subject to enhanced security scrutiny.\n\n\u201cThe six Chinese nationals wanted to avoid getting caught. We still don\u2019t know who they are. We still don\u2019t know why they are here. We still don\u2019t know where they were heading. We still don\u2019t know who they planned to meet.\n\n\u201cThis situation reminds us of a core security principle: national security starts with border security. Congress cannot allow Democrats to strangle the resources Border Patrol needs to keep America safe.\n\n\u201cThe United States Border Patrol stands on the front lines of American safety. These are the men and women who patrol areas that are rugged and remote. They secure our borders. They keep illegal immigrant criminals out of our country. They do dangerous and diligent work because they know it makes the American people safer.\n\n\u201cJoe Biden and Democrats failed to secure the border. Joe Biden and Democrats undermined the men and women of Border Patrol. They turned our Southern Border into a turnstile. Over ten million people entered our country illegally in just four years. There was no enforcement of border law. There was only abandonment of our border.\n\n\u201cPresident Trump and Republicans had the common sense and commitment to secure the border. Through the Working Families Tax Cuts law, we invested $170 billion in border security. That\u2019s the largest border security investment in American history.\n\n\u201cRepublicans funded the border wall. We ended Joe Biden\u2019s Catch and Release policy. We restored Remain in Mexico. We cracked down on the Cartels. We gave Border Patrol the tools and resources to do their job. Republicans remain resolutely committed to keeping America safe.\n\n\u201cBy contrast, Democrats continue their commitment to open borders and to defunding the police. Democrats in the Senate right now are obstructing funding for Border Patrol. The Democrat blockade has gone on since January.\n\n\u201cDemocrats are choosing protecting illegal immigrants over protecting law-abiding American citizens. They want to defund the police. They want to defund American security. They are choosing open borders over a secure America.\n\n\u201cCartels, criminals, and foreign adversaries are watching what we do here in Washington D.C. Defunding Border Patrol is a dream to every criminal in the world who wishes to take advantage of innocent Americans. Why are Democrats standing with them? If we are serious about safe and secure communities, we must fully fund border security.\n\n\u201cRepublicans introduced the Secure America Act. It will fully fund Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the next three years. It will give law enforcement the tools to keep illegal immigrant criminals, the cartels, and terror suspects out of our country.\n\n\u201cRepublicans support the United States Border Patrol. We will deliver resources for the brave men and women who are committed to the safety and security of the American people.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-06-04T06:38:12Z", "2026-06-04T06:39:44Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/barrasso-let-us-be-worthy-of-our-history-our-heroes-and-our-heritage/", "Barrasso: Let Us Be Worthy of Our History, Our Heroes, and Our Heritage", "2026-06-02", "2026", "2026-06", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today spoke about Memorial Day ceremonies he attended across Wyoming to honor fallen service members and their families.\n\nSenator Barrasso also commemorated America\u2019s upcoming 250th anniversary and the enduring importance of the Declaration of Independence.\n\nClick HERE to watch Senator Barrasso\u2019s remarks.\n\nSen. Barrasso\u2019s remarks as prepared:\n\n\u201cLast Monday was Memorial Day \u2013 a day we honor and remember those who gave their lives for our freedom.\n\n\u201cSome say Memorial Day is the saddest day of the year. Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas is a combat veteran. He served as a member of the Old Guard at Arlington National Cemetery. Senator Cotton wrote about Memorial Day in his New York Times bestselling book Sacred Duty. He points out that Memorial Day is the most noble day of the year.\n\n\u201cSenator Cotton\u2019s powerful words were on my mind as I traveled across my home state of Wyoming this Memorial Day. I was in the cemetery in Douglas, Wyoming, for the flag raising ceremony at 7 a.m. I went to the Mount Hope Cemetery in Lander, Wyoming. And then, I joined the ceremonies in the cemetery in Ten Sleep, Wyoming. These are sacred places.\n\n\u201cAt each cemetery, the people of Wyoming gathered in respect and in reverence. Like Americans across the country, we honored our fallen American warriors. There are tens of thousands of service members, veterans, and military families in Wyoming. They know what it means to serve and to sacrifice for the safety of the American people.\n\n\u201cThis Memorial Day, I spoke about Staff Sergeant Tyler Pickett from Saratoga, Wyoming. I\u2019ve spoken about Sergeant Pickett on this Floor earlier this year.\n\n\u201cIn the year 2000, he enlisted in the United States Army \u2013 something he wanted to do his entire life. He became part of the legendary 10th Mountain Division. He was deployed to Iraq. On June 8, 2008, a suicide bomber attacked his convoy in Kirkuk. The bomb was supplied by Iran. Sergeant Pickett was killed. He was only 28 years old. He was a brave and beloved son of Wyoming. It has been almost 18 years to the day since Sergeant Pickett gave his life for our country.\n\n\u201cEarlier this year, I spoke with his Gold Star Mother, Sheri Peterson. She said that, after 18 years, she finally feels some relief from the weight of her son\u2019s death. She said it was because Ayatollah Khamenei \u2013 the person responsible for supplying the weapon that killed her son \u2013 is finally dead.\n\n\u201cShe said, \u2018When you speak to our President, Donald J. Trump, please thank him for me and my family.\u2019 She is a Gold Star mother. She knows we have a President who remembers our fallen service members not only with words, but also with courageous action.\n\n\u201cStories like Sergeant Pickett\u2019s remind us of the cost of freedom. We owe a debt to our fallen heroes.\n\n\u201cWe are about to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the founding of America. Exactly one month from today, July 2, is the anniversary of when the Continental Congress officially voted to declare independence. The Declaration of Independence was adopted two days later on July 4. On that day, our nation was born.\n\n\u201cAmerica\u2019s central idea is the Declaration of Independence. It is the root of every American idea. This is a document that is instantly recognizable around the world. In many ways, it is a work of art. It is a masterpiece. It beautifully expresses what America stands for.\n\n\u201cWe don\u2019t read it enough. We should. The central sentence is that we are \u2018endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable rights, among which are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.\u2019 Unalienable. That single word sums up the heart of the American experiment. It means that We the People are the source of the power and We the People loan that power to the government.\n\n\u201cOur Founding Fathers also believed deeply in a Creator. God is mentioned four separate times in the Declaration of Independence. You cannot explain the majesty of America without the Supreme Being.\n\n\u201cThe Declaration of Independence is an inspiration to every generation of American. The Declaration of Independence belongs to us. All of us.\n\n\u201cWhen we think of the Declaration of Independence, we think of freedom and Liberty. We often use the words freedom and liberty interchangeably. Their meanings are different. Freedom is the ability to think, speak, and act the way we want. Liberty refers to the rights and privileges granted and protected by our laws.\n\n\u201cLet us be worthy of our history, our heroes, and our heritage. Let us live out the Spirit of 1776. Let us carry on that spirit to the next generation. As we prepare to celebrate America\u2019s 250th birthday, I remain optimistic that America\u2019s best days are still ahead.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-06-03T06:40:39Z", "2026-06-03T06:42:22Z"], ["https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/lummis-pfluger-work-to-protect-small-energy-producers/", "Lummis, Pfluger Work to Protect Small Energy Producers", "2026-05-21", "2026", "2026-05", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "Cynthia M. Lummis", "L000571", "www.lummis.senate.gov", "lummis", "https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Washington D.C. \u2014 Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) today introduced The Protect Domestic Oil and Gas Small Business Act, legislation designed to safeguard small, independent energy producers from burdensome federal methane reporting and emissions control requirements. Congressman August Pfluger (R-TX) has introduced the legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives.\n\nSmall, independent operators of low-producing \u201cstripper\u201d wells \u2014 which account for roughly 6% of total U.S. onshore oil production \u2014 are struggling to keep up with federal methane reporting and emissions control requirements under the Clean Air Act, costs that could force many to shut down and put jobs, state revenues, and domestic energy supply at risk. The Protect Domestic Oil and Gas Small Business Act would write a clear exclusion for these wells directly into law, giving operators the long-term certainty that EPA rulemaking alone simply cannot guarantee.\n\n\u201cWyoming\u2019s small oil and gas operators should not be subject to blanket federal regulations that were never designed for businesses their size,\u201d said Senator Cynthia Lummis. \u201cThe Protect Domestic Oil and Gas Small Business Act protects hundreds of small businesses and supports good-paying jobs by ensuring durable protection against shifting regulatory priorities across administrations.\u201d\n\n\u201cAmerica\u2019s energy security depends on the strength of our domestic production, and small producers are a critical part of that equation,\u201d said Representative August Pfluger. \u201cToo often, these operators are disadvantaged by costly, one-size-fits-all regulations that were never designed with their operations in mind. Through targeted, commonsense reforms to the Clean Air Act, this bill will help keep small producers in business, protect American jobs, and preserve the stable domestic energy supply our economy depends on.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe Petroleum Association of Wyoming thanks Senator Cynthia Lummis for her leadership on the Protect Domestic Oil and Gas Small Business Act of 2026,\u201d said Pete Obermueller, Petroleum Association of Wyoming. \u201cThis commonsense legislation protects Wyoming\u2019s more than 400 small oil and natural gas operators from burdensome regulations while allowing the EPA to focus its resources on the largest emissions sources under the Clean Air Act. Nationally, stripper wells account for approximately 7% of domestic oil production while producing less than one-half of one percent of annual methane emissions. Senator Lummis\u2019 bill appropriately excludes wells producing little or no methane from Section 111 regulations intended for large emissions sources, allowing the agency to better prioritize enforcement and regulatory resources.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe National Stripper Well Association (NSWA) would like to thank Senator Lummis for introducing the \u2018Protect Domestic Oil and Gas Small Business Act of 2026,\u201c said Patrick Montalban, Chairman, National Stripper Well Association. \u201cThis legislation corrects a misapplication of EPA resources by carving out a right-sized regulatory path for marginal production, without stripping the EPA of its broader industry authority. It\u2019s the kind of common-sense solution NSWA strongly supports. It is in our national interest to support American energy, American jobs, and the small businesses that produce ~1 million-barrels-per-day and ~166 million-cubic-feet-per-day out of ~900,000 wells in 36 states.\u201d\n\n\u201cIPAA strongly supports this bicameral legislation introduced by Congressman Pfluger (R-TX-11) and Senator Lummis (R-WY) to bring regulatory clarity to small producers on the management of their air emissions,\u201d said Dan Naatz, EVP and Chief Policy Officer, Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA). \u201cHistorically, the EPA has regulated the industry with a top down, one-size-fits-all approach. This leaves small producers continually fighting through regulatory uncertainties that EPA cannot anticipate. Operating costs continue to rise, market conditions for oil and natural gas can be volatile, and changing presidential administrations create additional uncertainty. This bill allows states to manage emissions from low production wells efficiently and effectively. IPAA has worked on this issue with various state and national industry partners for many years and will keep supporting small producers and work with other industry advocates to advance their interests.\u201d\n\nSenators John Barrasso (R-WY), Steve Daines (R-MT), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Pete Ricketts (R-NE) have cosponsored this legislation.", 1, "2026-05-22T06:27:39Z", "2026-05-22T06:29:18Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/barrasso-republicans-want-to-secure-america-democrats-want-to-defund-the-police/", "Barrasso: Republicans Want to Secure America. Democrats Want to Defund the Police", "2026-05-20", "2026", "2026-05", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "\u201cDemocrats are willing to sacrifice the safety and security of the American people to illegal immigrant criminals. That is why Republicans will fully fund law enforcement without a single Democrat vote. Republicans will pass the Secure America Act.\u201d\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today spoke about the Secure America Act, which fully funds Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol after months of Democrat obstruction.\n\nClick HERE to watch Senator Barrasso\u2019s remarks.\n\nSen. Barrasso\u2019s remarks as prepared:\n\n\u201cI have a simple message to the dedicated men and women of ICE and Border Patrol: Help is on the way.\n\n\u201cYou spent the last five months guarding our borders and protecting our communities. You were defunded by Democrats. You were demonized by members of the media. Your homes and families were threatened by radical activists.\n\n\u201cCourageously, you carried out your mission. You do it with patriotism, professionalism, and resolve. Your commitment makes America safer. Republicans are fighting to send you the support you need as you continue to do your duty.\n\n\u201cFor the first time in four years, the United States has a secure border. Under Joe Biden and the Democrats, ten million illegal immigrants flooded into our country. Democrats\u2019 catch and release policies turned every state into a border state.\n\n\u201cToday, under Republicans, catch and release has been replaced with detain and deport. Zero illegal immigrants have entered our country in the past year. Hundreds of illegal immigrant criminals are being removed each and every week.\n\n\u201cIn just two weeks last month, officers in Houston arrested 277 illegal immigrant criminals \u2013 criminals who have been convicted of a total of 751 criminal offenses. This isn\u2019t an innocent group of people. It is convicted murderers. It is child abusers. It is drug dealers. It is violent gang members. And this is just in one city.\n\n\u201cLet me state the obvious. Illegal immigrant criminals do not make our country safer. They make our communities more dangerous.\n\n\u201cRepublicans want to uphold the law. We want to continue to remove illegal immigrant criminals from our communities. President Trump has made significant progress making communities safer. Republicans will protect this progress and keep it going into the future.\n\n\u201cThat is what this week is all about. Senate Republicans have introduced legislation to fully fund the men and women of immigration enforcement. It is called the Secure America Act.\n\n\u201cThe Secure America Act fully funds Immigration and Customs Enforcement. It fully funds U.S. Border Patrol. It funds them not for one year, not for two years, but for three full years. It guarantees full funding for ICE and Border Patrol for the entire presidency of President Trump. This is an urgent priority.\n\n\u201cSince January, Democrats have blocked critical funding for ICE. They have blocked critical funding for Border Patrol. Democrats continue to try to defund law enforcement in America at this very moment. Democrats do not respect law enforcement, will not honor their sacrifice, and refuse to fund them.\n\n\u201cToday\u2019s Democrat Party is more interested in protecting illegal immigrant criminals than they are protecting law-abiding American citizens. Today\u2019s Democrat Party belongs to the radicals who want to Abolish ICE and return to open borders.\n\n\u201cDemocrats are willing to sacrifice the safety and security of the American people to illegal immigrant criminals. That is why Republicans will fully fund law enforcement without a single Democrat vote.\n\n\u201cRepublicans will pass the Secure America Act. This is a choice between safe communities and open borders. This is about protecting law-abiding American citizens.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-05-21T06:28:16Z", "2026-05-21T06:29:43Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/senate-passes-legislation-renaming-caspers-national-historic-trails-interpretive-center-in-honor-of-barbara-l-cubin/", "Senate Passes Legislation Renaming Casper\u2019s National Historic Trails Interpretive Center In Honor of Barbara L. Cubin", "2026-05-20", "2026", "2026-05", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "Washington D.C. \u2014 Today, legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis and John Barrasso, and Representative Harriet Hageman (all R-WY), to rename the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper the \u201cBarbara L. Cubin National Historic Trails Interpretive Center\u201d passed the U.S. Senate.\n\n\u201cFew have left a legacy as enduring in the Cowboy State as Barbara Cubin,\u201d said Lummis. \u201cAs the first woman to represent Wyoming at the federal level, she served our state with distinction and helped pave the way for generations of American women in public service. I am proud to carry forward the remarkable legacy of my friend, Barbara, and to honor the extraordinary contributions she has made to Wyoming. I look forward to seeing this legislation make its way to President Trump\u2019s desk.\u201d\n\n\u201cAs the first woman to represent Wyoming in the U.S. Congress, Barbara Cubin demonstrated incredible leadership and strength,\u201d said Barrasso. \u201cOur legislation provides a wonderful opportunity to recognize Barbara\u2019s legacy and record of public service. I look forward to the House passing it soon so we can celebrate Barbara\u2019s outstanding contributions to the people of Wyoming.\u201d\n\n\u201cBarbara Cubin made history as the first woman elected to federal office in Wyoming and played a leading role in establishing the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center,\u201d said Hageman. \u201cRenaming the center in her honor recognizes her vision, leadership, and lasting contributions to our great state. Barbara is a dear friend and mentor to me and many others, and I am proud to work alongside Senators Barrasso and Lummis to ensure her legacy endures.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nIn 1998, Rep. Barbara Cubin successfully passed legislation establishing the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper to tell the stories of westward migration in the U.S. The center is owned by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and is run through a public-private partnership with the BLM, the National Historic Trails Center Foundation and the City of Casper.\n\nRep. Cubin was the first woman to win an election for federal office in the state of Wyoming and served as a founding member of the Congressional Western Caucus. She represented Wyoming in the U.S. House from 1995-2009.\n\n###", 1, "2026-05-21T06:28:16Z", "2026-05-21T06:29:43Z"], ["https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/lummis-leads-senate-subcommittee-hearing-on-nuclear-energy-future-bipartisan-legislation/", "Lummis Leads Senate Subcommittee Hearing on Nuclear Energy Future, Bipartisan Legislation", "2026-05-20", "2026", "2026-05", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "Cynthia M. Lummis", "L000571", "www.lummis.senate.gov", "lummis", "https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Washington D.C. \u2014 This morning, Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety, convened a hearing to examine a trio of legislative proposals: the Build Nuclear with Local Materials Act, a discussion draft of the RECHARGE Act, and a discussion draft of the Enrichment Licensing Modernization Act.