Cynthia Lummis - Senator for Wyoming
*Looking for the Unity
President*
Members of Congress gathered in the House Chamber this week to
hear President Biden's first address to Congress. Due to COVID-19
restrictions, only a small number of members were allowed to attend in
person, but I had the opportunity to listen in. He laid out his agenda
and continued to urge unity and bipartisanship, as he did in his
inaugural address. While we both agree that bipartisanship and unity are
essential to move forward on priorities like infrastructure, our
definitions of "bipartisanship," "unity," and even "infrastructure" are vastly
different.
President Biden calls for bipartisanship, but won't
negotiate with Republicans who stand ready and willing to work together
to rebuild our aging infrastructure. However, his proposed
infrastrucutre package looks more like the 'Green New Deal' with only 6 percent of
funding going towards traditional infrastructure like roads and
bridges.
During his time in the U.S. Senate, then-Senator Biden was well
known for his ability to work across the aisle to achieve policy
goals. President Biden has a Senate ready to work with him on a host of
issues, but first he must come to the table with the intention of
collaborating, not just steamrolling the Republicans that meet him
there.
Happy Trails,
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*THIS WEEK
IN
WASHINGTON*
**Legislative Actions:**
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I introduced the *Second Amendment Mandates
Equality Act of 2021* [link 1]. This legislation would repeal the law
barring 18-20-year-olds from exercisng their 2nd Amendment right to own
a handgun.
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The bipartisan *Drinking Water and Wastewater
Infrastructure Act* [link 2] that I introduced with Senators Shelley Moore
Capito, Tom Carper, and Tammy Duckworth came to the floor for a vote.
The bill passed 89-2 and will now go to the House of Representatives
for a vote.
**Votes**:
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Nomination of Jason Miller to be Deputy
Director for Management in the Office of Management and Budget
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Supported*
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Nomination of Janet McCabe to be Deputy
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Ageny
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**Opposed**
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Nomination of Samantha Power to be Administrator of the U.S. Agenvy for
International Development
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**Opposed**
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*S.J. Res. 14 [link
3]* - A resolution reinstating an Obama-era rule directly targeting
methane emissions produced by oil & gas companies
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**Opposed**
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I voted against this resolution because it will adversely affect
small and medium sized oil & gas producers, which make up 80% of
producers in Wyoming.
**Congressional Hearings:**
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*Committe on
Commerce, Science, & Transportation*
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*Hearing on Nomination of
Eric Lander to be Secretary of Science and Technology Policy* [link
4]
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*Committee on Environment & Public Works*
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*Legislative
Hearing on S.283, the National Climate Bank Act* [link 5]
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*Listen
to Campbell County Commissoner Rusty Bell's Testimony [link
6]*
*THIS WEEK IN
WYOMING*
*MEDIA*
I joined *Katelyn O'Shaughnessy
on K2TV* to discuss President Biden's address to the Joint Session of
Congress.
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*WY IN DC*
*Governor Gordon
joined us in D.C.* He gave testimony before Senator John Barrasso's
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources regarding the effect the Biden
Ban is having on Wyoming.
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*IN
REMEMBERANCE*
*Wyoming celebrated Hank Coe Day*. Hank was a giant in the Wyoming
State Legislature as well as a mentor and a dear friend of mine. He is
missed dearly.
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*WYOMING FUN FACTS*
Did you know
Wyoming is home to the largest living sand dune system in the United
States? Killpecker Sand Dunes, located in the Red Desert, encompass
almost 109,000 acres in Southeast Wyoming.
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Contact Information:
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Office Locations:
Cody
1285 Sheridan Avenue
Suite 210
Cody,
WY 82414
Phone: 307-527-9444
Casper
Dick Cheney Federal
Bldg.
100 East B Street, Suite 3201
PO Box 33201
Casper, WY 82601
Phone:
307-261-6572
Cheyenne
Federal Center
2120 Capitol Avenue
Suite
2007
Cheyenne, WY 82001
Phone: 307-772-2477
Washington, DC
Russell
Senate Office Building
Room SR-124
Washington, DC 20510
Phone:
202-224-3424
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