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For far too long, Congress has relied on 11th hour stop gap measures to temporarily
fund the government before the holidays that are chock full of wasteful spending that increases our national debt.
Instead of repeating Washington’s cycle of
fiscal failures, I voted to fund the government through January 19, 2023, to ensure military families continue getting paychecks through the holiday
season and our national parks, that Wyoming’s economy relies on, remain open. During the next few months, Congress must work to craft fiscally
responsible appropriations bills that cut government spending and get our economy back on track. Finding government waste to cut is not difficult. Our
bloated federal government is loaded with it. To start, the FBI does not need a $4 billion new headquarters when it has
already have a perfectly good one. Next, we need to examine the State Department where $49,810 was spent to train 40 Nigerian journalists to spot
misinformation and $21,050 was spent to train 60 Yemeni artists how to start their own podcast. While I am not sure which expense is a bigger waste of
money, one thing is clear – we need to examine the federal budget from top to bottom and make sure Wyoming tax dollars are not being wasted on
woke nonsense and burdensome big government regulations. Washington’s spending addiction needs to be treated like the crisis
it is because if our nation continues on the current trajectory, the national debt will surpass $1.5 quadrillion (yes that is a real number, it is
$1,500 trillion) in the next 60 years. While it may be hard to wrap your head around the idea of $1.5 quadrillion, what is clear to me is that we
cannot leave our grandchildren and future generations in Wyoming with the burden of paying for our generation’s reckless spending.
My top priority as
Congress works to pass the 12 appropriations bills is to get Washington to stop spending money we do not have and enact real fiscal reforms that save
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We must give our full and unequivocal support to the state of
Israel as it continues its righteous war against the evil and barbaric Hamas terrorists. I joined several of my Republican colleagues this week in
calling for the Senate to take up and pass the bipartisan Israel aid package that will give Israel the support it needs to execute the mission.
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The Wyoming state football championships wrapped up last weekend, ending another great season of fall
sports. Congratulations to Sheridan, Star Valley, Torrington, Big Piney and
Burlington for winning state titles in football! It is always encouraging to see
Wyoming youth excel at what they do. Great job to all the Wyoming high school athletes who competed this season!
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