\n\nDuring the hearing, Chair Lummis questioned witnesses on what it will take to strengthen America\u2019s nuclear energy sector, covering everything from cutting red tape on project development and expanding the workforce to attracting lasting investment in energy communities. Witnesses weighed in on how to move nuclear deployment forward safely, reliably, and affordably, touching on construction challenges and the industry\u2019s need for more skilled workers.\n\nWATCH Senator Lummis\u2019 Opening Statement here.\n\n\u2014\n\nTRANSCRIPT: SENATOR LUMMIS\u2019 OPENING STATEMENT:\n\n\u201cAmerica must remain an economic superpower in the decades ahead, and that requires smart energy policy to ensure the United States \u2014 and states like Wyoming \u2014 and Arizona \u2014 continue to lead the way.\n\n\u201cFor my state of Wyoming, we\u2019ve fueled American prosperity through coal, natural gas, oil, and uranium production \u2014 for decades. We even have a miner on our state seal. We have number one status in uranium reserves, and had a robust uranium for years before the technology fell asleep. But like, Rumpelstiltskin, isn\u2019t that who fell asleep for years? Rip Van Winkle, excuse me. It has awakened and is more robust than ever. Wyoming workers and producers strengthen our grid and support the reliable energy systems that make economic growth and national security possible.\n\n\u201cWe all know that our new embrace of technology, including artificial intelligence, the data centers that support them, the advanced manufacturing that comes from it, Bitcoin mining, all of these demand reliable baseload power \u2013 and that\u2019s the key. The baseload power. We must continue to grow. The United States needs more reliable generation, more infrastructure, and a diverse energy strategy that supports affordability, reliability, and long-term energy security. Advanced nuclear energy must be part of that future. We are so glad that Rip Van Winkle is awake \u2013 and alive and well \u2013 and experts representing it today are here to help us understand it.\n\n\u201cThe Build Nuclear with Local Materials Act addresses unnecessary cost escalation in nuclear reactor construction by modernizing NRC rules governing commercial-grade steel and concrete in non-safety-related structures while preserving oversight of safety-critical systems.\n\n\u201cThat means more opportunities for local manufacturers, suppliers, and skilled workers to participate in nuclear projects while reducing unnecessary costs.\n\n\u201cWe will also examine the RECHARGE Act, it\u2019s a discussion draft, and will focus on deploying advanced reactors at retired fossil fuel facilities and brownfield sites. These communities already have energy infrastructure and experienced workforces. Repurposing these sites for advanced nuclear development can attract long-term investment, strengthen local tax bases, and create new opportunities in energy communities.\n\n\u201cWyoming is already demonstrating how this model can work. TerraPower, which is a project going up in my state near Kemmerer, Wyoming, is being developed on a brownfield site, bringing new investment and development to an existing energy community.\n\n\u201cFinally, we will examine the Modernizing Enrichment Facility Licensing Act. It also is a discussion draft. As the United States moves towards ending reliance on Russian uranium imports in 2028, which is a big deal, and we have to be ready for it. This about strengthening domestic uranium conversion and enrichment capacity, which are very limited. We only have one conversion facility, and perhaps only two enrichment facilities in the entire country. This is really important for both energy security and national security.\n\n\u201cMy state of Wyoming is excited about this technology. We are positioned to lead. Wyoming has the uranium resources and uranium mines. A lot of them are insitu mines, instead of open pit mines. It\u2019s a transformative technology in producing uranium out of the ground. It\u2019s amazing. When you come upon it, it looks like you are looking at a bunch of beehives out in the distance. And it\u2019s a uranium field so the surface disturbance is nearly nill. It\u2019s just incredible. I just admire these brilliant minds that work in this area so much. What America lacks is the domestic enrichment capacity necessary to support a growing nuclear sector. This committee needs to explore and I am committed to fixing policies that limit the ability of Wyoming\u2019s resources to power the world.\n\n\u201cThe discussion draft seeks to modernize portions of the licensing process while maintaining NRC oversight and operating license requirements. However, discussions on this proposal remain ongoing, and I trust today\u2019s hearing will inform negotiations with Senator Kelly moving forward.\n\n\u201cIf America intends to lead the future of advanced manufacturing, artificial intelligence, digital infrastructure, and emerging technologies, then we must also lead in reliable energy production \u2013 especially baseload. That future will require more power, more investment, and especially smarter policies that enable Wyoming and other American energy communities to continue powering this country.\n\n\u201cAgain, I thank our witnesses for being here today, and I look forward to their testimony.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-05-21T06:28:16Z", "2026-05-21T06:29:43Z"], ["https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/senate-passes-legislation-renaming-caspers-national-historic-trails-interpretive-center-in-honor-of-barbara-l-cubin/", "Senate Passes Legislation Renaming Casper\u2019s National Historic Trails Interpretive Center In Honor of Barbara L. Cubin", "2026-05-20", "2026", "2026-05", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "Cynthia M. Lummis", "L000571", "www.lummis.senate.gov", "lummis", "https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Washington D.C. \u2014 Today, legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis and John Barrasso, and Representative Harriet Hageman (all R-WY), to rename the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper the \u201cBarbara L. Cubin National Historic Trails Interpretive Center\u201d passed the U.S. Senate.\n\n\u201cFew have left a legacy as enduring in the Cowboy State as Barbara Cubin,\u201d said Lummis. \u201cAs the first woman to represent Wyoming at the federal level, she served our state with distinction and helped pave the way for generations of American women in public service. I am proud to carry forward the remarkable legacy of my friend, Barbara, and to honor the extraordinary contributions she has made to Wyoming. I look forward to seeing this legislation make its way to President Trump\u2019s desk.\u201d\n\n\u201cAs the first woman to represent Wyoming in the U.S. Congress, Barbara Cubin demonstrated incredible leadership and strength,\u201d said Barrasso. \u201cOur legislation provides a wonderful opportunity to recognize Barbara\u2019s legacy and record of public service. I look forward to the House passing it soon so we can celebrate Barbara\u2019s outstanding contributions to the people of Wyoming.\u201d\n\n\u201cBarbara Cubin made history as the first woman elected to federal office in Wyoming and played a leading role in establishing the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center,\u201d said Hageman. \u201cRenaming the center in her honor recognizes her vision, leadership, and lasting contributions to our great state. Barbara is a dear friend and mentor to me and many others, and I am proud to work alongside Senators Barrasso and Lummis to ensure her legacy endures.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nIn 1998, Rep. Barbara Cubin successfully passed legislation establishing the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper to tell the stories of westward migration in the U.S. The center is owned by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and is run through a public-private partnership with the BLM, the National Historic Trails Center Foundation and the City of Casper.\n\nRep. Cubin was the first woman to win an election for federal office in the state of Wyoming and served as a founding member of the Congressional Western Caucus. She represented Wyoming in the U.S. House from 1995-2009.\n\n###", 1, "2026-05-21T06:28:16Z", "2026-05-21T06:29:43Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/barrasso-introduces-bill-to-increase-access-to-broadband-on-federal-land/", "Barrasso Introduces Bill to Increase Access to Broadband on Federal Land", "2026-05-19", "2026", "2026-05", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) introduced legislation to increase access to high-speed internet on federal land. The CLOSE THE GAP Act will streamline the permitting process for broadband and telecommunications infrastructure on federal land to expand access to high-speed internet in rural areas. The bill is cosponsored by U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.).\n\n\u201cIn Wyoming, half of the land is owned by the federal government. Many areas face a significant gap in internet service. In some cases, there is no service at all,\u201d said Senator Barrasso. \u201cIt shouldn\u2019t take years for internet service providers to get approval for broadband infrastructure projects on federal land. The CLOSE THE GAP Act will streamline the federal permitting process to improve internet access for rural communities and emergency services in Wyoming and across the West.\u201d\n\nPermitting for broadband projects and telecommunications infrastructure on federal land can take up to 48 months. These delays jeopardize broadband projects, increase costs, and limit access to high-speed internet and vital telehealth services.\n\nWTA \u2013 Advocates for Rural Broadband released the following statement in support of the legislation:\n\n\u201cThe small, rural broadband providers we represent often face delays of two to three years to get broadband projects approved. Not only does this lengthen the time that customers wait to get service, but it adds hundreds of thousands of dollars to the cost of the projects. The CLOSE THE GAP Act is a measured approach that, among other things, will reduce the wait time in instances where federal land has already been surveyed and approved for communications use. We appreciate Senator Barrasso\u2019s work on this bill and urge the Senate to pass it.\u201d\n\nBrian Woody, President of the Wyoming Telecommunications Association, released the following statement of support for the legislation:\n\n\u201cThe Wyoming Telecommunications Association commends Senator Barrasso for introducing the CLOSE THE GAP Act. By streamlining broadband permitting on Federal land, this legislation will help our members expand reliable, high-quality services that are essential for education, healthcare, public safety, and economic growth across the Rocky Mountain West.\u201d\n\nJeff England, Chief Financial Officer of Silver Star, released the following statement in support of the legislation:\n\n\u201cAs a Wyoming resident and broadband provider, I am extremely grateful for \u2013 and proud of \u2013 the work Senator Barrasso and his staff have done in advancing important legislative solutions to address permitting challenges in the CLOSE THE GAP Act. Between short construction seasons, navigating difficult terrain, and covering vast distances, serving residents in rural Wyoming has enough challenges without the added complexities of permitting practices that are outdated, inefficient or unnecessary. Senator Barrasso\u2019s proposed legislation is an important step in removing burdensome requirements making broadband deployment more easily accomplished, more affordable to construct, and in the end, more broadly available and more affordable to the end user. I urge swift action in the Senate and look forward to the improvements the CLOSE THE GAP Act promises for all rural Americans.\u201d\n\nEric J. Woody, CEO of Union Wireless, released the following statement of support for the legislation:\n\n\u201cUnion Wireless commends Senator Barrasso\u2019s efforts to help Union provide better services to its customers.\u201d\n\nRob Johnstone, CEO of Range, released the following statement in support of the legislation:\n\n\u201cI would like to thank Senator Barrasso for his leadership on federal permitting reform efforts. As a broadband and middle mile transport provider with a large geographic footprint in sparsely populated mountain states with large tracts of federal land, our biggest impediments in providing affordable broadband service are often the delays and costs associated with federal permitting. The CLOSE THE GAP Act would streamline federal permitting in a practical and reasonable manner, thereby reducing our deployment costs and increasing broadband availability and affordability. We are hopeful for quick passage of this incredibly important piece of legislation.\u201d\n\nJonathan Spalter, President and CEO of USTelecom, released the following statement in support of the legislation:\n\n\u201cSenator Barrasso\u2019s CLOSE THE GAP Act will help us build the networks Americans need. Every day that a permit to expand broadband access sits stuck in a federal queue is a day a community waits for the connectivity it was already promised. Broadband providers are particularly plagued by permitting delays when trying to access federal lands. The CLOSE THE GAP Act takes direct aim at the problem by easing the burdensome requirements on land that has been reviewed in previously approved permits.\n\nEvery American connected to high-speed internet is another win towards our shared prosperity. This bill helps us do it faster. On behalf of America\u2019s broadband providers, I urge swift action in the Senate.\u201d\n\nKelly Cole, CTIA Senior Vice President, Government Affairs, released the following statement of support for the legislation:\n\n\u201cWe commend Senator Barrasso for reintroducing the CLOSE THE GAP Act, a commonsense solution to modernizing broadband infrastructure deployment on federal lands. Removing these barriers to buildout is essential, not just to close the digital divide, but to ensure America\u2019s wireless networks can power the AI economy. U.S. leadership in next-generation wireless depends on deploying infrastructure faster, and this legislation helps make that possible.\u201d\n\nMike Romano, CEO of NTCA, released the following statement in support of the legislation:\n\n\u201cNTCA members have an extensive history of network deployment on federal lands and can attest to the many inefficiencies and delays that arise when dealing with federal permitting requirements. The CLOSE THE GAP ACT takes a step in the right direction to proactively streamline federal permitting requirements and prohibit costly delays. I applaud Senator Barrasso for his commitment to ensuring rural communities can get connected and stay connected.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nIn order to streamline the permitting process for broadband infrastructure, the CLOSE THE GAP Act requires federal land management agencies to issue new regulations that would streamline the process for broadband applications on federal land. The bill also promotes online application tracking for broadband infrastructure projects through the existing Permitting Dashboard established under the FAST Act.\n\nThe bill also accelerates broadband deployment by expanding categorical exclusions under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and limiting additional environmental and historic preservation reviews for certain broadband projects on federal land. The exclusion criteria would apply to:\n\nProjects involving existing public safety communications facilities on federal land\n\nProjects located on previously analyzed federal land\n\nFederal land with existing authorized utilities, powerline facilities, or roads\n\nThe bill would establish online portals for submission of Standard Form-299 applications. It would also establish a special account at Treasury for each land management agency to deposit cost recovery fees for their own use related specifically to broadband deployment. Lastly, the bill would establish a working group between each federal land management agency to periodically meet to coordinate and expedite the review of applications.\n\nFull text of the legislation can be found here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-05-20T06:27:31Z", "2026-05-20T06:28:54Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/barrasso-slams-defund-the-police-democrats-for-opposing-the-secure-america-act/", "Barrasso Slams Defund-the-Police Democrats for Opposing the Secure America Act", "2026-05-19", "2026", "2026-05", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today spoke at a press conference about how Republicans are determined to pass the Secure America Act while Democrats are determined to defund the police.\n\nSen. Barrasso said:\n\n\u201cDemocrats are the party of open borders and illegal immigrant criminals. And Democrats have chained themselves \u2013 chained themselves \u2013 to the defund the police movement of the radical wing of this country. That\u2019s what we\u2019re dealing with here.\n\n\u201cBecause since January, Democrats have blocked critical funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. They have blocked critical funding for Border Patrol. And if you asked most Americans, \u2018Is it important to have a funded Immigration and Customs Enforcement? Is it important to have a funded Border Patrol?\u2019 The answer is clearly yes. If you want to live in a community that is secure and a country that is safe it is important to do those things.\n\n\u201cSo, Republicans are going to vote this week on the Secure America Act, and I don\u2019t expect a single Democrat to vote for it. We\u2019re going to be the ones funding ICE, funding Border Patrol \u2013 and you say, \u2018Why are all the Democrats going to vote against it?\u2019 Because the defund the police group is really now the driving force within the Democrat party. And Democrats in the Senate and in the House are willing to sacrifice \u2013 to give up \u2013 the safety and security of our nation to illegal immigrant criminals.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-05-20T06:27:31Z", "2026-05-20T06:28:54Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/the-secure-america-act-will-make-america-safer/", "The Secure America Act Will Make America Safer", "2026-05-19", "2026", "2026-05", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "\u201cRepublicans will stand up to protect American citizens. We will pass the Secure America Act. We will continue to keep American communities safe.\u201d\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today discussed how Republicans are working to pass the Secure America Act, which fully funds law enforcement after months of Democrat attempts to defund the police.\n\nClick HERE to watch Senator Barrasso\u2019s remarks.\n\nSen. Barrasso\u2019s remarks as prepared:\n\n\u201cSince January, Democrats have refused to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement. They\u2019ve refused to fund the United States Border Patrol. Month after month after month after month, Democrats have tried to defund law enforcement in America.\n\n\u201cWhen illegal immigrant criminals roam freely, our communities are less safe. The Biden administration tried the open borders approach. From Fairfax County, Virginia, to San Francisco, California, Democrat sanctuary cities across America continue this dangerous and deadly experiment.\n\n\u201cConsider the families of Laken Riley, Stephanie Minter, and Sheridan Gorman. These families are mourning the tragic loss of their loved ones. Each murdered by an illegal immigrant criminal.\n\n\u201cIt is time for Congress to fully fund immigration enforcement. ICE and Border Patrol keep our communities safe. They protect our country at great risk to themselves. The work they do is important, urgent, and necessary. The results are undeniable. For the last 12 months, absolutely zero illegal immigrants have been released into our communities through catch and release.\n\n\u201cRepublicans are going to make sure that our Border Patrol is fully funded. All of it. This week, the Senate will vote on the Secure America Act. The Secure America Act will keep our nation strong. It will keep our communities safe.\n\n\u201cThe Secure America Act funds ICE and Border Patrol. It does it for three years. It builds on the border security successes of the Laken Riley Act, the HALT Fentanyl Act, and the Working Families Tax Cuts law. Most importantly, the Secure America Act guarantees Democrats cannot defund American security during the administration of President Trump.\n\n\u201cThe Secure America Act also improves training for Secret Service Agents. This prepares agents to counter the evolving threats we face. It safeguards major national events and every American who attends them. This weekend is the Indy 500. The World Cup is coming up. The 2028 Olympic Games are right around the corner. Americans from coast to coast will be safer when the Secure America Act becomes law.\n\n\u201cEvery single Democrat here in the United States Senate opposes the Secure America Act. Senator Schumer vowed to fight against it. He said he would use \u2018every tool in our arsenal.\u2019 Why is he saying this? Because Democrats believe in open borders. They are the party of open borders. They are the party of defund the police.