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Protecting Wyoming
from the Deadly Threat of Fentanyl







The Biden administration's
open-door policy at our southwest border has not only jeopardized
our national security, but it has exacerbated an already-raging
opioid crisis. It is no secret that this administration has ceded
control of our southwest border to dangerous drug cartels who
have flooded into our communities with lethal drugs like
fentanyl. Now, thanks to this administration's weak policies,
every state has become a border state.


According to U.S. Customs and
Border Patrol (CBP), 27,000 lbs of fentanyl were seized at our
southwest border in Fiscal Year 2023 compared to 14,600 pounds in
Fiscal Year 2022. This is an 800% increase since President Biden
took office. To put this crisis into perspective, that is enough
to kill nearly 6 billion people. In the last six years alone,
drug-related overdose deaths in Wyoming have doubled, and across
the country, fentanyl is the number one killer for Americans ages
18-45. The rapid increase in overdoses across the Cowboy State
has stretched law enforcement and medical services thin,
especially in rural areas that are understaffed to begin with.

It is past time we address the
growing crisis at the border. To start, we need to understand the
extent of the crisis at the border which is why I joined Senator
John Cornyn (R-TX) in introducing the Southern Border
Transparency Act which requires the Department of Homeland
Security to accurately report how it is handling illegal aliens
encountered at the border and ensure the American people have a
full accounting of the number of illegal aliens being released
into our country by the Biden administration.

This legislation will shine a
light on the Biden administration's attempts to mislead the
public through clerical reporting gimmicks. We need a clearer
picture of the reality on the ground so we can appropriately
deploy the resources required to secure our southwest border and
stop the flow of illegal aliens and deadly drugs that are
poisoning Wyoming.

At home in Wyoming, I am
committed to working with state and local law enforcement
agencies to crack down on drug smuggling, especially along the
I-80 corridor, and spread awareness about the prevalence of
fentanyl in our communities. Drugs do not just hurt the
individual, but they indiscriminately destroy families and leave
a sea of devastation in their wake.

Protecting Wyoming from deadly
drugs has never been so important.


Happy Trails,










Senator Lummis' Week in Pictures






Team Lummis had a great time
celebrating Halloween and trick or treating this week!



















































































I had the honor of meeting with
Members of the Subcommittee on Tax Matters in European Parliament
to discuss what leaders in America and Europe can do to help
encourage financial innovation.
























WORKING
IN WASHINGTON



Legislative Actions:


I joined U.S.
Senator JD Vance (R-OH) in sending a letter to Attorney General
Merrick Garland and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director
Rohit Chopra urging them to reconsider their joint statement on
lending discrimination against "noncitizen borrowers" that
prevents financial institutions from asking about immigration
status.

Wyoming banks
have a right to know if the person they are considering for a
loan will be deported and therefore will become unable or
unwilling to repay the bank.


U.S. Senator
Michael Bennet (D-CO) and I introduced legislation to require the
Government Accountability Office (GAO) to study the barriers that
farming and ranching communities face to access mental and
behavioral health care services.

Wyoming
farmers and ranchers do a remarkable job feeding the nation but
that critical work often comes at a great personal cost. With
Wyoming having one of the highest suicide rates in the nation, we
have a responsibility to improve accessibility to mental health
care services for our nation's producers.


I joined U.S.
Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) in introducing the Preventing
Recognition of Terrorist States Act to direct the U.S. Secretary
of State to designate the illegitimate Islamic Emirate of
Afghanistan as a state sponsor of terrorism and the Taliban as a
Foreign Terrorist Organization.

In addition
to being one of the most savage and inhumane groups on the
planet, the Taliban has a proven track record of aiding radical
terrorist organizations that pose a direct threat to the safety
and well-being of the people of Wyoming and this country.














WORKING
IN WYOMING



Working for Wyoming:
The federal
permitting process has become a years-long slog which discourages
investment and innovation all together. A more efficient
permitting process will allow Wyoming energy producers to boost
their output and help restore our nation's energy independence.

I joined U.S. Senator
Bill Cassidy (R-LA) in introducing the Revising and Enhancing
Project Authorizations Impacted by Review (REPAIR) Act which
seeks to reform the federal permitting process to function more
efficiently and reduces radical activists' ability to file
frivolous lawsuits purely designed to delay and derail new
projects.

Wyoming energy
producers have proven that new projects and technology have the
power to lower costs, create jobs and provide cleaner energy. The
federal government just needs to get out of the way.


News Around Wyoming:


Wyoming Teacher Makes
180-Mile Trail Run From Lander To Jackson
Cowboy State Daily
Gabe Joyes is tougher
than a $2 T-bone steak.

Anyone who can run
180 miles on rocky, steep trails through the mountains of
northwest Wyoming in four days would have to be.



Wyoming 'Locked And
Loaded' With $50 Million To Fight BLM's Rock Springs Plan
Cowboy State Daily
A legislative
committee has passed a draft bill that would dedicate $50 million
to helping Wyoming fight the BLM's proposed Rock Springs Resource
Management Plan (RMP).

The $50 million
proposal was brought through an amendment sponsored by Rock
Springs Republican Sen. John Kolb, who said the BLM's current
proposal could risk billions of dollars in lost revenue for the
state and other states if similar proposals are enacted.














GRANT OPPORTUNITIES FOR WYOMING






The U.S. Department of
Agriculture's (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service
(NRCS) in Wyoming is currently accepting applications for
enrollment into the Environmental Quality Incentives Program
(EQIP).

The project focuses on
agriculture and forestry mitigation practices in Wyoming. Some of
the most popular practices in Wyoming that will be eligible for
this effort including cover crop, forest stand improvement,
nutrient management and prescribed grazing. Producers interested
in implementing conservation practices to improve natural
resources on their private agricultural land have until November
29, 2023, to submit applications.

To find out more information
about EQIP please visit the EQIP webpage. To locate an NRCS field
office near you, please visit the USDA Service Center webpage.










WYOMING SHOUT OUT






Mary Martin has just about seen
and done it all in her 48 years as a University of Wyoming
educator. She has worked on 4-H scholarships, emergency
management, community daycares, senior meal plans, low-income
assistance, meditation and is currently developing an online
financial literacy course.

Her nearly five decades of
service was honored with the Wyoming Business Report's Lifetime
Achievement Award. Thinking about how many lives Mary has
influenced in her career is jaw-dropping. I have no doubt that
she has encouraged countless others to pursue a career helping
others. Please join me in celebrating Mary's outstanding
achievements and her invaluable contributions to the Cowboy
State.








Photo courtesy of Oil
City News.













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