Cynthia Lummis - Senator for Wyoming
*Coming Together to Help
Northwest Wyoming*
Just as the busy summer tourism season was
kicking off in Wyoming, disaster struck last weekend when a massive
landslide caused a section of Highway 22 to crumble down the mountain
in what can only be described as a catastrophic failure. The natural
disaster threatens the livelihood of thousands of workers and local
businesses in the northwest corner of the state.
Wyoming's booming
tourism industry depends on workers accessing the Teton Pass to meet
peak season demands. While the natural disaster is a setback, I could
not be prouder of the way Wyoming has come together and sprang into
action.
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On
Monday, Senator John Barrasso and I hosted our monthly telephone
townhall where we were joined by Wyoming Department of Transportation
(WYDOT) Director Darin Westby who provided an update on the tremendous
work being done to create a temporary detour and ultimately repair and
reopen Highway 22.
I also led a letter [link 1] to Transportation
Secretary Pete Buttigieg alongside U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-WY),
Jim Risch (R-ID), Mike Crapo (R-ID) and Representatives Harriet
Hageman (R-WY) and Mike Simpson (R-ID) urging the U.S. Department of
Transportation to provide necessary federal assistance to WYDOT as it
works to repair Teton Pass.
I want to thank the engineers and
hardworking men and women of WYDOT for all they have done and will
continue to do to repair Highway 22. Thanks to their hard work, early
reports are that a detour could be constructed within a matter of
weeks.
I will continue to work with our state, local and federal
partners to help facilitate a timely repair and ensure disruptions to
businesses, workers and tourists are minimal.
Happy
Trails,
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Senator
Lummis' Week in Pictures
Wyoming will soon be home to the most
advanced nuclear reactor in the world.
Welcome to the Cowboy State,
TerraPower.
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No
better way to spend a day than with my fellow ranchers at the Wyoming
Stock Growers Association.
These hardworking men and women put food
on the table for households across the country.
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I
was honored to celebrate legendary Wyoming State Senator Hank Coe by
attending the dedication of the "Senator Hank Coe Terminal" at
Yellowstone Regional Airport.
I was proud to call Hank a dear
friend, and I am thrilled to see him honored in his beloved hometown
of Cody. And it is always a treat to see the legendary Senator Al and
Ann Simpson!
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It
was great to speak with the Wyoming Mining Association about the
importance of boosting domestic mining.
We cannot allow the Biden
admin to stifle Wyoming miners and increase our dependence on
China.
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Legislative
Actions
I joined U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) in introducing
the *Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Accountability Act*
which seeks to make the agency accountable to the people of Wyoming by
requiring its funding be appropriated by Congress, as is the case for
other executive branch agencies.
Currently, the Federal Reserve is
required to provide the funding the CFPB requests within certain
limits, a highly unusual arrangement that allows the CFPB to avoid
fiscal accountability.
President Biden has created a bloated
government that is a regulatory nightmare, and it is time for some
accountability.
It is time to subject the CFPB to the
appropriations process like other federal agencies to ensure it is
transparent and accountable.
Working for Wyoming
I grilled U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Director Martha Williams during an
Environmental and Public Works (EPW) Committee hearing on the agency's
failure to respond to Wyoming's grizzly bear delisting petition and
its blatant overreach on wolf management.
I questioned Director
Williams about the agency's unlawful delay in responding to the State
of Wyoming's petition to establish grizzly bears in the Greater
Yellowstone Ecosystem as a distinct population segment and remove them
from the endangered species list.
I also questioned the wisdom of
the agency's hiring of a third-party "mediator" to discuss how wolves
and people can coexist while simultaneously establishing a "National
Recovery Plan" for wolves already under state jurisdiction.
Last
month, I led Senators Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK) in
introducing *Congressional Review Act* (CRA) resolutions to overturn
the Biden administration's reversal of key reforms to the *Endangered
Species Act* (ESA) by the Trump administration that increased
stakeholder engagement, defined critical habitat and ensured species
recovery plans were effective.
Click here [link 2] to watch my
remarks.
Grant Information
The U.S. Department of
Transportation has opened $50,000,000 in funding for Fiscal Year 2024
Stage 1 Smart Grants. This program prioritizes planning, prototyping
and collaboration to advance public sector data and technology
projects.
Eligible applicants include states, political
subdivisions of states, federally recognized tribal governments,
public transit agencies, public toll authorities and metro planning
associations.
To find out if you are eligible and to learn more
click here [link 3].
Wyoming Shoutout
Congratulations to
Gannett Peak Elementary second grade teacher Toni Hudson, Star Valley
Middle School teacher Scott Milne and Cheyenne Central High School
teacher Bryce Strampe for being selected as the Wyoming Veterans of
Foreign Wars (VFW) Teachers of the Year.
They will now be
considered for national teacher of the year by the
VFW.
Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition, and good
luck in the national competition!
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Contact
Information:
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Office
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:
307-283-3461
Cheyenne
Federal Center
2120 Capitol Avenue, Suite
2007
Cheyenne, WY 82001
Phone: 307-772-2477
Star Valley
80 lst
Street, Suite 105
P.O. Box 1630
Afton, WY 83110
Phone:
307-248-1736
Casper
Dick Cheney Federal Bldg.
100 East B Street,
Suite 3201
PO Box 33201
Casper, WY 82601
Phone:
307-261-6572
Washington, DC
Russell Senate
Office Building
Room
SR 127A
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-3424
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