The State of our Union is
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President Biden said in his State of the Union address
that he has done more in three years than most presidents do in two terms, and I agree. He has created more inflation, allowed record numbers of illegal immigrants to enter our country and spent trillions more on Green New Deal nonsense than any president
ever has, and hopefully ever will. The reckless borrowing and spending of trillions of dollars, or Bidenomics, has created the
worst inflation crisis in 40 years and is costing the average Wyoming household more than $1,100 more each month.
When it comes to the border, President Biden inherited a secure border and chose to allow murderous drug cartels to turn it into a turnstile for illegal aliens
and deadly drugs. As a result, more than nine million illegal aliens and enough fentanyl to kill every
person in this country several times over have come across the southwest border since President Biden entered office.
An open border is a choice,
and the result has been a complete and unmitigated disaster. Wyoming could power our country and allow us to be energy independent, but
President Biden has chosen to instead push Green New Deal nonsense that is driving up the cost of living and crushing good paying jobs in our
state. President Biden was an arsonist masquerading as a fireman last night.
From the border crisis to the
sky-high cost of living caused by inflation, President Biden can try to pass blame and play the hero, but the people of Wyoming are not
fooled. Happy Trails, |
Senator Lummis' Week in Pictures |
I spoke with the Wyoming legislature
on the work I am doing in Washington to fight back against President Biden's open-borders madness, Green New Deal agenda and reckless
spending.
I even got to speak with the interns after to reflect upon my memories as an
intern in Cheyenne.
This week, we had the largest Wyoming Wednesday that I can
remember.
Thank you to everyone who came out!
I had
the honor of meeting Laramie High School senior Grace Zhou and Glenrock High School junior Casey Toner who were in Washington representing Wyoming in
the U.S. Senate Youth Program (USSYP).
The USSYP assembles the brightest high school students from across the country for an incredible week-long
conference in our nation's capital.
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| Legislative Actions:
For far too long, the Biden administration has catered to climate extremists inside the D.C. beltway by passing extreme
environmental policies that hurt Wyoming. This week, I submitted a series of amendments to the ‘minibus’ spending package that will
prioritize Wyoming and roll back the Biden administration’s outrageous Green New Deal policies.
- Prohibiting the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Energy (DOE) from promulgating or finalizing rules unless it is
determined that the rule in question will not raise consumer prices.
- This would protect consumers by ending unnecessary environmental regulations that
raise energy prices will prevent people in Wyoming from facing additional price hikes at the pump.
- Prohibiting the use of public money to
fund “eco-grief” training to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employees.
- We are $34 trillion in debt. Wyoming taxpayers should absolutely not be
paying for federal bureaucrats to attend a Green New Deal struggle session.
- Prohibiting the use of funds for developing or implementing a proposed
national recovery plan for gray wolves.
- Wyoming and other western states have done a great job of developing state-based solutions to manage gray wolf
populations and do not need the federal government to come in and muck things up.
- Prohibiting funds from being used to enact the Biden
administration’s Endangered Species Act reforms.
- The Endangered Species Act is broken and the Biden
administration’s ‘reforms’ would create more senseless regulations burdening Wyoming businesses and land owners without helping
endangered species.
- Prohibiting the use of funds to carry out cashless entrance fee policies at U.S. National Parks.
- Having a credit card
should not be a requirement to enjoy the great outdoors, and cash should be accepted at all U.S. National Parks.
- Last year, I introduced the Protect Access to Recreation with Cash (PARC) Act, which requires
the National Park Service to accept cash as a form of payment for entrance fees.
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| Media: I joined Neil Cavuto on Fox Business to discuss the disconnect between Washington and Wyoming when it comes to
the economy. While the president tries to say Bidenomics is working, the people of Wyoming are still seeing sky-high prices when they buy groceries,
fill up their car with gas and pay their mortgage or rent.
Click here to watch the full interview. Working for Wyoming:
Once again, Congress rammed through a bloated spending
bill packed with pork and handouts to special interests. Despite the eye-popping price tag, the bill fails to solve the crisis at our southwest border
and kicks the can down the road on the more than $34 trillion national debt. I voted against this funding bill because we cannot continue
borrowing trillions and burying future generations in Wyoming under a mountain of debt they will never be able to crawl out from under. As the sponsor
of the Sustainable Budget Act, which seeks to establish a bipartisan commission to balance the budget, I remain committed to
working to find a real solution to fix our nation’s fiscal woes. It is just plain wrong to run up the tab and stick future generations with
the bill.
News Around Wyoming:
Cowboy State Daily The earliest risers among Wyoming’s bears generally start coming out of their dens in March,
but there’s been only a little activity so far this year. “As the
calendars turn to March, we do expect to see a few early risers here and there as the month progresses,” Dan Thompson, Wyoming Game and Fish
Department large carnivore specialist, told Cowboy State Daily. Casper Star-Tribune Pokes
fans knew Frank Crum would proudly ride for the brand in Indianapolis. But
perhaps not as fast as the Laramie legend went in the Sunday spotlight at the NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Cowboy State
Daily For grown-up boys who remember
their Tonka toys, the sight of a yellow truck body that can haul hundreds of tons at a time will turn heads and rock memories.
But the humongous 20-foot-high, 24-foot-wide, and 50-foot-long buckets for giant mining trucks that
come out of a company in Mills, Wyoming, are certainly no toys. And it takes a lot of effort to make and ship them. |
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GRANT
OPPORTUNITIES FOR WYOMING |
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it is extending its
application deadline for the Rural Energy for America Technical Assistance Grant Program (REAP TAG) to March 21, 2024.
The REAP TAG program offers hands-on assistance to
agricultural producers and ranchers in Wyoming with funding designed to lower energy costs in rural areas.
To find out if you are eligible and to learn more,
click here. |
| WYOMING SHOUT
OUT |
Wrestling requires a lot of toughness, grit and commitment, qualities that many people in Wyoming
share and value. So, it should come as no surprise that the Western Wyoming Mustangs once again won the title at the National Junior College Athletic
Association (NJCCA) Men’s Wrestling Championships. Cody Phelps, who won the 133-pound title, and seven other Western Wyoming wrestlers earned
All-American status and powered the team to 161 points to finish first, ahead of runner-up Iowa Central that had 139.5 points.
Congratulations to Western Wyoming Wrestling Coach
Art Castillo and the whole team for once again achieving the pinnacle of success in their sport!
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