U.S. Senators Mike Enzi, John Barrasso and U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis keep us informed on the issues effecting Wyoming and the Country. Their speeches on the Senate and House floor, their voting on the issues in Washington and their communications with various U.S Agencies help Wyoming remain a great State to live, work and play. The Committees they are assigned to are: Senator Enzi; Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, Budget, Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Social Security, trade, health care programs, taxes, energy and transportation. Senator Barrasso; Foreign Relations, Energy and Natural Resources, Environment and Public Works (EPW), Indian Affairs, and Senate Republican Whip Team Member. Representative Lummis;
Natural Resources Committee, Budget Committee,Energy and Mineral Resources, National Parks, Forests and Public Lands and Agriculture Committee...
07/27/10 – Barrasso: Senate Democrats Ignore Bipartisan Oil Spill Solutions Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) responded to Majority Leader Reid’s proposed energy legislation. Barrasso highlighted the Republican alternative on the floor of the U.S. Senate. ...
07/22/10 – Delegation urges more time for input on wild horses WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Mike Enzi, John Barrasso and Representative Cynthia Lummis, all R-Wyo., are working to allow Wyoming stakeholders more time to give their input on changes to the wild horse program being developed by the Department of the Interior...
07/26/10 – Lummis Receives Defender of Economic Freedom Award Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) has received the “Defender of Economic Freedom Award” from the Club for Growth. The award honors Members of Congress for their strong voting record in supporting economic growth and job creation. ..
07/22/10 – Delegation says snowmobiling must be in the mix for Yellowstone Washington, D.C. – The National Park Service is considering Yellowstone National Park winter use options that range from snowmobiling and plowing roads for cars to no snowmobiling and other very limited use....
07/22/10 – Barrasso: Taxpayers Shouldn’t Foot the Bill for the Billy Carter Gas Station Washington, D.C. – Despite $13 Trillion Debt, Washington Attempts to Spend Taxpayer Money to Enshrine “Billy Beer” and Other Billy Carter Paraphernalia...Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) fought to ensure American taxpayer dollars aren’t spent to support the Billy Carter Service Station Museum. ..
07/21/10 – Another Broken Promise: Administration Confirms Health Insurance Mandate is a Tax Washington, D.C. – “Well, this clearly violates the President's repeated promises that no one, no one making less than $250,000 a year would see a tax increase.”....During his presidential campaign, then Senator Obama promised the American people:
Washington is dumping a colos–sal amount of debt into the laps of our children and grandchildren. Between 2008 and 2013, the budget will add $5.7 trillion ($48,000 per U.S. household) in new government debt. The annual interest on this debt would nearly equal the entire U.S. defense budget by 2019. Moreover, given the unsustainable costs of paying Social Security, Medicare, and Med-icaid benefits to 77 million retiring baby boomers, the federal debt will continue expanding after 2019. Without real reforms, the result may be devastating tax increases for decades to come.
Natrona County Republican Party GOP Night at the Ballpark Countdown to the Primary Sunday, August 1st, area opens @ 4 pm Game starts @ 5 pm …Bring your friends and family to join our Republican Local and Statewide candidates for an All American Night Out at the Ballpark
$25 Per Person Includes BBQ dinner and “View” seats at Mike Lansing Field to watch the Casper Ghosts vs Ogden Raptors Please RSVP by July 29th at www.natronagop.com Or e-mail annies@vcn.com.
… For more information call 307-247-2058.
Financial “reform” bill passes, despite alarming privacy infringements 07/15/10 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., decried the recent Senate passage of a bill that enacts a Big Brother financial super agency that will have the power to meddle in every day personal financial decisions.
“This bill will take away liberties, plain and simple. To say it’s federal overreach is an understatement. The sad part is that it is happening all under the guise of ‘consumer protection’ and ‘Wall Street’ reform. While this bill may give the majority party some great talking points for their campaigns, in reality, it does nothing to stop future financial melt downs. Nowhere in the bill is there a mention of reforming Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government sponsored mortgage giants that led to the financial collapse,” said Enzi....…
Barrasso: White House is Out of Touch with Economic Realities “The President may believe that we’re on the right track, but fewer than 1 in 3 Americans believe we’re on the right track.”