\n\n\u201cDemocrats\u2019 outright opposition to protecting the American people contrasts sharply with their own personal demands. Democrats want more personal security for themselves.\n\n\u201cFollowing the murder of a state representative last year, Senator Schumer said, \u2018We need more protection. We need more money.\u2019 Senator Murphy of Connecticut warned that limited resources \u2018should not be the reason why an assassination of a member of Congress is successful.\u2019\n\n\u201cDo you know the amount of money Democrats demanded? One billion dollars.\n\nOne billion dollars to protect themselves. Nothing to protect our communities. Democrats are more supportive of protecting themselves and illegal immigrant criminals than they are of protecting American citizens. The message from the Democrats is this: Our nation\u2019s safety and security doesn\u2019t matter.\n\n\u201cMy message is this: The safety and security of our citizens and communities should be the number one priority of everyone serving in the United States Senate. Republicans will stand up to protect American citizens. We will pass the Secure America Act. We will continue to keep American communities safe.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-05-20T06:27:31Z", "2026-05-20T06:28:54Z"], ["https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/lummis-applauds-trump-administration-on-federal-reserve-master-account-executive-order/", "Lummis Applauds Trump Administration on Federal Reserve Master Account Executive Order", "2026-05-19", "2026", "2026-05", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "Cynthia M. Lummis", "L000571", "www.lummis.senate.gov", "lummis", "https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Washington, D.C.\u2014 Senate Banking Subcommittee on Digital Assets Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) released the following statement applauding the Trump administration for issuing an Executive Order expanding access to Federal Reserve Master Accounts for digital asset companies.\n\n\u201cThis Executive Order puts the Federal Reserve on notice that it must follow the law and provide equal access to the payments system for all eligible fintech companies,\u201d said Lummis. \u201cFor years, Fintech has been shut out while legacy institutions enjoyed privileged access, and the Trump administration is ensuring a level playing field, competition, and lower payments costs for consumers. American innovation cannot wait on bureaucratic inertia, and President Trump is making sure it does not have to.\u201d", 1, "2026-05-20T06:27:31Z", "2026-05-20T06:28:54Z"], ["https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/swc-chair-lummis-applauds-confirmation-of-steve-pearce-to-lead-blm/", "SWC Chair Lummis Applauds Confirmation of Steve Pearce to Lead BLM", "2026-05-18", "2026", "2026-05", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "Cynthia M. Lummis", "L000571", "www.lummis.senate.gov", "lummis", "https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2014 Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) applauded the confirmation tonight of former New Mexico Congressman Steve Pearce (R-NM) to serve as Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM):\n\n\u201cI am pleased that the U.S. Senate tonight confirmed my friend and former colleague Steve Pearce as Director of the Bureau of Land Management,\u201d said Lummis. \u201cThe BLM oversees nearly 30 percent of Wyoming\u2019s land, making its leadership deeply personal to our state and critical to the communities and economies across the West. Steve brings the experience and vision to honor that responsibility and will serve as an outstanding guardian of our lands. I look forward to working with Steve and his team in his new role.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-05-19T06:31:01Z", "2026-05-19T06:32:40Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/senate-unanimously-passes-barrasso-whitehouse-resolution-marking-national-hospital-week/", "Senate Unanimously Passes Barrasso, Whitehouse Resolution Marking National Hospital Week", "2026-05-15", "2026", "2026-05", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) applauded the U.S. Senate for unanimously passing their bipartisan resolution Thursday afternoon designating May 10th through May 16th, 2026, as National Hospital Week.\n\n\u201cDoctors, nurses, and hospital staff in Wyoming and across the country provide critical care and comfort to patients when it matters most. National Hospital Week gives us the opportunity to recognize the valuable service of these incredible frontline workers,\u201d said Senator Barrasso. \u201cIn Wyoming, we rely on these professionals every day for their dedication to the health and well-being of our communities.\u201d\n\n\u201cNational Hospital Week is an opportunity to cheer our nation\u2019s tireless hospital workers who deliver heroic care during some of the most challenging moments in the lives of patients and their families,\u201d said Senator Whitehouse. \u201cI will continue to advocate in the Senate on behalf of doctors, nurses, and staff in Rhode Island hospitals and push for a health care system that delivers affordable, high-quality care.\u201d\n\nThe legislation is co-sponsored by U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Angus King (I-Maine), and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.).\n\nThe resolution recognizes the dedication of healthcare professionals and the important role hospitals play in caring for patients and supporting communities across the country. From rural and teaching hospitals to VA medical centers and specialty facilities, hospital teams work every day to provide high-quality care close to home.\n\nLast year, Senate Republicans secured the largest-ever investment to support hospitals and strengthen rural healthcare through the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program in the Working Families Tax Cuts Act. Investments like these help ensure hospitals can continue providing the services communities rely on every day. Hospitals nationwide employ nearly 5.8 million people, including nurses, physicians, technicians, support staff, and many other essential workers. Together, they provide care for more than 35.6 million patients each year and help ensure hospitals remain ready to serve communities around the clock.\n\n\u201cHealthcare is truly a team effort, and Hospital Week is a reminder of how fortunate we are to have such a committed and talented group of individuals across all areas of Star Valley Health. Each individual\u2019s professionalism, kindness, and willingness to go above and beyond are what make our organization special,\u201d said Daniel Ordyna, Chief Executive Officer at Star Valley Health.\n\n\u201cThe AHA appreciates Senators Barrasso and Whitehouse for leading this bipartisan Senate resolution supporting National Hospital Week,\u201d said Lisa Kidder Hrobsky, Senior Vice President of Federal Relations, Advocacy, and Political Affairs at the American Hospital Association. \u201cThe hospital field is proud to be recognized for the critical role they serve in providing essential, around-the-clock patient care in communities across America.\u201d\n\nThe full text of the resolution is available here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-05-20T06:27:31Z", "2026-05-20T06:28:54Z"], ["https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/lummis-kelly-donalds-introduce-build-nuclear-with-local-materials-act-to-cut-costs-boost-local-hiring/", "Lummis, Kelly, Donalds Introduce Build Nuclear with Local Materials Act to Cut Costs, Boost Local Hiring", "2026-05-15", "2026", "2026-05", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "Cynthia M. Lummis", "L000571", "www.lummis.senate.gov", "lummis", "https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ), and Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) this week introduced the Build Nuclear with Local Materials Act, legislation that will direct the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to issue a rulemaking allowing commercial-grade concrete and steel to be used in non-safety-related structures of nuclear power plants.\n\n\u201cAs nuclear technology evolves, our regulations should evolve with it,\u201d said Senator Cynthia Lummis. \u201cRequiring nuclear-grade materials in parts of a plant that have nothing to do with safety drives up costs and locks out local construction crews who are more than capable of doing the job. This legislation fixes that by requiring the NRC to allow commercial-grade concrete and steel where it\u2019s safe to do so. I\u2019m pleased to work with Senator Kelly and Congressman Donalds to get this done. The result is simple: lower costs, more local jobs, and zero compromise on safety.\u201d\n\n\u201cWe need more reliable, affordable power to keep up with growing demand in Arizona and across the country, but outdated rules about building materials drive up costs and slow down construction for nuclear plants,\u201d said Senator Mark Kelly. \u201cWith this commonsense solution, we can build clean nuclear power plants faster and cheaper while keeping the same strong safety standards that protect Arizona families.\u201d\n\n\u201cEnergy security is national and economic security for the United States. As our energy demands continue to grow, it is essential that nuclear energy is a viable source of base load power. We must take a hard look at outdated and burdensome regulations and make practical, common-sense reforms,\u201d said Congressman Byron Donalds. \u201cI am proud to work alongside Senator Lummis to introduce the Build Nuclear with Local Labor Act to reduce construction and compliance costs for nuclear reactors, without sacrificing safety.\u201d\n\n\u201cWe are proud to support Senator Cynthia Lummis\u2019 efforts to encourage the further buildout of nuclear energy in the United States by lessening the burdens placed on the construction and manufacture of these facilities via oversight by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC),\u201d said Faith Burns, Energy Policy Fellow- Americans for Prosperity. \u201cThe current text in Senator Lummis\u2019 bill requires the agency to finalize a rulemaking to authorize the use of commercial-grade steel and concrete in non-safety-related structures at nuclear facilities. This bill provides a reasonable and responsible manner to address building and construction activities at nuclear facilities. Senator Lummis has been a stalwart in the energy and natural resources space, and we are thankful for her leadership.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe Breakthrough Institute commends Senator Lummis for introducing the Build Nuclear with Local Materials Act,\u201d said Dr. Adam Stein, Director, Nuclear Energy Innovation, The Breakthrough Institute.\u201d After decades of stagnant demand, growing industries such as AI, advanced manufacturing, and broader electrification will bring large loads to the grid \u2013 and advanced nuclear technologies offer promising generation to meet that demand. A key barrier to new nuclear deployment in the United States is the relatively high cost of construction. Regulatory requirements governing the use of safety-related materials in non-safety-related structures can be a meaningful contributor to this cost. The use of commercial-grade concrete and steel in non-safety-related applications maintains rigorous safety requirements for safety-significant systems and structures while advancing a more performance-aligned regulatory approach. This offers a clear pathway to reduce project timelines and costs without compromising public health and safety. We applaud Senator Lummis\u2019s leadership on advancing nuclear energy deployment and her efforts to foster a supportive environment for nuclear technology in Wyoming.\u201d\n\n\u201cNuclear-grade materials carry an enormous cost premium for little to no additional safety benefit,\u201c said Nick Loris, President of Policy, C3 Solutions Action. \u201cThree-quarters of a nuclear reactor is concrete, and thanks to federal regulations, that concrete costs 50 percent more than what we use to build bridges and skyscrapers, not because it\u2019s meaningfully safer, but because the regulations say so. The same story holds for steel. For nuclear energy to succeed in the United States, it needs to be cost-competitive, and reducing government regulations that unnecessarily inflate costs is key to achieving that. Senator Lummis\u2019s bill is a long-overdue course correction that will help deploy more clean, dependable power without compromising on safety.\u201d\n\n\u201dSenator Lummis\u2019 bill as a practical step toward making it easier to build more nuclear power in America,\u201d said Chris Koopman, Abundance Institute, CEO. \u201cThis kind of targeted reform helps create a more build friendly environment for new nuclear projects and moves the country closer to abundant, reliable American energy. This is exactly the kind of policy Congress should advance if it is serious about energy abundance.\u201d\n\n\u201cFor too long, the federal government has stifled nuclear energy with misguided and unnecessary red tape,\u201d said Josh Smith, Senior Fellow, Pacific Legal Foundation. \u201cPacific Legal Foundation applauds Senator Lummis for introducing the Build Nuclear with Local Materials Act which directs the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to permit the use of commercial-grade steel and concrete at nuclear facilities. Passing this bill is one of many important steps needed to remove key barriers for American nuclear energy to expand, innovate, and power the future.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nThe Build Nuclear with Local Materials Act builds on a precedent the NRC already established for TerraPower\u2019s Natrium reactor in Kemmerer, Wyoming, where the agency determined that commercial-grade materials could be safely used in non-safety areas of the plant.\n\nCurrent NRC requirements apply nuclear-grade standards broadly to both safety and non-safety structures \u2014 a one-size-fits-all approach that drives up costs, extends timelines, and locks out local construction crews who lack specialized nuclear certifications. Allowing commercial-grade concrete and steel in non-safety structures could reduce construction costs and timelines by an estimated 28% while opening nuclear projects to local contractors and skilled trades workers.\n\nNuclear-grade concrete and steel are significantly more time- and labor-intensive than standard materials. Foundations can require roughly double the pouring time, while superstructures take up to 50% longer, driving up both costs and project timelines. Concrete makes up ~79.5% of overall materials used in nuclear power plant construction. Allowing commercial-grade materials in appropriate areas could reduce construction time and costs by an estimated 28%.\n\nThe bill does not eliminate nuclear-grade standards \u2014 it directs the NRC to identify where commercial-grade materials can be safely used while fully preserving the safety and integrity of nuclear power plants.", 1, "2026-05-16T06:05:00Z", "2026-05-16T06:06:37Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/barrasso-honors-wyoming-law-enforcement-during-national-police-week-2/", "Barrasso Honors Wyoming Law Enforcement During National Police Week", "2026-05-14", "2026", "2026-05", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "\u201cWe honor the brave officers all across the country who continue to serve, and truly remember those who gave their lives in the line of duty.\u201d\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C.\u2013 U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Senate Majority Whip, today spoke on the Senate Floor to honor Wyoming law enforcement during National Police Week.\n\nDuring his remarks, Senator Barrasso honored the legacies of Sergeant Nevada Krinkee of the Sheridan Police Department and Marshal Daniel Hansen of the Cokeville Police Department, who were tragically killed in the line of duty.\n\nSenator Barrasso also discussed how the Working Families Tax Cutslaw made a huge investment in local law enforcement and is helping officers fight violent crime.\n\nClick HERE to watch Senator Barrasso\u2019s remarks.\n\nSen. Barrasso\u2019s remarks as prepared:\n\n\u201cThis week is Police Week. We honor the brave officers all across the country who continue to serve, and truly remember those who gave their lives in the line of duty.\n\n\u201cYesterday, I met with law enforcement officers from Wyoming here in the Capitol. There was a ranger from the Bureau of Land Management. She is from Buffalo, Wyoming.\n\n\u201cThere were also two police officers from Sheridan, Wyoming \u2013 Part of the same police department that lost Sergeant Nevada Krinkee nearly two years ago. And they are in Washington, D.C. this week to honor Sergeant Krinkee.\n\n\u201cIt was an honor to thank these heroes for keeping our communities safe.\n\n\u201cEvery year, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial adds names of fallen officers to its memorial wall. It does this for officers who died in the line of duty in the previous year.\n\n\u201cIt also adds the names of fallen officers from earlier years who, through extensive research, were recently uncovered. It lists their names on the memorial wall as well.\n\n\u201cThis comprehensive roll call of heroes serves as a living memorial to all of the fallen officers in the history of our nation.\n\n\u201cThis year, the names of 363 new fallen officers were added. That\u2019s a high number.\n\n\u201cOne of the officers is someone who died in the past, but research has disclosed should have been named. And that\u2019s Marshal Daniel Hansen of the Cokeville Police Department in Wyoming. Cokeville is a small town along the western border of our state.\n\n\u201cMarshal Hansen wore the badge over a century ago. In a wild land at the time dotted by small frontier towns, the difference between civilization and lawlessness was a very thin blue line.\n\n\u201cOn June 21st of 1912, the wife of a local business owner found a blackmail letter. It was signed by notorious outlaws. The note demanded $1,500, which was a fortune at that time. It also threatened to kill her and her family if police were warned.\n\n\u201cAlthough any backup was dozens of miles away, Marshal Hansen rode out to investigate. As he did his job, he was shot dead. It is believed that the murder of the Marshal had been targeted.\n\n\u201cMore than a century has passed since Marshal Hansen died in the line of duty. Yet, his legacy of service, selflessness, and sacrifice lives on.\n\n\u201cToday, Wyoming officers proudly protect and serve across our state. Officers work double shifts. They answer emergency calls. They stay late into the night. They do all of this to keep their communities safe.\n\n\u201cAnd I am always going to support the men and women of law enforcement without apology.\n\n\u201cToday, Republicans are putting money back in the pockets of law enforcement.\n\n\u201cRepublicans passed the Working Families Tax Cuts law. That new law includes No Taxes on Overtime. For Wyoming officers, No Taxes on Overtime is not extra. It\u2019s essential.\n\n\u201cThe average tax deduction from No Taxes on Overtime this year is more than $3,100.\n\n\u201cRepublicans are again delivering safer streets. The Working Families Tax Cuts law invests in local law enforcement. It helps officers fight violent crime.\n\n\u201cThis year, violent crime is falling across the board. Murders, robberies, rapes, aggravated assaults are all down compared to last year. Clearly, supporting law enforcement makes our communities safer.\n\n\u201cBy contrast, Democrats in Congress continue to want to defund the police. Democrats have left Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol officers unfunded since January.\n\n\u201cTellingly, the Democrat Leader recently said on this floor that ICE and Border Patrol, he said, are two groups \u2018nobody respects.\u2019\n\n\u201cRadical Democrats continue to disrespect, to demonize, and to defund the men and women who keep us safe. Republicans are going to ensure ICE and Border Patrol are fully funded.\n\n\u201cAnd we are going to continue to stand up for the men and women who keep all of our communities safe.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-05-16T06:05:00Z", "2026-05-16T06:06:37Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/barrasso-let-wyoming-do-what-wyoming-does-best/", "Barrasso: Let Wyoming Do What Wyoming Does Best", "2026-05-14", "2026", "2026-05", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "\u201cLet Wyoming power our country. Let Wyoming feed our country. That is what we do. We\u2019ve done it for generations. We will do it for generations to come.\u201d\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today spoke about continuing to fight for policies that expand production of Wyoming\u2019s affordable, reliable energy as well as strengthen markets for safe, high-quality Wyoming beef.\n\nSenator Barrasso discussed his opposition to the House-passed, year-round E15 mandate, which would raise gas prices and hurt small Wyoming refineries.\n\nClick HERE to watch Senator Barrasso\u2019s remarks.