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Lummis Introduces Collectible Firearms Protection Act

Amy Richards — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 19:12:54 +0000

U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo) introduced H.R. 2247, the Collectible Firearms Protection Act Tuesday.

Lummmis says the bill reverses a State Department decision to block the importation of historic M1 Garand rifles and M1 carbines from South Korea. Originally furnished by the Uni

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Amendments to 2005 Energy Act Pass House

Cheyenne News Staff — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:55:30 +0000

The House Wednesday passed H.R. 767, authored by Rep. Kevin Cramer (R-ND), amending the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to make technical corrections to a program known as the Federal Permit Streamlining Pilot Project (Pilot Project). The Pilot Project granted 7 BLM offices, including two in Wyoming, additional resources to manage the heavy workload associated [...]

House Committee Passes Soda Ash Bill

Cheyenne News Staff — Wed, 15 May 2013 21:36:58 +0000

The House Natural Resources Committee voted 28 – 13 Wednesday in favor of H.R. 957, The American Soda Ash Competitiveness Act, authored by U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis that restores the federal royalty to 2% for soda ash produced on federal lands

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Lummis at Hearing on Benghazi [VIDEO]

Amy Richards — Thu, 09 May 2013 14:03:18 +0000

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee heard testimony from three public servants’ firsthand accounts of the September 11th, 2012 Benghazi attacks that claimed the lives of four U.S. citizens including U

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Lummis Introduces Soda Ash Royalty Competitiveness Bill [AUDIO]

Cheyenne News Staff — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 22:45:37 +0000

U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) introduced the American Soda Ash Competitiveness Act Tuesday. Lummis says the bill, a version of which was originally introduced in march 2011, reinstates the 2% federal royalty rate paid by Wyoming's natural soda ash producers that was raised in October of 2011 to 6%. Searchers found a missing plane and the body of its pilot on a mountainside about five miles east of Saratoga. Doug Randall reports. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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Lummis Criticizes Cancellation of White House Tours

Cheyenne News Staff — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 20:13:38 +0000

U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo) issued the following statement on the cancellation of White House tours:
“President Obama has announced that because of the sequester cuts he is cancelling all White House tours, including long-scheduled tours by tourists and schoolchildren

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Rep Lummis Says Republicans Have Plan to Cut Spending [AUDIO]

Cheyenne News Staff — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 19:00:42 +0000

U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) joined her fellow republicans on the floor of the House yesterday to speak about a republican plan to cut spending. A University of Wyoming Report shows that snowmobiling boosts Wyoming's economy by about $175 million per year. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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House Approves Agricultural Emergency Disaster Relief Funds

Cheyenne News Staff — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 21:49:57 +0000

After months of suffering from loses in livestock from prolonged droughts and forest fires, the U.S. House approved a retroactive re authorization of expired disaster assistance programs for ranchers nationwide.

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Lummis Speaks in Favor of Federal Reserve Audit Bill [AUDIO/VIDEO)

Amy Richards — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 18:05:04 +0000

Representative Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo) spoke on the House floor Tuesday in support of H.R. 459, the Federal Reserve Transparency Act. The bipartisan bill aims to carry out a full audit of the Federal Reserve, the nation’s central banking system. The National Education Association says Wyoming spent nearly $16,000 per public school student in 2011, ranking it 5th among states in spending. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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Lummis: State's AML Funds Taken

Amy Richards — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 21:38:52 +0000

U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis (R-WY)Friday voted against the two-year Transportation Conference Committee Agreement, after it was discovered that U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) removed Abandoned Mine Land (AML) funds guaranteed to the state of Wyoming to cover the legislation’s hefty price tag on items unrelated to highway spending.

Although many states, including Montana, tribes, and union miners from the east all receive AML funds, Lummis, in a news release, says Wyoming was the only one targeted.

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Forest Service Has New Rules for Fire Retardant Drops [AUDIO]

Amy Richards — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 18:05:44 +0000

U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Rep. Denny Rehberg (R-MT) sent a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Department of Interior, urging them to reject calls of an expansion of environmental reviews for coal exports out of ports in the Pacific Northwest.
Add another concern for the tanker pilots who drop fire retardant around the wildfires in the west this summer, endangered species. Doug Randall has the details. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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Congresswoman Cynthia Lummis to Seek Re-election [AUDIO]

Amy Richards — Mon, 21 May 2012 18:45:31 +0000

Rep. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) announced Monday that she will seek re-election to the U.S. House. Lummis says the theme of her 2012 Campaign will be "All Wyoming All the Time." The Wyoming Retail Association will honor U.S. Senator Mike Enzi during a program next week in Cheyenne. Doug Randall has the details. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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Lummis Votes With Majority on Budget [AUDIO]

Amy Richards — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 18:05:18 +0000

Congresswoman Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) joined 227 of her colleagues in the house Thursday to pass the "Path to Prosperity, A fiscal year 2013 budget" for the federal government. The former CEO a Powell hospital is facing federal fraud charges. Doug Randall has the details. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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