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Senator Cynthia Lummis

Getting Government Out of Your Irrigation Ditch

The following is a release from the office of Senator Cynthia Lummis –  The last two years of the Biden administration have been marked by instance after instance of federal government overreach and overregulation. The administration’s approach to the Environmental…

Lummis Works to Place Women’s Suffrage Monument on National Mall

WASHINGTON, D.C. – During Women’s History Month, U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) joined a bipartisan group of six U.S. senators in introducing the Women’s Suffrage National Monument Location Act. This bill would secure the Women’s National Suffrage Monument’s location on the National…

Lummis vote spurs censure talk; two GOP lawmakers push attempt following vote on gay marriage

By Maya Shimizu Harris Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER —Following Sen. Cynthia Lummis’ unexpected vote to enshrine federal recognition of same-sex marriage, some in Wyoming’s Republican Party want to try to censure her. Casper Republican Rep.-elect Jeanette Ward…

Lummis Tapped As Next Senate Western Caucus Chair

Senator Announces Plans to Use Platform to Advocate for Wyoming People & Industries >WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) announced today that she will take the gavel as chairman of the Senate Western Caucus for the 118th Congress….

Senators vote to block railroad strike

By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER – Sens. Cynthia Lummis and John Barrasso both backed successful legislation Thursday to block railroad unions from striking over a longstanding contract dispute. At the same time, the Wyoming Republicans…

Trump popularity holds strong

By Joshua Wolfson Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER – Former President Donald Trump’s popularity continues to hold strong in Wyoming, a new poll from the University of Wyoming shows. The survey also found that a majority of Republicans…

Pastors author letter to Lummis after senator backs marriage equality bill

By Jordan Smith Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER – In an open letter to Sen. Cynthia Lummis, the Wyoming Pastors Network asked her to “reverse course” on her vote for the Respect for Marriage Act, which would codify…

Senate Declares July 23 the National Day of the American Cowboy

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a tribute to the hard-working men and women that helped establish the American West, the U.S. Senate has declared July 23, 2022, the National Day of the American Cowboy. The bipartisan resolution, which the Senate passed…

Crypto education meeting to be held in Afton

Cryptocurrency is coming to Wyoming, and Senator Cynthia Lummis wants residents to be prepared. Tyler Lindholm, State Policy Director for US Senator Lummis, will be giving a presentation on cryptocurrency on June 2 at the Afton Civic Center from 11:30…

Delegation bills aim to block moratorium

By Camille Erickson Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Wyoming’s trio of delegates in Washington have introduced legislation to block the Biden administration from ordering a moratorium on new federal leases to energy companies. Three bills swiftly prepared…