…Click here to watch FOX News highlight his remarks 0715/10 WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo) spoke at a Senate press conference about the Democrats’ job killing agenda and the Administration’s stimulus claims. FOX News highlighted some of his remarks earlier today.
“Last Friday the President was in Nevada, and he said ‘The question is, number one, are we on the right track?’ And then he went on to say that ‘the answer is, yes.’
“Well this to me sounds like a President who is out of touch. He’s out of with the American people and out of touch with the economic realities of our country in the summer of 2010...…
Misguided Energy Policies Will Only Hinder Gulf Recovery “The CLEAR Act uses the tragedy in the Gulf as a misguided opportunity to impose job-killing energy policies on Americans.” 07/15/10
Today, H.R. 3534, the CLEAR Act, passed in a House Natural Resources Committee hearing. U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) voted against the CLEAR ACT.
“H.R. 3534 marginalizes the plight of the people of the Gulf who are desperate for solutions to the ongoing disaster. Americans want to see the leak stopped, the oil cleaned up, the communities who have been devastated by this disaster to be made whole again, and for BP to be held completely accountable. …
Enzi: Small businesses don’t realize what’s coming Warns of more 1099 forms, paperwork during hearing, expert agrees 07/14/10 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., believes most small businesses aren’t ready for the headaches and paperwork the new health care reform law will bring them and he expressed his concerns during a Senate Finance Committee hearing this morning as he discussed the new 1099 form requirements with accounting experts testifying before the panel.
“The health care reform bill will require business owners to submit onerous and duplicative 1099 forms for every single business-to-business transaction over $600. This includes anything from utilities, office supplies and construction materials. Not only does the health care bill bankrupt our country and require every American to purchase health insurance or face new tax penalties, it also burdens small businesses with paperwork for non-health care related expenses,” said Enzi...…
Waxman-Markey Electricity Consumer Allocation Map Consumers in red colored states will pay more for electricity to make up for the shortfall in allowances (dollars in millions). 06/22/09 Based on the allowance allocation formula in H.R. 2454 for electricity consumers, the red states will not have enough allowances to cover their emissions from electricity generation. The shortfall in allowances to the red states will lead to higher electricity costs for consumers, the total of which will roughly correlate with the dollar losses noted on the map. For example, Texas electricity consumers will see electricity costs go up by roughly $1 billion. To make up the shortfall, red states will have to seek high-cost, non-CO2 emitting electricity sources, reduce electricity production and consumption, or purchase allowances from the green states, or purchase domestic and international offsets, likely a combination of the three. GOP.gov
Tracking Earmarks and Taking Names
One of the most bi-partisanly problematic and controversial issues in Washington is that of earmarks and pork-barrel spending. Several organizations exist to track this -- often irresponsible and secret -- spending of taxpayer dollars. Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) keeps painstaking tabs on each bill and appropriation so you don't have to. Today, they released their 2009 Congressional Pig Book, especially relevant due to the recent omnibus spending bill and huge stimulus package passed in the House and Senate.… GOP.gov
“No freeman shall be debarred the use of arms.” —Thomas Jefferson
“It is not hyperbole to describe [the Supreme Court’s] decision in [District of Columbia v.] Heller as the most significant opinion of this century, and likely, of the last two generations. Two particular thoughts immediately come to mind. First, the extent to which [the] decision effectively opens the door for future litigation regarding the Second Amendment to further clarify the extent of the now confirmed, but long understood, individual right to keep and bear arms. Second, this is an election year. This decision, closely divided as it is, will likely provide a rallying cry for the millions of the Americans who recognize that their Second Amendment rights came down to a single vote. In reading Justice Scalia’s opinion, there is an overwhelming theme that to interpret the Second Amendment as not protecting an individual right would gut the amendment of meaning and defy logic. It is, after all, the Second Amendment, not the two hundredth. This is not an obscure line buried among thousands of pages of text. It is inconceivable that the framers would have given it the priority they did, placing it ahead of so many other critical rights, if they only meant it to apply to militias as the dissenting justices suggest.” — David Schenck
