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The Congressional Award program is the highest honor for our nation’s youth ages 14 to 23. It is a non-competitive program that has
encouraged young Americans to unleash their potential by achieving personal goals focused on volunteerism, character, development and
fitness. Started by Wyoming Senator Malcolm Wallop in 1979 and championed for decades by
my friend Senator Mike Enzi and his wife Diana, the Congressional Award has inspired countless young Americans, including thousands in Wyoming, to
better their community and themselves.
While this program has more than 50,000 young Americans enrolled and has
impacted every corner of our nation, its deep Wyoming roots made me feel especially honored to lead the reintroduction of the Congressional Award Act this week to extend the program
for another five years.
To date, more than 8.1 million hours of service have been contributed to communities across the
country as a part of the program. This year, Wyoming had 15 Congressional Award Gold Medal recipients, who I had the honor to meet with this
week.
Watching the next generation of leaders form through this program has given me great assurance
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I had a great time touring the
Spire Natural Gas facility in Evanston to learn more about what I can do in Washington to unleash American energy and lower gas
prices.
Boys State is truly one of the great
programs for young men in Wyoming and Team Lummis was lucky enough to meet three of this year's participants. Thank
you to Caleb Greenlee from Cheyenne, Hayden Paxton from Manderson and Aaron Bujans from Sheridan for stopping by.
I was honored to receive the Defender of
Limited Government Award from the Institute for Legislative Analysis, a leading conservative advocacy organization. Its Limited Government Index found
that my conservative voting record makes me one of the top ten senators defending the freedoms people in Wyoming value.
I spoke at the Housing Supply Solutions Summit and
discussed ways we can increase affordable housing options in Wyoming, especially in rural areas, by clearing barriers to new housing development and
other burdensome regulations.
My team and
I were pleased to welcome the Boswell Springs Wind Project to the Cowboy State. The Albany County facility will generate 1,160 gigawatt-hours/year,
provide $119 million in tax revenue and create 200 good-paying full-time jobs. Wyoming is open for business!
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The 2023 College National Finals Rodeo finished up last weekend after an exciting couple of days in Casper. While Wyoming
teams may have come up short, GIllette College freshman Haiden Thompson won all-around cowgirl.
The Yoder native overcame a tough draw during the goat tying portion of the competition to stay in the hunt. Thompson battled
throughout the weekend before a strong showing in the breakaway propelled her to all-around cowgirl in her first ever College National Finals
Rodeo. Rodeo is an important part of our culture in the Cowboy State and Haiden made
all of us proud with her well-earned victory in front of the home crowd!
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