\n\nSen. Barrasso\u2019s remarks as prepared:\n\n\u201cThe people of Wyoming ask Washington, D.C. for one simple thing: Let Wyoming do what Wyoming does best. Let Wyoming power our country. Let Wyoming feed our country. That is what we do. We\u2019ve done it for generations.\n\nWe will do it for generations to come.\n\n\u201cThe American people want energy that is affordable, available, and reliable. Wyoming is America\u2019s energy breadbasket. We produce twelve times the energy we consume.\n\n\u201cCongress is currently discussing new mandates \u2013 mandates that would force more and more ethanol into our fuels. The House voted on this just last night. I oppose the year-round E15 mandate. That is what is currently under debate. I oppose it because it hurts small oil refineries and all of the people who work at them.\n\n\u201cIn Wyoming, we have several small refineries. They employ thousands of people. Refineries receive hardship exemptions from something called the Renewable Fuel Standard mandate. They depend on these exemptions to survive.\n\n\u201cSmall refineries already face higher costs under federal renewable fuel rules. Without additional relief, the new mandate will likely raise gas prices all across the country by up to 35 cents a gallon. Small refineries have been ignored so far in the current E15 debate. It\u2019s time for their voices to be heard.\n\n\u201cAffordable, available, reliable American energy never comes from one-size fits-all government mandates. It comes from regulatory certainty. It comes from permitting reform. It comes from people working hard every day like Wyoming energy workers.\n\n\u201cMy message is simple: let Wyoming do what Wyoming does best.\n\n\u201cThat same principle applies to our ranchers. Americans want U.S. beef on their tables. Wyoming ranchers produce the best beef in the world. Wyoming beef is safe. It is the highest quality. It is also our state\u2019s #1 cash crop.\n\n\u201cWyoming ranchers care for the land and support our communities. Ranching is part of Wyoming\u2019s rich history and heritage. It is also part of Wyoming\u2019s bright future.\n\n\u201cOur ranchers do not ask for special treatment. They simply want a fair marketplace. They should not have to compete unfairly against foreign beef. It is Washington\u2019s job to ensure there is a fair playing field.\n\n\u201cThe Trump administration recently unveiled a voluntary label. It\u2019s called \u2018Product of the USA.\u2019 It means Americans can trust what they\u2019re buying.\n\n\u201cJust this week, the administration rolled back the Biden administration\u2019s disastrous public lands rule. In Wyoming, nearly half of our land is owned by the federal government.\n\n\u201cFederal law has long recognized the value of land that has multiple uses \u2013 including for grazing. The Biden rule changed multiple use into no use. It was designed to shut down federal grazing across the West. It was an attack on our Wyoming way of life.\n\n\u201cI aggressively fought back against Biden\u2019s punishing regulation here in the Senate. I am glad the Trump administration overturned it. Our ranchers will now be able to expand their operations and produce more high-quality Wyoming beef.\n\n\u201cI will continue to fight for policies that expand American beef production. It needs to be easier \u2013 not harder \u2013 for Wyoming ranchers to feed America.\n\n\u201cLet Wyoming do what Wyoming does best.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-05-15T06:17:41Z", "2026-05-15T06:18:51Z"], ["https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/lummis-hails-historic-committee-passage-of-her-digital-asset-legislation/", "Lummis Hails Historic Committee Passage of Her Digital Asset Legislation", "2026-05-14", "2026", "2026-05", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "Cynthia M. Lummis", "L000571", "www.lummis.senate.gov", "lummis", "https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2014 Senate Banking Subcommittee on Digital Assets Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), released the following statement celebrating the bipartisan passage of her bill, the Digital Asset Market Structure Clarity Act of 2025, out of the Banking Committee by a 15 to 9 vote.\n\n\u201cAfter nearly a year of around-the-clock negotiations, I am incredibly proud of the product we have passed out of Committee today,\u201d said Lummis. \u201cThis is a historic step forward for digital asset innovation, and I am grateful to Chairman Scott for his tireless efforts to move this legislation through Committee and my colleagues on both sides of the aisle who chose to put American leadership ahead of politics. Today\u2019s passage out of Committee sends an unmistakable signal that the United States is not ceding the future of digital finance to anyone. I want to thank the industry, stakeholders, and every colleague who spent countless hours working to ensure we produced a bill worthy of this moment, and I believe we accomplished that goal. The United States has long been a beacon of innovation, and with final passage on the Senate floor, we are going to make sure it stays that way. Let\u2019s finish what we started and cement America\u2019s digital asset space for generations to come.\u201d\n\nIn 2022, Senator Lummis joined Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) in introducing the Responsible Financial Innovation Act, a comprehensive bipartisan bill to establish the first regulatory framework for digital assets in the United States, dividing oversight jurisdiction between the SEC and CFTC.\n\nIn 2023, Senators Lummis and Gillibrand reintroduced the legislation.", 1, "2026-05-15T06:17:41Z", "2026-05-15T06:18:51Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/barrasso-questions-forest-service-chief-on-timber-production-livestock-grazing-and-combatting-wildfires/", "Barrasso Questions Forest Service Chief on Timber Production, Livestock Grazing, and Combatting Wildfires", "2026-05-13", "2026", "2026-05", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) questioned U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Chief Tom Schultz on supporting timber production, livestock grazing on federal lands, allowing ranchers to use vacant allotments during natural disasters, and USFS collaboration with state agencies to combat wildfires.\n\nChief Schultz testified during today\u2019s Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee hearing to examine President Trump\u2019s budget request for the USFS for Fiscal Year 2027.\n\nOn Vacant Allotments:\n\n\u201cThanks, Mr. Chairman. Thanks so much for being here.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m grateful for what you\u2019ve been doing in terms of all of the issues in Wyoming.\n\n\u201cYou\u2019ve been to the state. You visited with people. You\u2019ve been to Riverton, had meetings.\n\n\u201cAll of these things have been tremendous. And I hear great, great feedback from the people of Wyoming on the work that you have been doing. So, thank you very much for that.\n\n\u201cI wanted to just talk about vacant allotments.\n\n\u201cI have a bill currently before the Senate, S. 211. It\u2019s called the RANCH Act \u2013 Resiliency for Ranching and Natural Conservation Health Act.\n\n\u201cIt allows for temporary use of vacant grazing allotments during extreme events and disasters. Especially on vacant allotments on our National Forest lands.\n\n\u201cThis past wildfire season, you know, was one of the worst we have seen in the past decade.\n\n\u201cThank you for coming today with the maps for all of us to see what\u2019s going on in our own states with ongoing problems we\u2019re having with moisture and the need for that.\n\n\u201cYou clearly have a good assessment of the situation, which is greatly concerning to all of us.\n\n\u201cSo, we\u2019re anticipating this year is going to be a bad wildfire season.\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s more important now than ever that we provide the agency the authority to help ranchers in emergency situations.\n\n\u201cThis RANCH Act is going to help ranchers and rural communities work with Washington \u2013 not against it.\n\n\u201cIt passed the Senate last Congress unanimously.\n\n\u201cHow would this piece of legislation help expedite the process for ranchers to utilize vacant allotments in disaster situations?\u201d\n\nOn Grasslands Grazing:\n\n\u201cI want to talk next about grasslands grazing. Another one of my bills in front of the Senate, S. 2878. It\u2019s called the Grasslands Grazing Act.\n\n\u201cLivestock grazing on federal lands has a strong tradition in Wyoming and certainly across the West.\n\n\u201cFederal grazing is a necessary tool for wildfire prevention and for promoting rangeland health.\n\n\u201cIt is widely used by both the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management.\n\n\u201cThe Forest Service manages the national forests and national grasslands. Livestock grazing is done on both of these.\n\n\u201cSo, I was pleased that Congresswoman Hageman from Wyoming was able to get the House companion to my bill included in the Farm Bill that just passed the House last month.\n\n\u201cDoes this legislation still have your agency\u2019s support?\u201d\n\nOn State Collaboration:\n\n\u201cThen, in terms of collaborating with the states, already this year we have all seen fires. And they\u2019ve been in Wyoming, as well. We\u2019ve talked a little bit about that.\n\n\u201cJust last month, the Bighorn Recreation Canyon saw a large fire.\n\n\u201cIt took a joint federal response to help control the burn.\n\n\u201cRural communities in the West are bracing for what will likely be another devastating wildfire season.\n\n\u201cAs more incidents start and suppression resources are spread thin, federal and state agencies, I believe, need to work together.\n\n\u201cHow is the Forest Service engaging state, local and private partners to ensure we can effectively respond to wildfires?\u201d\n\nFollow-up:\n\n\u201cKelly Norris is terrific. She\u2019s been here to testify on a couple of occasions. So, thanks for pointing out how closely you\u2019re working with her.\u201d\n\nOn Timber Production:\n\n\u201cI want to talk about timber production.\n\n\u201cThe Forest Service has been following the new Executive Orders to increase timber production.\n\n\u201cSo, I\u2019m supportive of the steps the Trump Administration has been making to improve timber production since the last Administration hindered so many timber plants and timber operations.\n\n\u201cCan you give us an update on how the agency has been managing an increase in timber production?\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-05-15T06:17:41Z", "2026-05-15T06:18:51Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/barrasso-slams-latest-democrat-delay-tactic/", "Barrasso Slams Latest Democrat Delay Tactic", "2026-05-13", "2026", "2026-05", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "\u201cGoing back to 1973, there have been a total of 17 War Powers votes in Congress. That\u2019s when the War Powers became law in 1973. 17 votes in 53 years. 14 of the 17 votes were from Democrats aimed specifically at President Trump.\u201d\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today spoke ahead of another vote on a Democrat-led War Powers Resolution. Senator Barrasso urged his colleagues to reject this Democrat delay tactic because its goal is to undermine the President of the United States.\n\nClick HERE to watch Senator Barrasso\u2019s remarks.\n\nSen. Barrasso\u2019s remarks as prepared:\n\n\u201cI come to the Floor having just heard the Senator from Oregon proposing a War Powers Act today. I heard him say this is about protecting the Constitution. What they\u2019re doing, what the Democrats are doing, is not about protecting the Constitution. It is about obstructing the President of the United States. That\u2019s what\u2019s happening here today. That\u2019s exactly what Democrats are trying to do.\n\n\u201cGoing back to 1973, there have been a total of 17 War Powers votes in Congress. That\u2019s when the War Powers became law in 1973. 17 votes in 53 years. 14 of the 17 votes were from Democrats aimed specifically at President Trump.\n\n\u201cDemocrats introduced absolutely zero War Powers Resolutions under President Obama. That\u2019s despite his strikes in Libya. Democrats introduced absolutely zero War Powers Resolutions under President Biden, despite his actions in Syria. This is the eighth vote on Iran this very Congress. We\u2019ve also had War Powers votes on Cuba and Venezuela.\n\n\u201cFor nearly fifty years, Iran has waged war against our country. Iran is the world\u2019s largest and leading sponsor of terrorism. They regularly chant \u2018Death to America.\u2019 Iran has murdered thousands of Americans and tens of thousands of Iranians. Iran has tried to build nuclear weapons.\n\n\u201cFor decades, American Presidents have pledged that Iran would not get a nuclear weapon. Only President Trump had the courage and the strength to keep his word.\n\n\u201cEarlier this year, President Trump responded with military precision. Now, we are deploying economic pressure as well as diplomatic pressure. Under President Trump, America continues to restore peace through strength around the world.\n\n\u201cToday, Iran is losing $500 million per day in revenue. They lost the same amount yesterday. They will lose the same amount tomorrow. Iran\u2019s cash cow of oil exports has collapsed. By contrast, America is pumping out record amounts of oil and natural gas. Iran\u2019s economy is on life support. Its leadership is eliminated.\n\n\u201cThirteen days ago, President Trump sent a letter to Congress about the conflict with Iran. The President made clear that major fighting has halted. The American ceasefire has held for more than a month. Our naval blockade is working.\n\n\u201cThis week, President Trump meeting with China overseas. Democrats right here in the Senate want to pull out the rug from under him.\n\n\u201cLet\u2019s be clear. President Trump has complied with the law. Enforcing a blockade is not the same as active \u2018hostilities\u2019 under the War Powers Act. That is the established and binding precedent that governs the United States Senate. Democrats don\u2019t seem to care.\n\n\u201cSenator Tim Kaine of Virginia said in January that their goal is to \u2018flood the Senate calendar.\u2019 They want to run out the clock on the Republican majority.\n\n\u201cThe Senate has rejected each and every one of these Democrat delays. We need to reject this one as well. We should reject it because it is partisan. We should reject it because it is written by Democrats to weaken our Commander in Chief. We should reject it because it encourages Iran to doubt the resolve of our nation.\n\n\u201cIran is going to be watching this vote today. China will be watching this vote. America must continue to show strength and resolve.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-05-14T06:11:37Z", "2026-05-14T06:12:56Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/barrasso-calls-on-senate-to-fix-americas-costly-complex-and-cumbersome-permitting-process/", "Barrasso Calls on Senate to Fix America\u2019s Costly, Complex, and Cumbersome Permitting Process", "2026-05-12", "2026", "2026-05", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "\u201cAmerica is a nation of builders. We are not a nation of waiters. It\u2019s time for America\u2019s permitting process to get out of the way.\u201d\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today discussed the challenges facing American builders because of the costly, complex, and cumbersome permitting process.\n\nSenator Barrasso previewed his legislation that would streamline permitting for new energy projects in Wyoming and across America.\n\nClick HERE to watch Senator Barrasso\u2019s remarks.\n\nSen. Barrasso\u2019s remarks as prepared:\n\n\u201cIt takes too long to build anything big in America. Americans want to build. Americans are ready to build. The problem is, to build today, it is costly, it is complex, and there is a cumbersome permitting process. In America, you need to get permission from the government to build just about anything.\n\n\u201cI represent Wyoming. Wyoming is America\u2019s energy breadbasket. We have world-class coal. Abundant supplies of oil and natural gas. And the richest uranium deposit in the world. All of these affordable, available, and reliable forms of American energy are ready to power our country. Not just now, but for generations to come.\n\n\u201cWe have world-class energy workers in Wyoming and energy workers around the country. They are ready to do the job. The federal permitting process is standing in their way.\n\n\u201cThe federal permitting process is fundamentally broken. Permitting has become burdened by bureaucracy and weaponized by litigation. We have a system that won\u2019t let work begin. American energy, mining, roads, bridges, and buildings \u2013\n\nall of them are caught in the crosshairs of a culture of no.\n\n\u201cEnergy projects have been especially delayed by the bureaucrats and trial lawyers. These are individuals who have never built anything, yet believe they deserve veto power over those who do. Meanwhile, energy demand in America is rising dramatically. The new energy demand in America is like adding another California to the grid.\n\n\u201cEvery permitting delay costs our economy. They mean higher utility bills. They mean paychecks are delayed or lost. They mean fewer investments in our communities. This is all unacceptable.\n\n\u201cWe need to produce more American energy. We need to produce more in order to lower costs. The best way to spur the government to issue permits is to impose strict deadlines and stop endless litigation. Builders need a clear yes or no. Once approved, they need certainty that their permits will endure.\n\n\u201cA law called the National Environmental Policy Act, or NEPA, is the biggest obstacle. NEPA essentially halts any and all development in its tracks. NEPA was enacted in 1970. It requires costly and sprawling environmental reviews.\n\n\u201cAmerica was built by men and women of daring. Now, they face delays.\n\n\u201cOur forefathers laid steel across mountains. They poured concrete into canyons. They built towering skyscrapers that still inspire the world. They forged our nation\u2019s future with speed and purpose.\n\n\u201cAmerica built the Empire State Building in just 400 days. We built the Hoover Dam in just five years. We built the 2,000-mile Transcontinental Railroad in just six years.\n\n\u201cToday, a single environmental review under NEPA takes four years on average. That means you can\u2019t start construction without spending at least four years in the penalty box.\n\n\u201cIt is embarrassing that it takes as long to approve everyday projects today as it took to build the wonders of the modern world.\n\n\u201cRight now, $1.5 trillion in critical infrastructure is trapped on the desks of unelected, unaccountable, and heavy-handed bureaucrats. Americans pay for every year a project sits on those desks.\n\n\u201cTo make matters worse, NEPA is also one of the most litigated of all federal environmental laws. On average, 100 lawsuits related to NEPA are filed every year. Malicious lawsuits filed by radical environmental activists lead to higher costs, more delays, and no progress. Too many prefer legal molasses to affordable oil and gas.\n\n\u201cJust last year, the Supreme Court voted unanimously to limit the scope of NEPA\u2019s environmental review, which have grown dramatically. Justice Kavanaugh wrote in the majority opinion that NEPA has become \u2018a blunt and haphazard tool employed by project opponents\u2026 to try to stop or at least slow down new infrastructure or construction projects.\u2019 The Supreme Court is right. NEPA was once called the \u2018environmental Magna Carta.\u2019 Today, it is a regulatory Berlin Wall.\n\n\u201cSince Day One, President Trump has prioritized rolling back burdensome regulations. The President has accelerated the federal permitting process. Americans are already seeing the results. America is producing a record amount of energy. We can do more, and we can do it fast. Now is the time for Congress to act.\n\n\u201cI will soon introduce legislation to break the bottlenecks in federal permitting. That is the number one way to boost American energy and mineral dominance. It will also lower energy costs. My legislation will encourage access to oil and gas resources on federal lands and offshore. It will also enact common sense judicial reforms to NEPA.\n\n\u201cThe Senate has a good start on permitting reform. Senator Manchin and I introduced the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024. This was bipartisan legislation to fix the nation\u2019s broken permitting rules. It was carefully negotiated over the course of a year. It earned strong, bipartisan support. It passed the Energy and Natural Resources Committee 15 to 4.\n\n\u201cToday, Senator Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia and Senator Mike Lee of Utah are taking the lead to advance common sense permitting reform. Senator Capito chairs the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senator Lee chairs the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. They are the key committees for permitting reform. Senator Capito and Senator Lee are doing exemplary work. It is time for all Senators to find common ground.