Same song second verse: Dems playing games with kids health care
10/31/07
"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet, but this so-called "new" SCHIP plan that’s essentially the same as the old one still stinks," said Enzi, Wyoming’s senior senator and ranking member of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. "I know today is Halloween but passing a bill that is as scary as the last one is not what a legislative body listening to the people and focusing on low income children should be doing. Let’s put politics aside, low-income children first, and get this chamber back on board with the original intention of the SCHIP program - helping children."
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Enzi pushes for clean troop, veteran funding bill
Leadership should not meddle with military funding
10/31/07
"I have voted against most of Congress’s spending bills this year because they were laden with unnecessary spending and drastically bloated this nation’s already increasing deficit. Now leadership is looking to attach even more pork to a bill that should be strictly focused on veterans and providing our nation’s heroes with the resources needed to defend our country. Our military men and women should be equipped to battle our country’s enemies and our veterans should be taken care of, not put in the middle of the partisan political boxing ring in Washington," said Wyoming’s senior senator.
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Barrasso to Amend Major Climate Change Bill
Wyoming Clean Coal Energy Needs to be Center of Legislation
10/31/07
WASHINGTON – In order to put Wyoming clean coal energy at the center of a national debate on climate change, Wyoming Senator John Barrasso will offer a series of pivotal amendments to major legislation facing the U.S. Senate Thursday.
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Cubin Receives Assurances From OSM Director That AML Law Will Be Honored
10/26/07
Washington U.S. Representative Barbara Cubin and Chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee Nick Rahall (D-WV) met with the Office of Surface Mining (OSM) Director Brent Wahlquist yesterday to ensure that the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) funds owed to Wyoming be paid with no strings attached as intended by Congress.
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Mouse closer to jumping free around Wyoming
Proposed rule would delist Preble’s jumping mouse in Wyoming
10/25/07
"The USFWS has cried wolf on delisting the mouse for many years but today I am hopeful it will pan out and Wyoming ranchers and farmers will no longer be held hostage by a mouse. I’m extremely disappointed the Fish and Wildlife Service did not follow the science that suggests the Preble’s jumping mouse is not a distinct species," said U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo. "This announcement is a step forward but I will continue working for ESA reform to ensure landowners, ranchers, sportsmen and local communities are not unfairly burdened by out of date legislation that can deadlock an entire area with few avenues for recourse."
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Cubin Statement on SCHIP, Part II
10/25/07
“The Democrats latest attempt to reauthorize the SCHIP demonstrates yet again that the Democratic Party’s highest priority is not providing health insurance for low-income children, but expanding government at taxpayer’s expense. Democrats have not removed one dollar from their massive $35 billion expansion of the SCHIP program which still makes government funded health insurance available to illegal aliens and families with annual incomes over $70,000.
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Barrasso: Bold Move for Wyo Recreation, Tourism With Bill To Protect the Wyoming Range
Bill Protects, Enhances Tourism, Recreation and Traditional Ag
10/25/07
WASHINGTON – A signature mountain range, named for the Great State of Wyoming, will receive protection for Wyoming sportsmen and visitors to hunt, fish, and experience its grandeur, cowboys to graze cattle and next generations to be inspired by the spirit of wild Wyoming, under legislation U.S. Senator John Barrasso introduced today.
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Farm bill headed to Senate floor
Enzi pleased about COOL language, interstate meat changes, price reporting
10/25/07
Washington, D.C. - Today the U.S. Senate made changes to a bill that is renewed every five years and affects any American who ranches, farms or consumes food, according to U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo.
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Barrasso: Nation Needs Clean, Affordable Energy
Barrasso: Nation Needs Clean, Affordable Energy
10/24/07
“We can’t simply shut off our traditional energy sources. We can’t shut them off in anticipation of energy sources of the future. We simply can’t walk away from coal,” Barrasso said.
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Cubin Advocates Cancer Research, Early Detection
Cubin Marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month Championing New Legislation
10/23/07
Washington In a strong show of support and commitment to combating cancer throughout Wyoming and across the country, U.S. Representative Barbara Cubin signed onto two pieces of legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives that aim to promote early detection of the deadly disease as well as improve access to treatment options.
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House upholds President’s veto of SCHIP bill
Enzi offering new bill that focuses on low income children
10/18/07
"Poor children must have health insurance," Enzi said. "The compromise bill would provide federal funding for children in need and require that the money actually be spent on children from families with lower incomes. We focus our bill on needy children to ensure that all eligible children under the age of 19 have access to health insurance."
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Cubin Votes to Sustain Presidential Veto
Cubin Joins Colleagues Introducing SCHIP Alternative to Enroll More Low-Income Children
10/18/07
“For weeks, Democrats have taken to the airways, saying that anyone who opposes this bill is against health care for disadvantaged kids,” Cubin said. “That is simply not what the Democrats’ bill is about. It would have provided taxpayer-funded healthcare to illegal immigrants and upper-income families, moved people from private insurance to government run healthcare and put important health care decisions into the hands of Washington bureaucrats. The people of Wyoming, and the entire country, deserve better.”
