Cynthia Lummis - Senator for Wyoming
*Wyoming Energy Producers Know
How to Fix Our Economy, *
*President Biden Does Not *
President
Joe Biden's relentless Green New Deal inspired regulatory agenda has
caused gas prices to increase more than 50% [link 1] since he entered
office.
Aside from reckless spending, soaring energy costs have
been one of the biggest contributing factors to inflation. In turn,
this administration's assault on American energy has set off a
disastrous chain reaction, driving up transportation costs and driving
up costs for consumer goods across the board.
Despite a clear
correlation between this administration's paralyzing domestic energy
regulations and soaring costs of consumer goods across the country,
the Biden administration continues to ignore its own self-inflicted
economic crisis in order to score political points with radical
environmentalists, and the people of Wyoming are literally paying for
it.
The Bureau of Land Management's latest roll out included a new
Fluid Mineral Leases and Leasing Process rule that will significantly
increase the cost of producing energy on federal lands which threatens
to deliver a near fatal blow to Wyoming's economy. This would price
many of our small energy producers out and devastate this critical
cornerstone of Wyoming's infrastructure, given that nearly half of
Wyoming is made up of federal lands. The rule increases royalties,
rates, minimum bids and costs for oil and gas producers on federal
lands.
Specifically, the new rule increases the minimum lease bond
amount to $150,000 per well (previously $10,000), the minimum
statewide bond to $500,000 (previously $25,000) and it eliminates
nationwide bonds (previously $150,000).
In the coming weeks, I plan
to work with my colleagues to overturn this disastrous rule and help
producers in Wyoming and throughout the west that are already drowning
in the tsunami of regulations and fees that have been thrown at them
by the Biden administration.
While another fee on domestic
producers will increase the cost of operating and push some out of
business, it will not change the need for energy in this country.
When it is more expensive to produce energy domestically, the Biden
administration throws caution to the wind, seeking energy from our
adversaries like Russia and Iran over the perfectly capable domestic
producers it sidelined at the expense of our national security.
We
simply cannot continue to sit by and watch this administration punish
the west while Wyoming families pay more at the pump. I am committed
to fighting President Biden's Green New Deal madness and clearing the
way for Wyoming producers to restore our nation's energy dominance.
Happy Trails,
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Senator Lummis' Week in Pictures
Great catching up
with visitors from Wyoming this week!
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I was honored to receive the National Association of Clean Water
Agencies' 2024 National Environmental Achievement Award for my work
pushing back against the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA)
onerous Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals, or PFAS,
regulations.
We can have clean water without punishing Wyoming
ranchers and small businesses who unknowingly have runoff on their
land. I will continue to fight the EPA and advocate for a polluter
pays model that delivers clean water without crushing hardworking
people.
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I
welcomed Northern Ag Network's Andy Schwab to Washington where we sat
down for an interview in my office to discuss the urgent need for
Congress to pass a Farm Bill and how the Bureau of Land Management's
addition of conservation as a use will be a disaster for
Wyoming.
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Legislative
Actions
From ranchers driving their tractor across their property
to truckers traversing I-80, AM radio brings entertainment to people
throughout the Cowboy State. In many corners of Wyoming, it is the
only window to the outside world for news, sports and emergency
alerts.
I joined U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) in cosponsoring the
*AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act* which seeks to direct the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to require automakers to
maintain AM broadcast radio in their new vehicles at no additional
charge. The legislation is supported by a bipartisan coalition of 60
Senators and 246 members in the House of Representatives. I look
forward to the Senate taking up this bill and safeguarding the people
of Wyoming's access to life-saving information.
Working for
Wyoming
The Second Amendment is written very clearly - "Shall not
be infringed." And yet, the Biden administration has done everything
in its power to erode and eliminate the right of law-abiding citizens
in Wyoming to keep and bear arms, including a recent Department of
Commerce Rule that severely restricts exports of firearms and
ammunition.
The rule is an attempt to effectively extend the
current pause permanently on export licenses and will rescind
approximately 2,000 active licenses for certain firearms. Wyoming
firearm and ammunition manufacturers have every right to export their
products just as every business in this country does.
This week, I
joined Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) in announcing our plan to introduce
a *Congressional Review Act* [link 2] to overturn this blatant assault
on the Second Amendment. This politically motivated export restriction
is wrong, and I am proud to protect the Second Amendment.
Grant
Information
Drive through any town in Wyoming and it is clear -
economic prosperity and job creation is spurred by small businesses
not big government. During Small Business Week, we celebrate the
innovators and risk takers who power our towns and propel our country
forward.
The Department of Commerce has announced $54 million in
funding opportunities for small businesses. The grant funding is
specifically geared toward research projects for critically needed
measurement services, tools and instrumentation to help secure U.S.
leadership in the global semiconductor industry.
To learn more
about the program and to see if your business qualifies, click here
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Wyoming Shoutout
Niobrara might be the smallest
county in Wyoming, but that does not stop them from making a big
impact on the national stage.
Niobrara County High School is
sending the largest team that Future Business Leaders of America has
ever had for nationals.
An unprecedented 23 students will be
attending the competition held in Orlando, Florida from June 25th to
July 3rd.
Congratulations to Sarah Krein, Charlie Gaukel, Connor
Luker, Ridge Kupke, Kort Bannan, Gabe Matthews, Jackson Smith, Corbin
Matthews, Brady Swisher, Cody Himes, Raynce Brott, Hattie Nelson,
Enrique Maez, Ryan Youngquist, Marleigh Smith, Phoebe Allbright,
Brittin Bruch, Hudson Leimser, Kayden Goodwin, Aubrey Manning,
Samantha Kelsay and Kyra Willey.
Great job team!
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Locations:
Cody
1285 Sheridan Avenue
Suite 215
Cody, WY
82414
Phone: 307-527-9444
Sundance
120 North 4th Street
(769)
P.O. Box 769
Sundance, WY 82729
Phone:
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Cheyenne
Federal Center
2120 Capitol Avenue, Suite
2007
Cheyenne, WY 82001
Phone: 307-772-2477
Star Valley
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Street, Suite 105
P.O. Box 1630
Afton, WY 83110
Phone:
307-248-1736
Casper
Dick Cheney Federal Bldg.
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Suite 3201
PO Box 33201
Casper, WY 82601
Phone:
307-261-6572
Washington, DC
Russell Senate
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Washington, DC 20510
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