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President Biden's
Mineral and Energy Policies Put Wyoming Last




This week, the Biden
administration's head-scratching energy and mining policy was on
full display.

It began with Energy Secretary
Jennifer Granholm's electric vehicle (EV) road trip publicity
stunt. The trip quickly went off the rails when a shortage of EV
chargers caused the secretary's team to block off a public
charging station with a gas-powered car in order to reserve it,
understandably upsetting a family trying to charge their car and
go about their day. What was supposed to be good publicity for
EVs ended with the police being called on the Energy Secretary's
team.

A few days later, President
Biden's Department of Interior Interagency Working Group
announced new recommendations on mining regulations that include
an 8% royalty rate increase and fail to address costly permitting
delays.

President Biden's plan to
dramatically increase American demand for the amount of critical
minerals needed to meet his out-of-touch EV mandate while waging
war on domestic mining will increase our nation's dependence on
foreign adversaries like China for our mineral and energy needs
at our domestic energy producers' expense. This administration's
contradictory policies continue to weaken domestic energy in
favor of unrealistic Green New Deal policies.

We have the opportunity to
empower Wyoming miners and bolster our economy, yet this
administration continues to push policies that put our nation
last.

I will continue to fight for the
Cowboy State and push back on this administration's harmful
policies.


Happy Trails,









Senator Lummis' Week in Pictures






I had the pleasure of meeting
with Shalane Hottell and Chad Franke of the National Farmers
Union to discuss Wyoming's priorities in the upcoming Farm Bill,
including Right to Repair and country of origin labeling.

























WORKING
IN WASHINGTON



Legislative Actions:


I introduced
legislation to prevent the Departments of the Interior and
Commerce from finalizing three rule proposals and retain the
Trump-era regulations within the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

The
legislation will preserve legal clarity for landowners and
businesses in Wyoming while also ensuring that wildlife is
effectively managed.


I joined U.S.
Senator Mike Braun (R-IN) in introducing the Homeowner Energy
Freedom Act which seeks to nullify misguided provisions from the
Inflation Reduction Act that increase the upfront cost of homes
and impact what appliances people in Wyoming have in their homes.

The last
thing people in Wyoming need is the Biden administration deciding
what stove they should cook dinner on or how they should keep
their home warm in the winter, especially when it comes with a
hefty price tag.



Speaking on the
Senate Floor:
When a timeless,
iconic American passes away, reflection sets in, perhaps more so
for those of us who are contemporaries to their timeless gift to
American culture. Jimmy Buffett's trailblazing music style and
gifted way with words were able to transport a ranch girl in
Wyoming to a sandy beach in a wave-licked paradise time and time
again. I hope my tribute to him this week on the Senate floor did
his legacy justice. Click here to watch the speech.











WORKING
IN WYOMING



Working for Wyoming:
I was proud to join
my Senate colleagues on a bipartisan bill to secure a
well-deserved pay raise for firefighters. Wyoming wildland
firefighters risk their lives to protect our forests and
communities from devastating wildfires. We have a responsibility
to make sure these selfless men and women are fairly compensated
for their invaluable contributions to Wyoming and the west.
A recent report from
the Government Accountability Office suggests the most commonly
cited barrier for wildland firefighter recruitment and retention
was low pay. Rewarding our brave firefighters is not only the
right thing but it helps ensure that Wyoming will be safe from
wildfires.
News Around Wyoming:
Legislators to BLM --
Rock Springs Plan is a Community Killer
Cowboy State Daily
Republican
legislators attending Tuesday's Joint Agriculture, State and
Public Lands & Water Resources and Select Water Committee Joint
Meeting in Pinedale thanked representatives of the Bureau of Land
Management for attending the session and then proceeded to let
them know that the BLM's preferred alternative in the draft plan
for the Rock Springs district isn't highly regarded.
As I wrote a few
weeks ago, the BLM's preference for 3.6 million acres of public
lands and 3.7 million acres of federal mineral estate in
southwestern Wyoming is stunning in its vision that most human
uses of these public lands should be restricted.













GRANT OPPORTUNITIES FOR WYOMING






Through the Infrastructure,
Investments, and Jobs Act, funding has been allocated to provide
competitive grants for airport terminal development projects that
address the aging infrastructure of the nation's airports. These
grants will fund safe, sustainable and accessible airport
terminals, on-airport rail access projects and airport-owned
airport traffic control towers. Projects may also include
multimodal development.

For Fiscal Year 2024, another $1
billion has been made available. To learn more about the funding,
find out if you are eligible and to apply, click here.










WYOMING SHOUT OUT






This week, officials from
National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced the names of
more than 16,000 semifinalists in the 69th annual National Merit
Scholarship Program. Three students from Cheyenne were among the
semifinalists -- Reuben McGuire of Cheyenne's Central High and
Kael M. Hoshall & Clara R. Kerschner of Cheyenne's East High.

These high-achieving students
will be considered to receive one of the 7,140 National Merit
Scholarships worth $28 million. I wish these three Wyoming
students the best of luck in the process and am so proud of their
outstanding academic achievement. I know they will go on to do
great things and make the Cowboy State proud!












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Cody, WY 82414
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Federal Center
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Cheyenne, WY 82001
Phone: 307-772-2477

Casper
Dick Cheney Federal
Bldg.
100 East B Street,
Suite 3201
PO Box 33201
Casper, WY 82601
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Sundance
120 North 4th Street
(769)
P.O. Box 769
Sundance, WY 82729
Phone: 307-283-3461

Star Valley
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Suite 105
P.O. Box 1630
Afton, WY 83110
Phone: 307-248-1736

Washington, DC
Russell Senate Office
Building
Room SR 127A
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-3424

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