Wyoming celebrated 130
years of statehood on July 10, 2020. Our state has had many
accomplishments over the years, from being the first to grant women the right
to vote, to the country’s first national park, and being one of
the leaders in the energy and mineral industry. We have some of the
best communities, thanks to Wyomingites’ neighborly spirit, local
businesses and willingness to help others. Wyoming is certainly a great
place to call home.
To help us
celebrate, the Library of Congress created a collection of Wyoming maps,
songs and pictures. There are even resources for teachers and a
collection of veteran stories from Wyoming. I encourage you to check out
the collection and see if you can learn something new about our Cowboy
state. You can view the collection here. I wish
our state and its residents another great 130 years.
What's
new?
Senator Enzi joins effort to help ensure health care prices are
transparent
In a move to
empower patients and lower health care costs, U.S. Senator Mike Enzi,
R-Wyo., joined Senator Mike Braun, R-Ind., in introducing the PRICE
Transparency Act.
The
legislation would codify the two health care price transparency rules
that came out of President Donald Trump’s Improving Price
and Quality Transparency in American Healthcare Executive
Order—–which requires hospitals and insurers to reveal their low,
discounted cash prices and negotiated rates to consumers before they
receive medical care.
“Americans often leave their health care visits frustrated not
knowing what price to expect on the bill,” Enzi
said. “But for many procedures, if you can know the cost beforehand, you can
choose the hospital that fits your needs. The Administration issued
these no-nonsense health care price transparency rules. I am glad that
our legislation would help cement them so patients can stay informed
about the real cost of their treatment before they receive the care
they need.”
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Enzi cosponsors bill to increase government
efficiency
Enzi signed on to legislation that aims to create
more efficiency by modifying, consolidating or repealing outdated,
duplicative or unnecessary agency regulations.
“Congress should always be looking to
streamline the federal government so it is more efficient and accountable to
hardworking taxpayers,” Enzi said. “Wasting taxpayer
dollars is unacceptable and our nation’s spending crisis makes it
even more important to reduce needless and duplicative government
programs.”
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Enzi,
Barrasso request regulatory relief for meat processing
industry
Enzi and Senator John Barrasso, R-Wyo., joined a bipartisan group of
senators in asking U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue
to consider areas for regulatory and programmatic reform in the meat
processing industry.
“When high-capacity processing facilities
experienced outbreaks amongst employees, operations were forced to
shut-off or slow down production, leaving the rancher with livestock they
could not move and the consumer with either empty grocery shelves or
overpriced products,” the senators wrote in a
letter. “These pitfalls can be avoided in the future if we take action
today to promote a diversified food supply chain. Regulations must be
streamlined to remove barriers impeding small and medium-sized meat
processors.”
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more.
Enzi, Hassan introduce bipartisan bill to help address
coin shortage, save taxpayer dollars by modifying composition of
currency
Enzi and Senator
Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., introduced bipartisan legislation to allow the
U.S. Mint to adjust the metal content of circulating coins in an
effort to save taxpayer dollars. The bill could also help the U.S. Mint to
produce more coins as banks face
a temporary coin shortage due to COVID-19. The U.S. Mint estimates that by adjusting the metal content of coins,
the federal government could save between $10-17 million a
year.
“I’m pleased to join Senator Hassan in introducing this
legislation,” said Enzi. “It aims to provide savings to taxpayers
by allowing the mint to change the metallic composition of
circulating coins to the most cost-effective standard. We should be looking to
increase efficiencies where possible, and this is a commonsense change
that would do just that.”
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more.
Around the
State
Western Welding Academy visit in Gillette
Enzi visited the Western Welding Academy in Gillette for a
tour by owner/instructor Tyler Sasse. The academy has a goal to train
young workers in an important field and get manufacturing businesses
to invest in the community.