\n\n\u201cAmericans still know how to build. Americans build the best in the world. Americans want to build. America is a nation of builders. We are not a nation of waiters. It\u2019s time for America\u2019s permitting process to get out of the way.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-05-13T06:12:22Z", "2026-05-13T06:13:52Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/senate-unanimously-passes-barrasso-lujan-suicide-lifeline-bill/", "Senate Unanimously Passes Barrasso, Luj\u00e1n Suicide Lifeline Bill", "2026-05-12", "2026", "2026-05", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and Ben Ray Luj\u00e1n (D-N.M.) applauded the U.S. Senate for unanimously passing their bipartisan legislation Monday night to increase the efficiency of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by assessing challenges to transmitting geolocation information.\n\n\u201cThe 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is a vital tool that saves lives in Wyoming and across the country,\u201d said Senator Barrasso. \u201cI applaud the Senate for unanimously passing our bipartisan bill to help us better connect callers with local emergency services through geolocation information. The House should take up and pass our bill without delay so we can update this critical lifeline to better help those who need it most.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe 988 hotline is a critical resource for those facing mental health crises and has saved countless lives in New Mexico and across the country,\u201d said Senator Luj\u00e1n. \u201cSenate passage of our bipartisan bill is an important step toward making the 988 hotline more reliable, efficient, and responsive for those in need. I applaud my Senate colleagues for unanimously passing this vital legislation to help ensure people are connected with the local resources and emergency services they need. Now, I urge the House to act swiftly to send this bill to the President\u2019s desk.\u201d\n\nIn 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) took action to require service providers to route phone calls to 988 to the nearest call center based on geographic location. Last July, the FCC took steps to require geo-routing for texts. Previously, calls and texts were routed based on the phone\u2019s area code, often resulting in a geographic mismatch.\n\nThe 988 Lifeline Location Improvement Act is cosponsored by U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), James Risch (R-Idaho), Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), and Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.).\n\nThis legislation is supported by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials International (APCO).\n\nBackground:\n\nThe 988 Lifeline Location Improvement Act would:\n\nInstruct the FCC to open a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) to address the challenges to transmitting geolocation information with calls to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.\n\nDirect the FCC to consider legal authorities, protection of consumer privacy, feasibility, technical implementation standards, assessment of funds, technical challenges for callers with disabilities, and current technology available.\n\nRequire the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a study and submit to Congress a report on the opportunities and challenges related to implementing geolocation in consultation with representatives from telecommunications, emergency centers, 911 service providers, small and rural local governments, community mental health centers, and individuals who have experience providing services for people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or have hearing loss.\n\nFull text of the legislation can be found here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-05-13T06:12:22Z", "2026-05-13T06:13:52Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/barrasso-urges-senate-passage-of-strategic-subsea-cables-act/", "Barrasso Urges Senate Passage of Strategic Subsea Cables Act", "2026-04-30", "2026", "2026-04", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "\u201cAmerica depends on the fragile nervous system of subsea cables for modern life. Protecting that system is crucial. Our adversaries seek to turn the bottom of the ocean into a battlefield. The Strategic Subsea Cables Act would make America safer and more secure in our network under the waves.\u201d\n\nWASHINGTON D.C. \u2013 Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today spoke about the importance of passing the Strategic Subsea Cables Act, bipartisan legislation introduced with Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.). As Russia and China target and sabotage critical underwater infrastructure, this legislation would help secure and repair subsea cables, strengthening America\u2019s economy and national security.\n\nClick HERE to watch Senator Barrasso\u2019s remarks.\n\nSen. Barrasso\u2019s remarks as prepared:\n\n\u201cLife as we know it would be very different without the internet. That raises an important question: How does it get into our homes? For most users around the world, the internet travels to them from the ocean floor. More specifically, it travels through fragile, largely unprotected fiber-optic cables that sit on the ocean floor. They\u2019re called undersea cables.\n\n\u201cHundreds of these cables crisscross the world\u2019s seabed. On average, they rest about 8,000 feet below sea level. They\u2019re essential. And they are exposed. Stretched end to end, these cables would reach nearly a million miles. That is a far greater distance than Artemis II traveled from Earth to the Moon and back again.\n\n\u201cHere on Earth, undersea cables are important for a variety of reasons. They carry 99 percent of the world\u2019s internet traffic. They also support $10 trillion in financial transactions each and every day. Undersea cables are essential for our economy, our military, our communications, and our daily lives.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m a doctor. A map of subsea cables reminds me of an anatomy textbook \u2013 specifically the nervous system. Here\u2019s how I see it. Imagine that the Earth is a human body. Undersea cables are the nervous system of modern life.\n\n\u201cAll of these connections make the world more prosperous. That is especially true as America develops innovative new technology. Yet there is also a serious problem. The world\u2019s undersea cable network is facing growing threats from America\u2019s foes.\n\n\u201cThe danger comes from Russia and China. Our adversaries seek to hold our connectivity hostage. They are trying to do so by mapping, by splicing, and by sabotaging our system of undersea cables. This can be done simply by dragging an anchor across the cables or having submarines attack them.\n\n\u201cChina has become especially aggressive, specifically when it comes to Taiwan. According to Taiwan\u2019s National Security Bureau, over the past four years, there have been around 30 subsea cable incidents. In one, Chinese vessels allegedly cut cables to the Matsu islands. These are islands controlled by Taiwan. The islands are connected to the rest of the world by two tiny undersea cables. Both of those cables were cut. It took months \u2013 yes, months \u2013 to repair them. Such operations disrupt communications and undermine national defense and global security.\n\n\u201cNot every instance of cable cutting is deliberate. However, cable cutting incidents are becoming more frequent and suspicious.\n\n\u201cSo what can we do to prevent them? For the past several years, NATO has responded with military patrols. These ongoing missions have been successful. Still, more needs to be done. The next step is to target bad actors economically.\n\n\u201cToday, the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations is holding a hearing on recent attacks against critical infrastructure. That includes undersea cables. It also includes energy pipelines.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m a member of this committee. Senator Shaheen and I introduced legislation to address these vulnerabilities. It\u2019s called the Strategic Subsea Cables Act. This is a bipartisan bill. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee passed it in January by an overwhelming margin.\n\n\u201cOur bill mandates tough penalties against individuals and vessels who attack undersea cables. Those penalties include blocking violators from our markets and revoking their U.S. visas. Our bill also has America deploy more resources to secure and repair undersea cables. At the same time, it requires a report to Congress in six months, specifically on Russian and Chinese sabotage efforts. These actions put our adversaries on notice that their actions will face stiff and severe consequences.\n\n\u201cPrivate companies are already hardening cables where they can. Congress ought to act as a backstop as those defenses meet deliberate aggression from China and Russia. These are nations whose goal is to harm America and our allies.\n\n\u201cAs a doctor, I know that damage to a single fragile nerve can cause serious disruption across the entire body. America depends on the fragile nervous system of subsea cables for modern life. Protecting that system is crucial.\n\n\u201cOur adversaries seek to turn the bottom of the ocean into a battlefield. The Strategic Subsea Cables Act would make America safer and more secure in our network under the waves.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-05-01T06:06:26Z", "2026-05-01T06:08:22Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/barrasso-applauds-rescission-of-biden-era-green-housing-mandates/", "Barrasso Applauds Rescission of Biden-Era Green Housing Mandates", "2026-04-29", "2026", "2026-04", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) applauded the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for rescinding costly Biden-era Green New Deal housing mandates.\n\n\u201cLast fall, I introduced a bill to repeal the costly and destructive Biden-era climate regulations for housing. I applaud the Trump administration for responding to the call and taking that decisive action to make housing more affordable for all Americans,\u201d said Senator Barrasso. \u201cThe Biden administration\u2019s Green New Deal housing mandates made it even harder for young families to buy their first home. Repealing these expensive rules will give Americans the tools they need to help make their dream of owning a home a reality.\u201d\n\nThe HUD\u2013USDA Joint Determination rescinds a Biden administration policy that rendered new homes ineligible for Federal Housing Administration (FHA) or USDA-backed mortgage loans unless they complied with the burdensome 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC). In November 2025, Senator Barrasso introduced the HOUSE Act that would repeal the Biden-era mandate to support homebuilders and decrease housing costs.\n\nBackground:\n\nIn 2021, IECC standards were released for new residential and commercial housing. These revised standards can add as much as $31,000 to the price of a new home, with the energy savings not being realized for 90 years. The net benefit of this rule does not outweigh the significant costs that it places on American households. In 2023, HUD and USDA released a Regulatory Impact Analysis for these standards, stating that new construction for FHA borrowers would decline.\n\nThe Biden administration mandated these standards in 2024, requiring that all new single-family housing construction financed through federal housing agencies must meet the 2021 IECC. In March 2025, HUD extended the compliance date for FHA-insured Multifamily and Single-Family homes to November 28, 2025, and May 28, 2026.\n\nIn November 2025, Senator Barrasso introduced the HOUSE Act, which would repeal the 2024 Final Determination on energy efficiency standards for new construction of HUD-and-USDA-financed housing.\n\nOn April 28, 2026, USDA and HUD released a Joint Determination that rescinds the 2024 Final Determination in its entirety. As a result, the FHA and USDA loan programs will comply with the energy efficiency standards that were in effect prior to the publication of the 2024 Final Determination.\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-30T06:05:15Z", "2026-04-30T06:07:09Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/barrasso-questions-secretary-burgum-on-wild-horse-overpopulation-colorado-river-basin-and-permitting-reform/", "Barrasso Questions Secretary Burgum on Wild Horse Overpopulation, Colorado River Basin, and Permitting Reform", "2026-04-29", "2026", "2026-04", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) questioned U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum on addressing wild horse overpopulation, managing water resources in the Colorado River Basin, including Wyoming\u2019s Flaming Gorge Reservoir, and permitting reform efforts.\n\nSenator Barrasso also thanked Secretary Burgum for the U.S. Department of the Interior\u2019s (DOI\u2019s) efforts to amend the Rock Springs Resource Management Plan (RMP) to free up millions of acres of land in southwest Wyoming for multiple-use.\n\nSecretary Burgum testified at today\u2019s Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee hearing to examine President Trump\u2019s budget request for DOI for Fiscal Year 2027.\n\nOn the Rock Springs RMP:\n\n\u201cThanks, Mr. Chairman. Thank you very much. I\u2019m grateful for you to be here. I just want to thank you for all you\u2019re doing.\n\n\u201cI want to briefly thank you and your team for offering efforts to amend the Rock Springs RMP.\n\n\u201cI want to thank you, Mr. Secretary, for continuing to work with stakeholders in Wyoming toward a plan that considers the state\u2019s priorities. So, thanks for all of that.\u201d\n\nOn Managing Wild Horse Overpopulation:\n\n\u201cI did want to talk about the overpopulation of wild horses. There are about 7,000 wild horses in excess in southwest Wyoming.\n\n\u201cThis overpopulation has a terrible impact on the health of the landscape.\n\n\u201cThe Biden administration cancelled and delayed horse gathering for two years. This mismanagement greatly set Wyoming back in the Bureau\u2019s mission to responsibly manage the wild herds in the West.\n\n\u201cIn 2025, the Bureau of Land Management announced a plan to remove over 3,000 wild horses in this area of Wyoming \u2013 Congress has already provided funding to do it.\n\n\u201cOn Friday, April 24 \u2013 last Friday \u2013 the BLM field office announced that they won\u2019t be able to start these gatherings until August of 2027 due to pending litigation.\n\n\u201cCan you just describe what\u2019s going on and bring us up to date?\u201d\n\nFollow Up:\n\n\u201cWould the Bureau be willing to start rounding up horses based off what is called the \u2018appropriate management level\u2019 while the Rock Springs RMP is being amended, as a possibility?\u201d\n\nOn the Colorado River Basin and Flaming Gorge Reservoir:\n\n\u201cI wanted to move to the Colorado River Basin. It\u2019s something that is a great concern to all of us on the committee. Specifically, seven states of the Upper Basin that include Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah.\n\n\u201cAnd currently, the Upper and Lower Basins have still not come to a consensus agreement through negotiations to determine the operations of Lake Powell and Lake Mead.\n\n\u201cWe need short-term as well as long-term solutions that provide westerners the water certainty we need.\n\n\u201cOn April 17 of this year, the Bureau of Reclamation published its 24-month study showing that Lake Powell will reach critical elevations as early as this summer.\n\n\u201cThe Bureau is planning on releasing an additional 660,000 to 1 million acre-feet of water from Flaming Gorge, which is of great interest to me.\n\n\u201cDoes the Bureau have any plans in the works to restore the water being released in Flaming Gorge?\u201d\n\nFollow Up:\n\n\u201cYou look at the history of this \u2013 and we\u2019re about 103 or 104 years into this compact. It was based on a misunderstanding of how much rain they would expect \u2013 what kind of moisture they were expecting when they came up with it.\n\n\u201cThey used wet years, which was a mistake in their calculations over 100 years ago. And then they never saw, first off, 40 million people drawing from this. Whether its Las Vegas \u2013 whether its Phoenix.\n\n\u201cSo, they made some early mistakes that we\u2019re now in this situation having to deal with.\n\n\u201cI understand that the Lower Basin met with the Bureau just last week.\n\n\u201cIs the Department still committed to a Seven-State Basin solution? And would the agency be willing to meet with the Upper Basin as well?\u201d\n\nOn Permitting Reform:\n\n\u201cIn terms of permitting, Congress is currently, as you know, engaged in serious conversations about permitting reform.\n\n\u201cWhat do you view as a top priority in permitting reform?\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-30T06:05:15Z", "2026-04-30T06:07:09Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/barrasso-introduces-bill-to-unleash-wyoming-coal-production/", "Barrasso Introduces Bill to Unleash Wyoming Coal Production", "2026-04-28", "2026", "2026-04", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) introduced legislation to reduce barriers to coal leasing and unleash Wyoming coal production. The legislation extends the bonus payment period for coal mine leases from five to ten years, allowing coal companies to defer payment on a portion of their investment until after new mines become profitable.\n\nThe bill is co-sponsored by Sens. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah). Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-Wyo.) introduced companion legislation in the House of Representatives in March 2026.\n\n\u201cNearly half of all coal produced in America comes from Wyoming. Wyoming coal provides our nation with safe, reliable, and affordable energy,\u201d said Senator Barrasso. \u201cI\u2019m proud to join Rep. Hageman in introducing legislation to reduce barriers to investment for coal companies looking to build new mines. This will give coal mines in Wyoming and across the country the certainty they need to power homes and businesses and lower energy prices for American families.\u201d\n\n\u201cAmerica runs on reliable, affordable energy, and coal is a key component of this equation. Reforming bonus bid policies increases financial flexibility, helping to unleash domestic coal production and strengthening our path to lasting energy security. I\u2019m pleased to partner with Senator Barrasso and Representative Hageman to keep Wyoming coal at the heart of America\u2019s energy story and the lights on for every American who depends on it,\u201d said Senator Lummis.\n\nCurrently, coal companies pay bonuses to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) as part of the competitive bidding process for coal mine leases. These bonuses are required to be paid over a five-year period, which often concludes before new mines begin generating revenue. In line with President Trump\u2019s executive order to revitalize the American coal industry, the legislation extends the bonus payment period to ten years, reducing the upfront risk for coal companies looking to build new mines.\n\nThe legislation is endorsed by the Wyoming Mining Association, the Wyoming Energy Authority, and the National Mining Association.\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-29T06:03:53Z", "2026-04-29T06:05:09Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/protecting-american-citizens-starts-with-funding-ice-and-border-patrol/", "Protecting American Citizens Starts with Funding ICE and Border Patrol", "2026-04-28", "2026", "2026-04", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "\u201cAmericans are done with catch and release. Americans are done with open borders. ICE and Border Patrol deserve to be paid. ICE and Border Patrol deserve to have the tools, resources, and support they need to carry out their mission. It\u2019s time for Congress to fund the heroes who keep our country safe.\u201d\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today urged swift passage of the Senate-passed budget resolution that funds Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol.\n\nClick HERE to watch Senator Barrasso\u2019s remarks.\n\nSen. Barrasso\u2019s remarks as prepared:\n\n\u201cAs a United States Senator, I want to keep America safe and secure. People who share that goal also share a common belief. That belief is this. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol have an important mission. Their mission is to keep Americans safe and secure.\n\n\u201cAt this very moment, these vital agencies are running out of money. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin has warned that the money will run out by the end of this week. We are just days away from a law enforcement funding shortfall. If ICE and Border Patrol go unfunded, America itself will become less safe.\n\n\u201cLast week, Republicans here in the United States Senate passed a budget blueprint that fully funds these critical agencies. That budget has been sent to the House of Representatives. Speaker Johnson has pledged to put it on the Floor as soon as tomorrow. I encourage my colleagues to pass it without delay.