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‘Build Back Better’ Means More Government, More Debt & More Taxes
Over and over again, the Biden administration has tried to sell their “Build Back Better” plan to the American people. The thing is, they’re trying to sell us a bill of goods that we just aren’t interested in buying. Folks in Wyoming know better. We know that $3.5 trillion in spending doesn’t equal $0 in cost, as the administration is trying to say it does. We know that more government isn’t better. We know that throwing money at a problem doesn’t fix it.
 
Democrats in Congress aren’t even united on this plan. There are Democrats who are raising alarms about the tax increases and proposed huge infusion of money into our already inflated economy. They’re concerned about creating more government programs when we can’t fund the government programs we already have. Frankly, their party is in disarray.
 
Democrats say this plan is popular, but we know that it’s popular only until you see what’s in it. Green New Deal provisions, tax credits for the wealthy, open borders, higher drug costs, and handouts to China are not building America back better. See for yourself here.
 
People in Wyoming are seeing higher prices at the grocery store and at the gas pumps. The bills to heat our homes are higher, and though Democrats deny it, our tax bills will be higher. Forcing this reckless spending plan through will make all of these scenarios worse. This is not building back better. This is pandering to the progressive wing of a party that is no longer guided by our founding principles or the good of the people they represent.
 
If we truly want to build back better, we need to look to the states. We need to make sure that they’ve properly spent the money already allocated through different COVID relief programs. We need to stop pumping money into an already hot economy. We need to stop infringing on the freedom of the people in the name of public safety. The sooner people can get back to work, the sooner our economy will fully recover. This will happen best without more government programs.
 
I’m here in Washington fighting against this at every turn. 
 
Happy Trails,
WORKING IN WASHINGTON
Legislative Actions:

Votes:
  • Motion to discharge from the Banking Committee the nomination of Brian Eddie Nelson to be Under Secretary, Terrorism and Financial Crimes, Treasury Department.  
    • Opposed
  • Confirmation and cloture invoked on Catherine Elizabeth Lhamon to be Assistant Secretary, Civil Rights, Department of Education. 
    • Opposed
  • Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S.2747, The Freedom to Vote Act. 
    • This bill would be a federal takeover of election laws. It would have banned voter ID, mandated same day voting, and standardized voting laws across the U.S., not taking into consideration the needs of rural states like Wyoming.  
    • Opposed
Committee Hearings:

Environment and Public Works Committee

Space & Science Subcommittee Hearing 

WORKING IN WYOMING
Media:
In State Focus:

People of Wyoming, like most of the country, do not want a vaccine mandate. This unconstitutional mandate by the Biden Administration is an invasion of privacy by the government, and, frankly, it is none of their business. As your Senator, I have supported six pieces of legislation to try to stop vaccine mandates in America. This week, I sent a letter with my Republican colleagues to President Biden urging him to rescind this government overreach. Read more here.

News Around Wyoming:

County 10
Governor Mark Gordon has signed an Executive Order (EO) that will provide significant tax relief to eligible Wyoming businesses. This will come in the form of a tax credit and by offsetting some potential increases to their unemployment insurance (UI) taxes in the future. 
 
Executive Order 2021-08 removes all UI benefit claims between March 13 and Dec. 31, 2020, from the businesses whose accounts were charged for those claims. The EO was authorized by the Legislature in 2020 and it ensures that these employers do not continue to experience significant UI tax rate increases due to the system-wide surge in unemployment claims that occurred due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It will also provide credits to employers who experienced increased unemployment taxes already paid in 2021.
 
Gillette News Record
Just nine months into 2021, Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park already has had its busiest year on record. 
 
The park joins nearby Yellowstone in setting visitation records this year. Grand Teton had almost 3.5 million recreation visits between January and September. The official count of 3,493,937 topped 2018's full-year record by 2,786, park officials said in a statement Wednesday … Yellowstone officials announced earlier that the park just north of Grand Teton got almost 4.5 million recreation visits through September. This is the first year Yellowstone has seen more than 4 million visitors.


WYOMING SHOUT OUT
I had the pleasure of meeting Wyoming’s Teachers of the Year for 2020 and 2021! Dane Weaver of Ten Sleep and Alexis Barney of Casper go above and beyond to ensure their students have a top notch education. Congratulations on this award!

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