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Managing the Bears

In 1974, the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) grizzly bear was on the brink of extinction. An estimated 136 roamed the habitat and were rapidly disappearing. The decision to add the grizzly bear to the Endangered Species List saved the species, and it is almost a...

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Protecting Wyoming’s Energy and Mining Industries

This week, I reintroduced the Protecting Our Wealth of Energy Resources (POWER) Act in the Senate. This was one of the first bills I introduced in the 117th Congress to push back on the Biden administration’s attempts to stifle Wyoming’s energy and mineral...

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Taking the Reins on the Senate Western Caucus

As the Chair of the Senate Western Caucus for the 118th Congress, it is my priority to defend and promote the Wyoming way of life. Our experiences out west are unique, and I'm honored to lead this group to advance policies that improve the lives of people in Wyoming....

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Gas Stoves and Government Overreach

With all that is going on in the world, leave it to the Biden Administration to take aim at … home appliances. Recent reports circulated that the Consumer Protection Safety Commission (CPSC) is considering banning gas stoves — a move to push the Biden Administration’s...

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Washington Has a Spending Problem

This week, Congress voted to fund the government, but did nothing to address our spending problem. I fear we are reaching a point of no return, which is why I voted against this massive spending bill. Washington has added trillions of dollars to the federal debt in...

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What Will Congress Get for Christmas?

Christmas time is here again, and although I have told my family that I’ll be home for Christmas, we are waiting on Senate Democrats to present a spending bill for us to vote on. This Christmas, I am wishing for some fiscal sanity in Congress. I voted...

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Wyoming Takes Over the Western Caucus

I’m excited to announce that in the 118th Congress, I will have the honor of serving as the chairman of the Senate Western Caucus, an organization that gathers senators from states west of the Mississippi River to educate our colleagues about issues impacting our...

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Railroads and the Economy: An Important Lesson

Yesterday, the Senate voted to avert a potentially catastrophic rail strike. To put it plainly, Congress should have never been involved in these labor negotiations. Had Congress intervened and acted beyond the agreement, it would have set the terrible precedent that...

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Bringing the Government into the 21st Century

We have all heard the joke in Wyoming that we have three seasons: summer, winter, and road construction, and that last season seems to get longer and longer every year. Construction projects funded by the federal government seem to be especially slow. Red tape,...