\n\n\u201cA targeted and focused bill is the right path because it is the quickest path. It funds American law enforcement now. It protects the American people now and into the future. If you believe in secure borders, this bill is for you. If you believe in safe communities, this bill is for you. If you want our law enforcement fully funded for the long term \u2013 despite Democrats\u2019 best efforts to defund them \u2013 this bill is for you.\n\n\u201cThis bill is also President Trump\u2019s bill. A few weeks ago, the President gave it his complete and total endorsement. I was with the President in the Oval Office. President Trump has been clear. He says he wants this funding bill on his desk.\n\n\u201cSenate Republicans heard him loud and clear. We stuck together and passed a budget blueprint that keeps America safe. Republicans must continue to stick together to meet President Trump\u2019s deadline.\n\n\u201cEvery Republican knows why this reconciliation process is necessary. It is necessary because \u2013 as President Trump has rightfully said \u2013 protecting American citizens is the first duty of government. And it is necessary because \u2013as Senate Democrats continue to demonstrate \u2013 protecting American citizens is something Democrats oppose and actively obstruct.\n\n\u201cLast week, the Minority Leader came to this Floor and delivered a statement which I found most disturbing. I found it disturbing and also misleading. The Senator from New York stood here and said, Republicans are funding \u2018two groups \u2013 Border Patrol and ICE \u2013 that nobody respects in this country.\u2019 That statement alone is blatantly false. The heroes of ICE and Border Patrol spend their days arresting gang members, seizing fentanyl, and securing the border. The American people know it and respect it. Americans all across the country honor their service and their sacrifice.\n\n\u201cLet me tell you what Americans do not respect. And let me tell you what Americans flat out reject. It\u2019s Democrats who call to \u2018Defund the Police.\u2019 It\u2019s Democrats who call to abolish ICE and abolish Border Patrol. That\u2019s what today\u2019s Democrat Party stands for. Democrats would rather protect illegal immigrant criminals than protect law-abiding American citizens.\n\n\u201cThe American people voted for secure borders. They voted for safe communities. President Trump and Republicans have delivered. Look at the historic border security accomplishments under Republican leadership. Zero illegal immigrants have been released into our country in nearly a year.\n\n\u201cDemocrats want to return to open borders. America had open borders for four years under Joe Biden. It was one of the most dangerous and deadly periods in American history. 10 million illegal immigrants flooded into our country. Open borders were a magnet for hardened criminals, drug dealers, and terror suspects.\n\n\u201cAmericans are done with catch and release. Americans are done with open borders. ICE and Border Patrol deserve to be paid. ICE and Border Patrol deserve to have the tools, resources, and support they need to carry out their mission. It\u2019s time for Congress to fund the heroes who keep our country safe.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-29T06:03:53Z", "2026-04-29T06:05:09Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/defund-the-police-democrats-wont-stop-republicans-from-fully-funding-ice-and-border-patrol/", "Defund-the-Police Democrats Won\u2019t Stop Republicans From Fully Funding ICE and Border Patrol", "2026-04-22", "2026", "2026-04", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "\u201cThe choice is simple. Fund law enforcement or block it. Fund border security or block it. The American people are watching. They will remember who voted to protect law abiding American citizens, and who voted to protect illegal immigrant criminals.\u201d\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today outlined how Senate Republicans are working to fully fund ICE and Border Patrol through the budget reconciliation process.\n\nClick HERE to watch Senator Barrasso\u2019s remarks.\n\nSen. Barrasso\u2019s remarks as prepared:\n\n\u201cLet me begin with a message to the brave men and women of ICE and Border Patrol. Republicans honor your unwavering service and sacrifice. You know that Democrats, through their words and actions, do not.\n\n\u201cMany of you are veterans. Many of you have families at home. You are the professionals who secure our nation\u2019s borders. You are the heroes who risk your lives to keep our communities safe.\n\n\u201cDemocrats have said you are the problem. You are not the problem. Defund-the-Police Democrats are. Democrat Representative Ocasio Cortez of New York has said you are a \u2018rogue agency.\u2019 Senator Schumer of New York has echoed those words yesterday. You are not a rogue agency. Today\u2019s Democrats are a rogue and radical party. You deserve better than reckless Democrat hostage-taking. You deserve the tools and support from Congress necessary to carry out the mission Congress has given you. Our country depends on you. Republicans are going to deliver for you.\n\n\u201cThat\u2019s what this debate today is about.\n\n\u201cImmigration and Customs Enforcement must be funded fully and immediately. The United States Border Patrol must be funded fully and immediately. It\u2019s common sense. These agencies keep America safe every single day. If Congress does not act quickly, they will run out of money very soon \u2013 perhaps in a matter of weeks. That would make our country less safe.\n\n\u201cSenate Republicans are united and committed to keeping America safe and secure. Republicans will use the budget reconciliation process to do so. This means we can fund American law enforcement without relying on a single Democrat vote. Democrats have turned into the party of Defund the Police.\n\n\u201cLet me tell you about the Republican plan to protect our communities. Our plan provides more than $70 billion of funding for immigration enforcement and border security. It secures that funding not for one year, not for two years, but for the next three years. The Republican plan means stronger law enforcement and safer communities. It also represents a commitment to the dedicated professionals of ICE and Border Patrol. We will continue to support them \u2013 just as they continue to protect us.\n\n\u201cThis is funding Democrats once agreed to. Now, they have walked away from it. Democrats have blocked funding for the Department of Homeland Security not once, not twice, but sixteen times. Why? Because Democrats are playing to the most radical members of their party. Through their actions, Democrats are putting the safety and security of our nation behind the safety and security of their political careers.\n\n\u201cDemocrats have blocked funding for Border Patrol. This is the agency that stops criminals, drug traffickers, human traffickers, and terror suspects from entering our country illegally. Democrats would love to defund them permanently.\n\n\u201cDemocrats have also blocked funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. This is the agency that removes illegal immigrant criminals from our communities. The American people support removing illegal immigrant criminals. Democrats clearly do not. Democrats care more about protecting illegal immigrant criminals than protecting law-abiding American citizens.\n\n\u201cDemocrats want to take our country backwards. Backwards to the bad days when they were in the majority and our southern border was wide open. Backwards to the days where illegal immigrant criminals roamed freely in our communities. That is an insult to families of Laken Riley, Sheridan Gorman, and all the innocent Americans who were murdered by illegal immigrant criminals.\n\n\u201cThe budget resolution we are debating is part of a larger Republican effort to keep America safe. The last administration threw the border wide open. More than 10 million illegal immigrants flooded in. Under President Trump and Republicans, the border is now secure, and law enforcement is being restored.\n\n\u201cLast year, Republicans passed the most comprehensive border security investment in American history. Nearly $165 billion. It is part of the Working Families Tax Cuts law. The results speak for themselves. Zero illegal immigrants have been released into our country for nearly a year. The Republican budget resolution builds on this success.\n\n\u201cTo my Democrat colleagues who call for reforming ICE, let me say this directly on the Floor of the United States Senate. You rejected every single opportunity for common sense, cooperation, and compromise. Republicans offered body cameras for agents. Democrats voted no. Republicans offered more oversight. Democrats voted no. Republicans offered more training for agents. Democrats voted no. Reform \u2013 no matter how reasonable \u2013 was never the point for Democrats. The point has always been to abolish ICE, abolish Border Patrol, and return to open borders. Today\u2019s Democrat Party owns that shameful record. They can run from it, but they cannot hide.\n\n\u201cThe Senate has a duty to protect the American people. The choice is simple. Fund law enforcement or block it. Fund border security or block it. The American people are watching. They will remember who voted to protect law abiding American citizens, and who voted to protect illegal immigrant criminals.\n\n\u201cRepublicans are ready to stand and vote for the safety and security of the American people.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-23T05:48:52Z", "2026-04-23T05:50:10Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/barrasso-republicans-are-united-and-committed-to-a-secure-border-and-a-safe-america/", "Barrasso: Republicans are United and Committed to a Secure Border and a Safe America", "2026-04-21", "2026", "2026-04", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today spoke at a press conference about how Republicans are moving to fully fund ICE and Border Patrol despite Democrat obstruction.\n\nSen. Barrasso said:\n\n\u201cRepublicans are committed to a safe and a secure America.\n\n\u201cAnd that\u2019s why today we are moving forward to fully fund our nation\u2019s security \u2013 the Department of Homeland Security. And we\u2019re going to do it without a single Democrat vote. Because of the Democrats \u2013 we\u2019re doing this in the face of their historic obstruction.\n\n\u201cWhy are they doing it? It\u2019s because they would rather stand to protect illegal immigrant criminals than protect law-abiding American citizens.\n\n\u201cThey want to defund ICE. They want to defund Border Patrol. They want to go back to the days where 10 million illegal immigrants flooded into our country. Criminals, drug dealers, gang members, all of it.\n\n\u201cWhat they want to do is dangerous, it\u2019s reckless, and it\u2019s radical.\n\n\u201cRepublicans are united and committed to a secure border and a safe America.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-22T05:46:42Z", "2026-04-22T05:48:06Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/barrasso-republicans-will-fund-law-enforcement/", "Barrasso: Republicans Will Fund Law Enforcement", "2026-04-21", "2026", "2026-04", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "\u201cFor more than two months, Republicans negotiated in good faith to fully fund critical law enforcement agencies. Republicans are done negotiating. We are moving forward alone. Republicans are going to fund ICE and Border Patrol without a single Democrat vote. We are not going to concede a single demand to radical Senate Democrats.\u201d\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today spoke about how Senate Republicans will vote this week to fully fund ICE and Border Patrol through reconciliation \u2013 without any Democrat votes.\n\nClick HERE to watch Senator Barrasso\u2019s remarks.\n\nSen. Barrasso\u2019s remarks as prepared:\n\n\u201cThe United States Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement have a complex and essential mission. They arrest drug traffickers. They arrest human traffickers. They arrest terror suspects. They save exploited children. And they secure our border. Their work is critical to our national security.\n\n\u201cNot long ago, Democrats agreed. In 2019, Senator Schumer told NBC News that, \u2018ICE does some functions that are very much needed.\u2019 Now, Senator Schumer is leading the charge to abolish ICE and to defund the Border Patrol. That\u2019s because today Democrats care more about protecting illegal immigrant criminals than protecting law abiding American citizens.\n\n\u201cFor more than two months, Republicans negotiated in good faith to fully fund critical law enforcement agencies. Republicans are done negotiating. We are moving forward alone. Republicans are going to fund ICE and Border Patrol without a single Democrat vote. We are not going to concede a single demand to radical Senate Democrats.\n\n\u201cThe Senate will consider a budget resolution this week. Our resolution is targeted and focused. Here is what it does. First, it fully funds and fully supports the men and women of ICE and Border Patrol. Second, it funds ICE and Border Patrol for the next three years. Third, it gives them more resources than ever before. ICE receives more money to protect our communities. Border Patrol receives more money to secure our borders.\n\n\u201cIncreased funding means more enforcement. It means more illegal immigrant criminals will be deported. It means more investigations into the drug cartels and human traffickers. It means our communities are safer. It\u2019s just common sense.\n\n\u201cConsider the commonsense policy changes that Democrats have refused to accept. $20 million to buy body cameras for agents. Democrats voted no. More oversight of ICE spending. Democrats voted no. More money for deescalation training. Democrats voted no.\n\n\u201cThe Department of Homeland Security has a new leader. It\u2019s Markwayne Mullin. At his confirmation hearing, now-Secretary Mullin committed to working with Democrats on commonsense reforms to immigration enforcement. Almost every Democrat still voted against his confirmation. Why? Because Democrats don\u2019t want to reform ICE. They want to abolish ICE. They want to abolish Border Patrol. They want to defund law enforcement in America.\n\n\u201cHere\u2019s what the Democrats are still demanding. Senate Democrats want to ban ICE agents from wearing masks. Masks help protect agents and their families from being doxed by gangs of radical thugs. We know that open-border groups are publishing the names and home addresses of agents online. These dangerous actions are one more reason that attacks on ICE agents are rising dramatically.\n\n\u201cThese open border Democrats have a long-term goal. Their goal is to make life so frightening for the families of ICE and Border Patrol agents that they quit their jobs. The Democrat long-term goal is to undermine the hiring of agents and shut it down by attrition.\n\n\u201cToday, Republicans are moving to fund law enforcement. To my Democrat colleagues, you have lost your war on law enforcement. You failed to turn America into one big sanctuary country. You have failed to take America backwards to the days of Democrat open borders.\n\n\u201cMore than 10 million illegal immigrants flooded into our country on Democrats\u2019 watch. Under Republican leadership, zero illegal immigrants are being released into the country.\n\n\u201cRepublicans want ICE and Border Patrol to do their job. Republicans want law enforcement to be funded, and American citizens to be safe. Americans deserve safety and security. This week, Republicans are delivering it.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-22T05:46:42Z", "2026-04-22T05:48:06Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/barrasso-introduces-no-licenses-for-illegal-drivers-or-truckers-act/", "Barrasso Introduces No Licenses for Illegal Drivers or Truckers Act", "2026-04-16", "2026", "2026-04", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) introduced legislation to strengthen immigration enforcement and ensure safer roads for all Americans. The No Licenses for Illegal Drivers or Truckers Act requires states to verify legal status before issuing a driver\u2019s license, commercial driver\u2019s license, or personal identification card.\n\nStates that fail to comply with this requirement will face a 10 percent reduction in their federal highway funding. These funds would then be redirected to states that follow the law and prioritize public safety.\n\n\u201cMillions of illegal immigrants flooded into the United States under the Biden administration\u2019s radical open border policies. Since many illegal immigrants do not speak English and cannot read road signs, these drivers make roads less safe for the law-abiding public,\u201d said Senator Barrasso. \u201cWhile Wyoming already prohibits illegal immigrants from getting driver\u2019s licenses, 19 states and the District of Columbia continue to issue personal and commercial driver\u2019s licenses without verifying legal status. My legislation will ensure states follow the law and prioritize public safety.\u201d\n\nSenator Barrasso also spoke about the legislation today on the floor of the United States Senate.\n\nThe No Licenses for Illegal Drivers or Truckers Act is co-sponsored by U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.).\n\n\u201cWe must defund woke sanctuary states who continue to put illegal aliens in the driver\u2019s seat and Americans in the back seat,\u201d said Senator Cornyn. \u201cThis legislation puts Americans first and keeps our roads safe by not only cutting federal highway funding for any state that allows illegal aliens to obtain a state-issued or commercial driver\u2019s license but also redirecting those dollars to states like Texas that actually enforce the law.\u201d\n\n\u201cDemocrats have spent years putting illegal immigrants ahead of American citizens, and handing out driver\u2019s licenses to people who broke our laws is another example. This bill puts a stop to that. States that thumb their nose at federal immigration law should lose highway funding, and those dollars should rightfully go to states that follow the law. Wyoming has always done things the right way, and it\u2019s past time the rest of the country catches up,\u201d said Senator Lummis.\n\nIn Wyoming, local law enforcement has already encountered multiple cases of illegal immigrants operating commercial motor vehicles. Since October 1, 2025, the Laramie County Sheriff\u2019s Office has arrested 40 individuals who were in the country illegally and driving commercial vehicles. Officers in Sweetwater County arrested 14 more. In Crook County, additional arrests have been made involving illegal immigrants holding CDLs. All were subsequently removed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).\n\n\u201cA commercial license shouldn\u2019t be a question mark. It should mean the state verified lawful presence before that driver ever entered interstate commerce. When that doesn\u2019t happen on the front end, local law enforcement, lawful truckers, and the traveling public bear the risk on the back end, where it matters most \u2014 out on the pavement,\u201d said Sweetwater County, WY Sheriff John Grossnickle.\n\n\u201cThe Laramie County Sheriff\u2019s Office conducted a 3-day Operation \u2018Truck Around Find Out,\u2019 which resulted in 177 traffic stops and 32 illegal immigrants being arrested. This operation highlighted the need for federal legislation to mandate states to \u2018Find Out\u2019 a person\u2019s legal status before giving them the keys to an 80,000-pound truck, and to prevent law enforcement from having to deal with dangerous, unvetted drivers on the roadside or after a crash,\u201d said Laramie County, WY Sheriff Brian Kozak.\n\nToo many innocent Americans have faced tragic consequences due to the actions of illegal immigrants and sanctuary states. In recent months, there have been several incidents of illegal immigrant commercial truck drivers causing serious and sometimes deadly road accidents, including in California, Indiana, and Florida. The No Licenses for Illegal Drivers or Truckers Act will help prevent these tragedies and stand up for the safety and security of law-abiding American citizens.\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-17T05:47:03Z", "2026-04-17T05:48:33Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/pass-the-no-licenses-for-illegal-drivers-or-truckers-act-to-protect-american-citizens/", "Pass The No Licenses for Illegal Drivers or Truckers Act to Protect American Citizens", "2026-04-16", "2026", "2026-04", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "\u201cIt is time to make it clear that giving state-issued licenses to illegal immigrants is not in the best interest of our nation\u2019s safety or security\u2026 Every state in America should follow Wyoming\u2019s lead.\u201d\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today spoke about his bill, the No Licenses for Illegal Drivers or Truckers Act.\n\nThe No Licenses for Illegal Drivers or Truckers Act will require states to verify that every person who applies for a driver\u2019s license, including a commercial driver\u2019s license or for government ID, is in our country legally. States that refuse must forfeit 10 percent of their federal transportation funding. The funds that are withheld will go to states that follow the law.