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McConnell on FISA
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and the need to provide intelligence officials with the tools they need to protect the nation:
10/18/07
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Democrats Cut Illegals $6.5 Billion Check with Your Money
530,000 SCHIP-Eligible Kids Are Uninsured, Yet Democrats Extend SCHIP Benefits to Illegal Immigrants
10/18/07
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The Anatomy of a Smear
9/28/07
 Harry Reid Letter from the Senate (This is a large file and will take a little time to open)
The effort here is simply to discredit people that they consider effective and powerful on the right ginning up, leading up into the '08 elections. They cannot beat us in the arena of ideas. They cannot challenge what we say and refute it and come out on top, so this is the anatomy of a smear. I'll show you how it works when we come back after the break. We have a bunch of sound bites here from Jim Webb, Jan Schakowsky, Frank Pallone, Democrats and senators, plus the Kerry statement that I read to you, all that coming up right after this.
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Cubin Requests Recreationists Be Heard
Bureau of Rec Rule Change Would Have Far-Reaching Impacts on Wyoming's Recreational Users
10/12/07
U.S. Representative Barbara Cubin (R-WY) is calling on the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) to extend the public comment period on a recently proposed rule change that would affect, if not altogether end, private recreational use at BOR sites in Wyoming and across the west.
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Mediator to come to Cody for Sylvan Pass
Enzi hopeful, but cautious about outcome
10/12/07
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., made the following comments after getting official word from Yellowstone National Park Superintendent Suzanne Lewis that a mediator will be in Cody on Monday to meet with select county, state and community officials to discuss the next course of action regarding Sylvan Pass.
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A Bad Deal By Barbara Cubin
Mexican Trucks Get Free Reign of U.S. Highways, U.S. Citizens Pay the Price
10/9/07
As troubling issue after troubling issue bubbles to the surface regarding the relationship between the United States and Mexico, I am reminded of a line President Thomas Jefferson wrote to his friend, James Monroe: “A good neighbor is a desirable thing.” Perhaps not the most impressive Presidential quote in history, but in its simplicity President Jefferson uttered a sentiment that has been on the minds of many regarding the U.S./Mexico relationship...
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Barrasso: Wyoming Must Lead on Energy
Senator Addresses Summit on Energy and Climate in Jackson.
10/9/07
JACKSON -- U.S. Sen. John Barrasso today spoke at the summit on energy and climate sponsored by the University of Wyoming’s School of Energy Resources and other institutes.
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Letter from U.S. Sen. John Barrasso in response to the Wyoming Governor’s letter on SCHIP
My goal is to provide the very best care and serve the needs of our kids and pregnant mothers in Wyoming
10/5/07
Unfortunately, the so-called “bipartisan” bill you support in your press release does not accomplish that goal and instead is another "Washington" solution that would dramatically increase spending and raise taxes. Consequently, I continue to support an alternative which provides $19.6 million more for Wyoming’s children health care program, while not expanding the federal program to also cover adults.
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Enzi: Children are priority in new children's health plan proposal
10/5/07
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., Ranking Republican on the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee sponsored a new bill on Oct. 4 to care for Wyoming’s kids and pregnant mothers who benefit from the critically important State Children's Health Insurance Program
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Cubin Continues Fight for Safe Beef
10/4/07
WASHINGTON, DC – In an ongoing effort to protect the United States cattle industry and keep American beef safe for consumers, U.S. Representative Barbara Cubin (R-WY) is urging the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to halt a recent ruling which would allow for the importation of unsafe Canadian cattle.
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Barrasso Secures $8 million for Military Robotics
Senator Continues Support of UW, Wyoming National Guard, DoD Program
10/4/07
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. John Barrasso secured $8 million for the Joint Robotics Program at Camp as part of the 2008 Department of Defense Appropriations bill which passed the Senate unanimously on Wednesday night.
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USDA’s ‘minimal risk’ beef maximizes U.S. market danger
Senators work to stop rule that opens border to unsafe beef
10/4/07
U.S. Senators Mike Enzi and John Barrasso, both R-Wyo., are co-sponsoring a resolution that rejects a recently released United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) rule that would allow high-risk Canadian beef to be imported into the United States.
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Enzi, Senate pass defense spending
10/4/07
The bill appropriates funds to cover current costs of military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and includes military pay raises, allowances, bonuses and change of station moves. Enzi said this bill is the life blood for our troops who continue to fight the war on terrorism. The bill provides for procurement, personnel, operations, maintenance, research and development, and other programs that are essential to protecting our troops and our country.
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Barrasso’s First 100 Days -- Working for Wyoming
Senator Working Hard for Wyoming Interests, Families, and Economy
10/2/07
October 2 marks John Barrasso’s 100th day as Wyoming’s United States Senator. He has hit the ground running committed to working hard for the people of Wyoming.
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Enzi: Crandall Canyon investigation must be thorough, non-political
Urges patience, not a legislative quick fix
10/2/07
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today said that the investigation of the tragedy at the Crandall Canyon Mine in Utah should be thorough and non-political, and urged lawmakers to resist the temptation to enact quick-fix legislation before that investigation is complete.
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