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Electric Vehicle Rule
Hurts Wyoming,
Helps China




The only solution the Biden
administration seems to have to address climate change is to
create hurdles to developing affordable, reliable energy and to
rapidly electrify our transportation options. The reality is,
these "solutions" are quickly proving disastrous for Wyoming
families and our economy. It turns out they could also have dire
consequences for our environment.

Electric vehicles rely heavily on
rare earth minerals - lithium, copper and cobalt. And as
President Biden's own Department of Interior Secretary Deb
Haaland highlighted in this week's Energy and Natural Resources
Committee hearing, the U.S. is almost completely reliant on China
and the Democratic Republic of the Congo for those resources.

In an Environment and Public
Works Committee hearing regarding electric vehicles, I questioned
witnesses about where these resources come from. Witnesses came
to highlight all the perks of electric vehicles and a society
that does not rely on fossil fuels. But they seemed to miss an
essential piece of the puzzle. I asked if the countries we rely
on for these minerals have the same environmental standards as
the United States. The answer was 'no.' I asked if these
countries had the same worker safety standards as the United
States. The answer was 'no.' Our world will not be better off if
China and the Democratic Republic of the Congo are mining most of
these critical minerals.

My friend and Wyoming resident
Bob Grady wrote a thoughtful piece in the Washington Post this
week about President Biden's short-sighed plan to electrify our
transportation systems. The truth is that electric vehicles, or
for that matter, all vehicles, are getting increasingly more
expensive. It is also true that older cars create more pollution.
By forcing affordable, gas-powered cars out of the market, the
Biden administration will inadvertently stop people from
replacing their older, less efficient cars because the cost of a
new electric one is too much.

Climate change will not be solved
by a top-down, government mandated approach to the transportation
markets. The government cannot be picking winners and losers,
especially when the American people become the losers in this
game.


Happy Trails,
















WORKING
IN WASHINGTON



Legislative Actions:

I joined U.S.
Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) in introducing the Stop Fentanyl
Border Crossings Act which would add drug smuggling as an
additional basis for Title 42 immigration enforcement authority.

This would
preserve the authority of border patrol agents to swiftly remove
illegal immigrants and crack down on Mexican drug cartels
attempting to smuggle deadly narcotics and opioids across our
southwest border.


U.S. Senator John
Barrasso and I joined Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) in introducing
the Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023 which
would prohibit the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), U.S.
Forest Service (USFS) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
from banning the use of traditional lead ammunition or tackle on
public lands unless such action is supported by the best
available science and state wildlife and fish agencies.

There is zero
scientific evidence this ban would have any impact other than to
harass sportsmen, needlessly expand the regulatory state and have
unintended consequences in conservation efforts.



Committee Hearings:

In a hearing for
the Environment and Public Works Committee, I called out federal
regulators over how the Biden administration's heavy handed
electric vehicle mandate will increase our reliance on China and
raise costs on the people of Wyoming. Click here to see my
remarks.

Major Votes:

Passage of S.870,
the Fire Grants and Safety Act, Senator Gary Peters' (D-MI) bill
to reauthorize through fiscal year 2030 the U.S. Fire
Administration, the Assistance to Firefighters Grants Program and
the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grant
Program.
Supported

This
legislation will provide funding for critical elements of the
federal government's firefighting response that are essential to
protecting Wyoming communities from the dangers of the rapidly
approaching wildfire season.














WORKING
IN WYOMING



Working for Wyoming:
It used to be common
sense that women should have equal rights and equal opportunity
to compete in sports. This idea was the basis for passing Title
IX in 1972, which prohibited sex-based discrimination.
Unfortunately, women's sports are now facing their biggest threat
since Title IX was enacted more than 50 years ago as
congressional democrats are attempting to force women to compete
against biological men.

This also has the
potential to eliminate women's equal chance to compete that Title
IX delivered. I am determined to preserve women and girls in
Wyoming's right to compete. Title IX was a landmark moment for
women, and we cannot let the woke agenda ruin that. The U.S.
House of Representatives passed legislation this week protecting
women's sports, and I hope the Senate will advance the bill as
well.
News Around Wyoming:
Meeteetse Bull
Fighter Dusty Tuckness - Wyoming's Rodeo G.O.A.T.
Cowboy State Daily
Forget Tom
Brady… Wyoming's G.O.A.T. (Greatest Of All Time) is
36-year-old Dusty Tuckness, who has been selected 14 years in a
row to fight bulls at the National Finals Rodeo. The athlete from
Meeteetse, who started fighting bulls when he was 12, is busier
than ever, but took a few minutes out of his travel schedule to
update Cowboy State Daily.

Spring Warm-Up
Triggers First Floods Of Season In Rural Elk Mountain
Cowboy State Daily
Floodwaters have
begun to wreak havoc in parts of Wyoming. A slough behind the
town of Elk Mountain near the Medicine Bow River spilled over its
banks Sunday, causing water to run down the streets of town and
into garages, basements and barns.

Cheyenne Police
Department Welcomes New Hires
Laramie Live
The Cheyenne Police
Department welcomed three new officers to its ranks Monday. Colin
Brengman, Nathan Marshall, and Marissa Tucker were sworn in
during a ceremony at the Cheyenne Public Safety Center.






*Photo
courtesy of Laramie Live
















GRANT OPPORTUNITIES FOR WYOMING






Don't Miss Out!
$31 Million in Grants Available
to Help Farmers and Ranchers Add More Value to Their Products to
Access New and Better Markets
USDA is making $31 million in
grants available under the Value-Added Producer Grant program.
The grants help agricultural producers generate new products,
create marketing opportunities and increase their incomes through
value-added activities.
Eligible applicants include
independent producers, agricultural producer groups, farmer or
rancher cooperatives and majority-controlled producer-based
business ventures.
The maximum award for a planning
grant is $75,000. The maximum award for a working capital grant
is $250,000.
Electronic applications will be
accepted via Grants.gov until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on May 11,
2023. Paper applications must be sent to the State Office where
the project is proposed.
Additional information is
available on page 16396 of the March 17 Federal Register or by
contacting the Wyoming State Office.










WYOMING SHOUT OUT






The DAISY Award honors nurses
internationally for going above and beyond and delivering an
extraordinary level of care to their patients. I am so proud to
say that Wyoming's very own Angela Turner received the DAISY
Award for Extraordinary Nurses for January 2023 and received the
Healer's Touch Sculpture. Angela is an RN of Oncology and
Infusion at Star Valley Health and was nominated by her friend
and patient Ginger Thompson.

In her nomination, Thompson
wrote, "My typical infusion room is rather drab and boring, but
not with Angela. She is attentive to my every need while I am
there. She will get warm blankets, drinks or other items that I
may need. She has become a valued friend to me. She checks on me
and is my biggest supporter in fighting this ugly disease. I am
so thankful to have such an amazing nurse!"

Thanks for all you do, Angela!






*Photo courtesy of
the Star Valley independent.














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