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:

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.