\n\nClick HERE to watch Senator Barrasso\u2019s remarks.\n\nSen. Barrasso\u2019s remarks:\n\n\u201cI come to the floor to express the beliefs of so many Americans, and that is that illegal immigrants should never be given a driver\u2019s license in the United States of America. It\u2019s just common sense. These are people who are here illegally.\n\n\u201cSo today, I am introducing legislation to stop states from issuing driver\u2019s licenses to illegal immigrants. And that includes regular licenses as well as commercial driver\u2019s licenses. Every United States Senator needs to say where they stand on this critical issue. It is time to make it clear that giving state-issued licenses to illegal immigrants is not in the best interest of our nation\u2019s safety or our nation\u2019s security.\n\n\u201cIn February, President Trump called on Congress to ban states from issuing driver\u2019s licenses to illegal immigrants. My legislation does just that. And then it goes further. The bill I\u2019m introducing today \u2013 the No Licenses for Illegal Drivers or Truckers Act \u2013 it requires states to verify that every person who applies for a driver\u2019s license \u2013 every single one \u2013 including certainly a commercial driver\u2019s license \u2013 they need to prove that they are in this country legally. That\u2019s not just for driver\u2019s licenses. It also should be for government IDs. States that refuse are going to be forced to forfeit 10 percent of the federal transportation funding that they receive from the federal government. And that\u2019s a lot of money for many states, especially some of these big blue states. The funds that we withhold will go to the states that actually follow the law.\n\n\u201cSo, let\u2019s put it in plain terms, what this means. California. If in California, Governor Gavin Newsom continues to issue driver\u2019s licenses to illegal immigrants \u2013 and they\u2019re doing it right now \u2013 California would surrender ten percent of the money that they get from the federal government for highways. They\u2019re getting $5.8 billion. So, they would surrender $580 million, which would go to the states like mine and yours, Mr. President, that comply with the law.\n\n\u201cLook, this is a serious and a significant amount of money. It\u2019s a significant penalty. And I believe it\u2019s worth it in order to keep the American people safe.\n\n\u201cAstonishingly, there are nineteen states in this nation and the District of Columbia, who currently provide driver\u2019s licenses to illegal immigrants. No proof of citizenship is needed. In some of those states, such as Oregon, it\u2019s even worse than that. Because they have laws in place called \u2018motor-voter\u2019 laws. So, what\u2019s a \u2018motor-voter\u2019 law? Well, it means that when an illegal immigrant is given a driver\u2019s license, the state then automatically registers them to vote. I mean think about that. You go as an illegal immigrant \u2013 you get a driver\u2019s license \u2013 and then they register you to vote. And the Democrats say they don\u2019t try to get illegal immigrants to vote. They make it automatic in the state of Oregon.\n\n\u201cWe know that in Oregon, hundreds of illegal immigrants have been registered to vote because of this policy which is irresponsible. And they know it. They don\u2019t seem to care. This, to me, raises serious questions about election integrity. Allowing illegal immigrants to obtain driver\u2019s licenses make our roads less safe and it also makes our elections less secure.\n\n\u201cThe No Licenses for Illegal Drivers or Truckers Act is part of the larger Republican drive to keep our nation safe. The last administration threw open our borders to illegal immigrants. More than 10 million illegal immigrants flooded into our nation. Under President Trump and Republicans, the border is now secure, and law enforcement has been restored. In the last 11 months, absolutely zero, zero illegal immigrants have been released into this country. President Trump and Republicans stopped this dangerous policy of catch and release. Catch illegal immigrants and release them into the country. Never again. Republicans are building on this success. And we are going to fully fund and fully support the men and women of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the U.S. Border Patrol.\n\n\u201cNow, some Democrats wrongly believe that giving official government IDs to illegal immigrants makes America safer. They\u2019re wrong. And they know they\u2019re wrong. They ignore every lesson that we have learned from previous deadly crashes. Remember Delilah Coleman. She was a five-year-old girl who nearly died in a car accident caused by an illegal immigrant truck driver. President Trump told her story right here in Congress during his State of the Union.\n\n\u201cDelilah\u2019s story is sadly becoming all too common. Just days after President Trump celebrated her remarkable, miraculous recovery during the State of the Union Address, there was another deadly crash in Indiana this time. An illegal immigrant truck driver caused it. Four American citizens were killed. Well, what about the driver? The driver entered this country because of the policies of Joe Biden and the Democrats. He received a commercial driver\u2019s license because of the radical policies of the Democrat Governor of Pennsylvania, Josh Shapiro. This should never have happened. And my bill is written to make sure tragedies like this one will never happen again.\n\n\u201cMy bill gives states a simple choice: protect American citizens or lose federal funding. We know that there are illegal immigrants holding commercial driver\u2019s licenses all across the United States. And there is no guarantee that all of them \u2013 or any of them \u2013 meet the same training and safety standards that are required of American truck drivers. This should concern all of us.\n\n\u201cMany states run by Democrats would rather protect illegal immigrant criminals than protect law-abiding citizens. In my home state of Wyoming, we do things differently than what comes out of Washington and so many of these Democrat-run states. We do not issue driver\u2019s licenses to illegal immigrants. Furthermore, if an illegal immigrant is arrested driving in Wyoming with a license from another state, it\u2019s a crime, punishable by up to six months in jail.\n\n\u201cSo, let me tell you about Wyoming. Since last October, officers in Laramie County have arrested 40, 40 illegal immigrants driving commercial vehicles. Officers in Sweetwater County have arrested 14 more. Officers in Crook County arrested more still. None of these were issued in Wyoming, but these are truck drivers going across the country, carrying cargo. They\u2019ve been stopped because they provide danger. All these illegal immigrants were turned over to ICE and removed. That\u2019s how the system ought to work. Every state in America should follow Wyoming\u2019s lead.\n\n\u201cThe Senate has a duty to protect American citizens. I have a responsibility to protect the people of Wyoming. I believe the Senate should pass the No Licenses for Illegal Drivers or Truckers Act. I\u2019d like to thank my colleagues Senator Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming and Senator John Cornyn of Texas for joining me and cosponsoring the legislation. We need to stop states from issuing driver\u2019s licenses to illegal immigrants. We need to keep America safe. It is time for this Senate to stand up for law-abiding American citizens, not illegal immigrants.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-17T05:47:03Z", "2026-04-17T05:48:33Z"], ["https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/lummis-led-fences-act-clears-u-s-house/", "Lummis-Led FENCES Act Clears U.S. House", "2026-04-16", "2026", "2026-04", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "Cynthia M. Lummis", "L000571", "www.lummis.senate.gov", "lummis", "https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) today applauded the bipartisan passage of the Foreign Emissions and Nonattainment Clarification for Economic Stability(FENCES) Act in the U.S. House of Representatives. This legislation protects producers from unnecessary compliance burdens caused by events beyond their control, such as foreign wildfires or dust storms, ensuring fair air quality designations. Representative August Pfluger (TX-11) introduced the companion legislation in the House.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m thrilled to see the FENCES Act move one step closer to becoming law,\u201d said Lummis.\u201cThis legislation will help drive innovation and economic growth across Wyoming by cutting unnecessary red tape. At the same time, the FENCES Act preserves strong Clean Air Act standards while implementing commonsense policies that account for pollution beyond a state\u2019s control. I look forward to seeing this legislation make its way to the Senate.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nStates throughout America are being unfairly penalized for pollution originating outside U.S. borders, including from natural events such as Canadian wildfires. While current law allows states to adjust their air quality plans when foreign emissions interfere with compliance, EPA guidance under the Biden administration narrowed those adjustments to human-caused emissions only. This change has created unnecessary regulatory hurdles for states and industries already working to meet Clean Air Act requirements.\n\nThe FENCES Act restores clarity by confirming that all foreign emissions, whether natural or man-made, are excluded when determining compliance with national air quality standards and during new facility permitting reviews. The bill also allows states to account for foreign emissions earlier in the regulatory process, providing greater certainty and efficiency.\n\nRead the full bill text here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-17T05:47:03Z", "2026-04-17T05:48:33Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/barrasso-gop-tax-cuts-put-more-money-in-peoples-pockets/", "Barrasso: GOP Tax Cuts Put More Money in People\u2019s Pockets", "2026-04-15", "2026", "2026-04", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "\u201cRepublicans permanently lowered taxes. We did it for hardworking families and small businesses. In doing so, we made it easier for all Americans \u2013 whether working or retired \u2013 to keep more of what they earn. More than 53 million Americans have benefited from at least one of the new Republican tax cuts.\u201d\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today highlighted the direct benefits Americans are receiving from the Working Families Tax Cuts law.\n\nClick HERE to watch Senator Barrasso\u2019s remarks.\n\nSen. Barrasso\u2019s remarks:\n\n\u201cToday is April 15. That means it is Tax Day in America.\n\n\u201cI just heard the Minority Leader come to the Floor, and it sounds like he\u2019s almost despondent that this year the American people are able to get higher tax refunds than in the past. Because of what we\u2019ve been able to do and pass, people are keeping more of their hard-earned money. For people that are filing their taxes for the first time under this new tax law \u2013 the Working Families Tax Cuts \u2013 they are seeing that they are keeping more. And this is what we promised \u2013 to put more money in people\u2019s pockets.\n\n\u201cI hear about it at home in Wyoming. In Dubois, I recently spoke with veterans and their families. In Sundance, Gillette, and Laramie, I visited with students. In Lusk and in Newcastle, I sat down with farmers, ranchers, and small business owners. Across the board, we talked about new opportunities that they\u2019re experiencing as a result of the law since Republicans cut taxes dramatically. How it appears in their daily lives and what it means to them and their families. These families in Wyoming aren\u2019t alone. Americans across the country are seeing smaller tax bills and larger tax refunds.\n\n\u201cThe Internal Revenue Service released data today on the tax refunds. The average refund this year is over $3,400 per family. Now that\u2019s nearly $250 per month in people\u2019s pockets. That\u2019s much higher than it was last year. These are the refunds people are getting.\n\n\u201cAnd yet when I hear the Senator from New York, he referred to the amount of money people are getting back in refunds \u2013 I think he said the word were \u2018duds.\u2019 Maybe to him that\u2019s a dud. Maybe to him in New York City that\u2019s a dud. But for working families in Wyoming, $250 a month means a lot of money in their pockets. When you go to the gas station, the grocery store, when they plan what they want to do over the summer, all of those things. This is real money in the pockets of Wyoming families and American families. And the best we can hear from the Minority Leader is it\u2019s a \u2018dud.\u2019\n\n\u201cThat is not what I\u2019m hearing around my home state. People understand money in their pockets matters to them and matters to their families, even if the Democrats don\u2019t believe that or the Minority Leader doesn\u2019t see it the way we see it. But in so many ways, he doesn\u2019t. Because we think it\u2019s important for people to keep more of their hard-earned money, and it\u2019s a direct result of the bill that we passed \u2013 the Working Families Tax Cuts law.\n\n\u201cDemocrats tried to do the opposite last year. They wanted to pass a $4 trillion tax increase on the American people. That\u2019s where they were headed \u2013 and they voted for that. They voted for the largest tax increase in American history. And Senator Schumer today talked about a poll. And what did he say? He said that Americans think they\u2019re paying too much in taxes right now. Can you imagine what they would be saying if they were paying what they were paying now plus 4 trillion additional dollars in taxes? Why in the world would the Minority Leader come to the Floor and put together a group \u2013 lead the charge \u2013 to raise taxes by $4 trillion if he comes to the Floor and talks about the fact Americans think they are paying too much in taxes? I think we\u2019re paying too much in taxes. I want to cut more taxes. That\u2019s what the people of Wyoming want, that\u2019s what Americans want, and that\u2019s certainly what Republicans want. So, it\u2019s interesting to hear the Minority Leader talk about these refund checks that are putting more money in people\u2019s pockets and saying, \u2018Well, it\u2019s a dud.\u2019 It\u2019s not a \u2018dud\u2019 for the people of Wyoming. They\u2019re encouraged by what we\u2019re doing, and they want us to do even more. And we need to do more.\n\n\u201cDemocrats voted to raise taxes on families, on workers, and on small businesses. Republicans permanently lowered taxes. We did it for hardworking families and small businesses. In doing so, we made it easier for all Americans \u2013 whether working or retired \u2013 to keep more money in their pockets. More than 53 million Americans have benefited from at least one of the new Republican tax cuts. That\u2019s a lot of people.\n\n\u201cIf you are a senior and you receive a Social Security check, you are benefiting for the first time on our \u2018No Taxes on Social Security\u2019 pledge. This is the new $6,000 deduction for seniors. Already, 30 million seniors have benefited.\n\n\u201cIf you are a mother or father with children, you are benefiting from the expanded Child Tax Credit \u2013 $2,200 per child per year. Millions of parents have enrolled their children in Trump Accounts. That\u2019s a big deal. For parents with newborn children, these savings accounts get $1,000 deposited into them straight from the U.S. Treasury. It happens immediately when your child is born. There are groups and individuals across the country who are matching those contributions into Trump Accounts. All of this in an effort to get these young people off on a good start.\n\n\u201cIn Wyoming and across the country, more than 6 million Americans are benefiting from the \u2018No Tax on Tips\u2019 provision. These are waiters, barbers, bartenders, and tour guides. They have claimed an average deduction of over $7,100.\n\n\u201cMore than 25 million Americans have benefited from No Tax on Overtime. These are firefighters, police officers, and nurses. They are linemen and coal miners in Wyoming. They have claimed an average deduction of over $3,000 on overtime. Hardworking Americans are being rewarded \u2013 rewarded for working more. The extra money they earn goes directly to their bank accounts \u2013 not to bureaucrats in Washington.\n\n\u201cThe Working Families Tax Cuts law protects two million family-owned farms and ranches from the dreaded Death Tax. Instead of being forced to sell their land or small business to pay taxes to Washington, families in Wyoming are now able to plan for their future for generations to come.\n\n\u201cThe Working Families Tax Cuts law also allows businesses to immediately deduct up to $2.5 million in new equipment. That means more jobs. It means more growth. More people in the workplace. It means more opportunities for farmers, ranchers, and Main Street America.\n\n\u201cBecause of lower taxes and more opportunities, workers across our nation are seeing bigger paychecks. Real wages are up this year. This is significant progress.\n\n\u201cThe only people seem to be upset about lower taxes, bigger refunds, and higher wages are the elected Democrats in this body who voted for a $4 trillion tax increase. Democrats want to raise taxes on the American people. Democrats believe that the money you earned isn\u2019t yours. Democrats believe that the money you earn belongs to the government. That\u2019s why the Democrat Party is known as the party of high taxes. It\u2019s not just here in the United States Senate. It is in the states and big cities run by Democrats across the country.\n\n\u201cThis year, Democrat Abigail Spanberger was sworn in as Governor of Virginia. Democrats now control the House, the Senate, and the Governor\u2019s Mansion. Since they\u2019ve taken over in January, Democrats have introduced 50 new tax increases. Democrats want to raise taxes on barber shops, nail salons, dry cleaners, and gyms. Democrats are proposing new taxes on firearms and ammunition in Virginia. That\u2019s what happened now that Virginia elected Democrats.\n\n\u201cDemocrats like to use the word \u2018affordability.\u2019 Apparently, Democrats\u2019 idea of affordability is higher taxes paid by working families so they can spend more money on liberal social programs.\n\n\u201cRepublicans know the best way to make America affordable is with good jobs, growing paychecks, and lower taxes. That is exactly what we are seeing today as people file their taxes and see their larger refunds this year.\n\n\u201cThe American people know the money belongs to them, not Washington. They\u2019ve earned it. They should keep more of it. Republicans trust people at home to know best what they want to do with that money. How to spend it, save it, and invest it.\n\n\u201cThis Tax Day, the American people have more money in their pockets because Republicans passed the Working Families Tax Cuts law. Republicans will continue to fight for an America where families keep more of what they\u2019ve earned and make the decisions about how to spend it.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-16T05:48:36Z", "2026-04-16T05:50:08Z"], ["https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/lummis-cruz-file-amicus-brief-backing-trump-administrations-push-to-repeal-endangerment-finding/", "Lummis, Cruz File Amicus Brief Backing Trump Administration\u2019s Push to Repeal Endangerment Finding", "2026-04-15", "2026", "2026-04", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "Cynthia M. Lummis", "L000571", "www.lummis.senate.gov", "lummis", "https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2014 Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) have filed an amicus brief in support of the Trump administration\u2019s repeal of the greenhouse gas endangerment finding, arguing that the Environmental Protection Agency is operating without the congressional authorization needed to enforce these types of regulations.\n\nSenator Lummis currently serves as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety for the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senator Cruz serves as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action and Federal Rights for the Senate Committee on the Judiciary.\n\nExcerpts from the amicus brief are included below; the full text can be reviewed here.\n\nSenators Ted Cruz and Cynthia Lummis respectfully move this Court for leave to file the attached proposed brief as amici curiae in this matter. In support of their Motion, amici state as follows:\n\n1. Amici Curiae are Senators Ted Cruz and Cynthia Lummis, who represent the States of Texas and Wyoming, respectively, in the United States Senate. Senator Cruz serves as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action and Federal Rights for the Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Senator Lummis serves as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety for the Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works. Amici\u2019s respective interests overlap perfectly here.\n\n2. Namely, both have a strong interest in judicial interpretations that preserve the legislative powers that Article I of the Constitution vests exclusively in Congress. Amici share an interest in ensuring that the judiciary serves as an appropriate check on the executive branch and vigilantly safeguards the Constitution\u2019s separation of powers. In addition, amici have an interest in ensuring that executive agencies\u2013\u2013 like the EPA\u2013\u2013exercise only the authority Congress delegated to them, meaning that Congress retains all federal legislative power. When an executive agency issues regulations with vast economic and political significance, the courts must invoke the major questions doctrine to protect the Constitution\u2019s separation of powers.\n\n3. As members of the U.S. Senate, amici possess a unique interest in, and perspective on, the EPA\u2019s reliance on the major question doctrine to repeal its 2009 Endangerment Finding and corresponding regulations concerning greenhouse gas emissions standards for vehicles and engines. Amici respectfully submit this amici curiae brief pursuant to these interests and their unique perspective as U.S. Senators.\n\n4. Counsel for amici contacted counsel for the parties in No. 26- 1037 on April 6, 2026, to obtain their positions on the Motion. Counsel for amici contacted counsel for the parties in the consolidated cases on April 8, 2026, to obtain their positions on the Motion. Respondents consent to the Motion. Petitioners in No. 26-1037 consent to the Motion provided that the brief complies with Rule 29. Petitioners in No. 26-1043, Missouri Coalition for the Environment and Metropolitan Congregations United, take no position. Petitioner in No. 26-1051, Service Employees International Union, takes no position. The State and local government Petitioners in No. 26-1061 take no position on the Motion. The remaining Petitioners provided no position before the filing of this Motion.\n\n5. The proposed brief is desirable and relevant to the disposition of the case. The brief describes how the major questions doctrine plays a central role in preserving separation of powers by ensuring that questions of economic and political significance are resolved by Congress, not administrative agencies. And it explains how the EPA\u2019s invocation of the major questions doctrine in repealing the 2009 Endangerment Finding and greenhouse gas vehicle standards preserves Congress\u2019s lawmaking authority. The Court must uphold that necessary conclusion to ensure that Congress maintains its role as supreme lawmaker in the face of Executive overreach.\n\n6. Pursuant to Circuit Rule 29(d), counsel for amici state that one amicus brief was lodged on March 13, 2026, and again on March 31, 2026, by a party that is also appearing as an intervenor (John Worthington). Another amicus brief was lodged on March 19, 2026, by Government Accountability & Oversight and Government Oversight & Education. Amici were not notified of either brief, which were filed nearly a month before amici are seeking leave, and therefore did not have an opportunity to contribute to them. Additionally, neither brief analyzes the major questions doctrine and its applicability to the EPA\u2019s 2009 Endangerment Finding and greenhouse gas vehicle emission standards. Amici\u2019s unique perspective as members of Congress on the applicability of the major questions doctrine to this case further renders a separate brief necessary and desirable.\n\n7. Accordingly, amici respectfully request that the Court grant them leave to file the proposed brief as amici curiae.\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-16T05:48:36Z", "2026-04-16T05:50:08Z"], ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/senate-republicans-are-united-around-a-targeted-and-focused-bill-to-fund-ice-and-border-patrol/", "Senate Republicans are United Around a Targeted and Focused Bill to Fund ICE and Border Patrol", "2026-04-14", "2026", "2026-04", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "\u201cDemocrats have spent the past two months trying to handcuff ICE and Border Patrol agents. Republicans are going to make sure that ICE and Border Patrol are fully funded for as long as President Trump is in the White House.\u201d\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today delivered remarks about how Senate Republicans will fully fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol for the next three years.\n\nClick HERE to watch Senator Barrasso\u2019s remarks.\n\nSen. Barrasso\u2019s remarks as prepared:\n\n\u201cRepublicans are going to fully fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol. We are going to do it through the end of President Trump\u2019s term. We can do so without a single Democrat vote. We can move forward alone. The Democrats want to defund law enforcement in America. They want to end immigration enforcement in the United States. Republicans will never let that happen.\n\n\u201cSenator Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats engineered this dangerous, reckless shutdown. It is a shutdown American security and law enforcement. They\u2019ve done it for one reason. Democrats would rather protect illegal immigrant criminals than protect law-abiding American citizens.\n\n\u201cFor the last two months, Democrats have fought to turn America into a sanctuary country. They voted to defund ICE. They voted to defund Border Patrol. They tried to ban masks on ICE agents. That would allow their gangs of radical thugs to threaten agents at their homes and terrorize their families. These were the Democrat demand in negotiations. They had one thing in common: they would make America less safe. That is why Republicans have rejected them.\n\n\u201cThanks to Republicans, immigration enforcement and border security will be fully funded. They will be funded without conceding a single radical Democrat demand. Democrats have spent the past two months trying to handcuff ICE and Border Patrol agents. Republicans are going to make sure that ICE and Border Patrol are fully funded for as long as President Trump is in the White House.\n\n\u201cHere\u2019s what comes next. I met with President Trump at the White House on Friday. Chairman Graham of the Senate Budget Committee was there also. We shared with the President that Senate Republicans are not slowing down. We are united around a targeted, focused reconciliation bill. We are moving immediately and quickly to fully fund and strengthen ICE and Border Patrol. We will do it with a simple majority here in the United States Senate. We will do it for the long term. No more hostage-taking by radical Democrats. The safety and security of the American people is too important.\n\n\u201cSenate Republicans intend to meet President Trump\u2019s June 1 deadline. The men and women of ICE and Border Patrol are American heroes. They protect our nation from murderers, drug traffickers, and rapists. They protect our nation from repeat illegal immigrant criminals. These are individuals who should not have been let into the country in the first place. When Democrats obstruct this critical work, innocent Americans pay the price.\n\n\u201cRemember Sheridan Gorman. She was just 18 years old and a student. Just last month in Chicago, she was shot and killed in cold blood by an illegal immigrant criminal. Sheridan\u2019s killer entered our country in 2023. The Biden administration let him in. He was one of the 10 million illegal immigrants allowed to enter our country. Chicago\u2019s sanctuary city laws shielded him from deportation.\n\n\u201cDon\u2019t forget Richard Williams. He was an 83-year-old United States Air Force Veteran. Last month, in New York City, he was shoved onto subway tracks by an illegal immigrant criminal. He died from his injuries. His killer had a lengthy criminal record. New York\u2019s sanctuary city laws protected him.\n\n\u201cSheridan Gorman deserved better. Richard William deserved better. Every American citizen and every American community deserves better. That is what Republicans are fighting for.\n\n\u201cFrom Day One, President Trump and Republicans have fought alone to secure the border and enforce the law. Democrats responded with opposition, obstruction, and extremism. Republicans will do what is necessary to fully fund America\u2019s national security. We will protect law-abiding American citizens.\n\n\u201cThe American people have demanded secure borders and safe communities. President Trump and Republican leadership will continue to deliver it. Senator Schumer and Democrats may scream. They will not stop us.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-15T05:46:42Z", "2026-04-15T05:48:27Z"], ["https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/lummis-hosts-crypto-roundtable-with-comptroller-gould-and-governor-gordon/", "Lummis Hosts Crypto Roundtable with Comptroller Gould and Governor Gordon", "2026-04-09", "2026", "2026-04", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "Cynthia M. Lummis", "L000571", "www.lummis.senate.gov", "lummis", "https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "CHEYENNE, WY\u2014 U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Senate Banking Subcommittee on Digital Assets Chair, hosted a roundtable at the Wyoming State Capitol with Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan V. Gould and Governor Mark Gordon to discuss the state\u2019s regulatory landscape for digital assets, the importance of the dual banking system, and how bank supervision can support responsible financial innovation. The Comptroller of the Currency is a Senate-confirmed position that charters, regulates, and supervises all national banks and federal savings associations in the United States.\n\n\u201cWyoming has always led from the front on digital assets, and the work we did in Wyoming nearly a decade ago is the foundation for what we are doing now on the federal level,\u201d said Lummis. \u201cWyoming has built the most thoughtful regulatory framework in the country for digital assets, and bringing Comptroller Gould here to see what we have accomplished firsthand is how we ensure federal policy reflects what is actually working on the ground.\u201d\n\n\u201cAs the business of banking continues to evolve, it is critical that we engage with leaders at every level of government to ensure the safe and sound operation of our financial system\u2014including the important role of digital asset technology,\u201d said Gould. \u201cI appreciate Senator Lummis and Governor Gordon for facilitating this thoughtful discussion and for their strong commitment to the long-term vibrancy and competitiveness of our nation\u2019s economy.\u201d\n\n\u201cWyoming has worked deliberately to create a policy environment that supports innovation while maintaining high standards for safety, soundness, and consumer protection,\u201d said Gordon. \u201cToday\u2019s discussion reflects the importance of continued coordination among policymakers, regulators and industry leaders as digital assets become an increasingly important part of U.S. monetary policy and the global financial landscape.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-10T05:46:57Z", "2026-04-10T05:48:19Z"], ["https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/icymi-lummis-op-ed-in-washington-post-a-broken-system-is-costing-america-trillions-i-see-it-in-wyoming/", "ICYMI: Lummis Op-ed in Washington Post: A broken system is costing America trillions. I see it in Wyoming.", "2026-04-08", "2026", "2026-04", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "Cynthia M. Lummis", "L000571", "www.lummis.senate.gov", "lummis", "https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Cheyenne, WY.\u2014 Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) today published an op-ed in the Washington Post highlighting the critical need for permitting reform and permitting certainty in the U.S. and making the case for why Congress must act this year.\n\nRead the full op-ed here and below:\n\n\u2014\u2013\n\nA broken system is costing America trillions. I see it in Wyoming.\n\nTwenty-nine years to open a mine? Here\u2019s what that tells me.\n\nWashington Post\n\nCynthia Lummis, a Republican, represents Wyoming in the U.S. Senate.\n\nNatural resources are one of America\u2019s greatest strengths. Gas, coal, rare earth elements, liquid natural gas and crude oil exports have powered the nation\u2019s economy, helped put food on the table for generations of families, and aided allies in times of great need. So, it\u2019s maddening to watch a broken permitting system stand between the United States and so much more.\n\nI see it constantly in Wyoming. Companies willing to invest billions sit in regulatory limbo for years, sometimes decades. The average time to bring a new mine online in America is almost 29 years; the permitting process consumes most of that time. Only three mines have come online in the United States since 2002. Meanwhile, China has built entire industries.\n\nUncertainty and regulatory whiplash keep people up at night. For example, when a project gets approved, jobs and investments get planned, and then a new administration comes in and stops it.\n\nThe last two Democratic presidents slow-walked and killed traditional energy projects while green-lighting questionable renewable energy deals. President Joe Biden canceled already approved oil and gas leases in Alaska and revoked two federal mineral leases for a mine in Minnesota. In the final months of his presidency, Biden stopped federal coal leasing in the Powder River Basin of Wyoming and Montana, a region providing about 40 percent of the country\u2019s coal. Reversing this unpopular decision required an act of Congress. These administrative policy moves were wrong and costly.\n\nPresident Donald Trump has started to change that, and I\u2019m glad for it. But executive action isn\u2019t enough. Congress should codify project certainty into law.\n\nLook at what occurred with TerraPower\u2019s proposed nuclear reactor in Kemmerer, Wyoming. Regulatory changes under the Trump administration cut Nuclear Regulatory Commission review time from 26 months to 19. This was done safely, without compromising standards. The result? New jobs in western Wyoming on a reasonable timeline.\n\nBut these projects take years to build. The next Democratic administration could decide it isn\u2019t a fan of a project, just like when Biden inexplicably killed the Keystone XL pipeline on Day 1 of his administration. President Barack Obama had also summarily rejected the Keystone project in 2015. Congress should lock in the positive changes under Trump that give projects the certainty they need to move forward and invest in communities.\n\nEnvironmental reviews that stretch five, seven or 10 years aren\u2019t thorough; they\u2019re broken. Two years for major environmental reviews is enough. One year for smaller projects. An analysis by the Business Roundtable, an association of more than 200 chief executives, puts the economic cost of permitting delays for projects now in federal review as high as $2.4 trillion.\n\nThe longer reviews drag on, the worse the damage. Costs pile up, then workforce plans collapse.\n\n\u2026.\n\nA company can do everything right: work with state regulators, get input from local groups, and then an environmental organization at the last minute sues to stop it. That\u2019s not environmental protection. That\u2019s obstruction.\n\nAnother permitting issue is the Endangered Species Act. It was meant to protect wildlife but is often wielded as a wedge to stop projects. When a species recovers, it should be delisted and management returned to the states. Federal conservation dollars should go toward species that truly need help.\n\nI don\u2019t want corners cut. Weak projects damage the environment and destroy public trust. What the nation needs is a permitting system that\u2019s clear, consistent, vetted and works.\n\nThe National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), which requires the federal government to evaluate impacts of projects, produces reams of paperwork that are not focused on the law\u2019s core objectives. The mandated reviews make projects slower, more expensive and drain revenue from the communities that could use the investment the most.\n\n\u2026.\n\nI encourage Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-West Virginia), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island) and Martin Heinrich (D-New Mexico), who lead the Senate\u2019s key energy, natural resources and environment committees, to carry that momentum forward and deliver a strong, bipartisan bill that meets the permitting needs of our time.\n\nFixing permitting isn\u2019t a choice between the environment and the economy. America can protect both. The current system protects neither and hurts everyone. The opportunity to get something done is this year. Congress should not squander it.\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-09T05:39:42Z", "2026-04-09T05:40:59Z"], ["https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/lummis-introduces-legislation-to-codify-trumps-nuclear-baseload-energy-executive-orders/", "Lummis Introduces Legislation to Codify Trump\u2019s Nuclear Baseload Energy Executive Orders", "2026-03-26", "2026", "2026-03", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "Cynthia M. Lummis", "L000571", "www.lummis.senate.gov", "lummis", "https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2014 Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) today introduced the Strengthening American Nuclear Energy Act of 2026, legislation that codifies four of President Trump\u2019s executive orders on nuclear energy into law, locking in the Trump administration\u2019s pro-nuclear agenda and ensuring it cannot be undone by a future administration.\n\n\u201cOur country\u2019s energy demands are only increasing, and meeting them requires every baseload source available,\u201d said Senator Lummis. \u201cNext generation nuclear is reliable, clean, cost effective, and powerful, and it is exactly what America, and our allies need more of. President Trump prioritized nuclear from day one, and this legislation makes that work permanent. America is moving forward toward energy dominance and next generation nuclear will help lead the way.\u201d\n\n\u201cI am grateful to Senator Lummis for leading the Senate companion to this critical legislation, said Congressman Donalds. \u201cAs President Trump continues to secure national energy dominance, it\u2019s up to Congress to hold up our end of the bargain. Energy security is national security, and it is imperative that we support the administration\u2019s effort to revitalize the nuclear industry.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe Uranium Producers of America (UPA) strongly supports Senator Cynthia Lummis\u2019 legislation to codify President Trump\u2019s executive orders (EOs) advancing nuclear energy,\u201d said Scott Melbye, President of the UPA and Executive Vice President of Uranium Energy Corp. \u201cThis effort represents a critical step toward achieving the United States\u2019 goal of quadrupling U.S. nuclear energy production by 2050. Meeting this target will require a robust and reliable domestic nuclear fuel supply chain that UPA and its member companies are actively expanding. Codifying the EOs will enhance energy and national security and ensure the United States can meet growing electricity demand with reliable, baseload nuclear power.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nThis legislation codifies four executive orders signed by President Trump on May 23, 2025, giving them the full force of law. Those executive orders directed the reform of nuclear reactor testing at the Department of Energy, accelerated the deployment of advanced nuclear reactor technologies for national security, ordered meaningful reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to cut red tape and speed up approvals, and directed a reinvigoration of the American nuclear industrial base.\n\nDeploying Advanced Nuclear Reactor Technologies for National Security\n\nOrdering The Reform Of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission\n\nReforming Nuclear Reactor Testing At The Department Of Energy\n\nReinvigorating The Nuclear Industrial Base\n\nThe Trump administration has worked aggressively to cut bureaucratic delays at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and rebuild America\u2019s nuclear industrial base after years of neglect under the Biden administration. Senator Lummis\u2019s legislation ensures those reforms are codified into law and protected from future political interference.\n\nNuclear energy is one of the most reliable baseload power sources available, producing energy around the clock regardless of weather conditions. As America\u2019s energy demands continue to grow, driven by data centers, AI, and a expanding economy, nuclear must be a central part of the solution.\n\nWyoming is already home to TerraPower\u2019s Natrium reactor project in Kemmerer, a next-generation nuclear facility that is putting Wyoming workers on the cutting edge of America\u2019s energy future.\n\nRead the full legislative text here.\n\nSenator Tom Cotton (R-AR) is a cosponsor. Rep. 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