House of Representatives
Three weeks after the ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as Speaker of the House, a tenure he kept only 79 days, the House of Representatives voted in favor of Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) to be the next person to preside over the House. Johnson, who was first elected to Congress in 2016, was the…
Congresswoman Harriet Hageman (R-WY) is voting in favor of H.R. 288, the Separation of Powers Restoration Act (SOPRA). The bill, that she co-sponsored, requires the courts to apply de novo (or “new”) review to all questions of law. These include agencies’ interpretations of statutes and rules. Further, an amendment sponsored by Rep. Hageman was included…
Wyoming’s lone Representative in the House, Harriet Hageman joined Mac Watson on “Mac In The Morning” on KODI-AM/FM this morning to talk about some important developments going on in Congress. Speaking to Mac, Rep. Hageman said that all the “panic” surrounding the United States defaulting on its debts and sending our economy and the world’s…
The Republicans in the House still don’t have a deal in place with the President to raise the country’s debt ceiling and time is running out. If there is no deal in place by June 5th (four days later than previously reported), Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Congress on Friday that a default by the…
Representative Harriet Hageman (R-WY) joined Mac in the Morning on KODI to discuss a number of topics, including her visit to Cody for a Town Hall meeting on Friday, April 7th, at 9AM at the Cody Branch of the Park County Library. The public is welcome to attend. The Representative is a fierce opponent of…
U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Co-Chairs of the Senate Rural Health Caucus, passed a bipartisan bill to improve rural health care in the Senate with “unanimous consent,” a recent press release states. The State Offices of Rural Health (SORH) Reauthorization Act of 2022 will reauthorize a key support for health facilities…
The members of the Wyoming Senate and House of Representatives selected their respective leadership and finalized committee assignments for the 67th Wyoming Legislature following party caucuses Nov. 19 and 20. Members of leadership will be formally confirmed, and newly elected legislators will be sworn-in Jan. 10 beginning at Noon, as provided by the Wyoming Constitution.…
For some Wyoming legislators, the distinction between private and public lands shouldn’t be a black and white issue – it should be dazzling orange and pink. The Wyoming Legislature will begin its annual Budget Session on Monday, Feb. 14. There are dozens of House Bills and Senate Files for legislators to consider during the session.…
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has named House Homeland Security Chairman Bennie Thompson as the head of a new select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol. She also picked Republican Rep. Liz Cheney as a member. The House approved the committee on Wednesday over the objections Republicans. Cheney, a…
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — Bryan Miller, a two-time U.S. Senate hopeful, has announced he is running for Wyoming’s lone U.S. House seat, joining eight known Republican candidates challenging incumbent Rep. Liz Cheney, a vocal critic of former President Donald Trump. Miller made his candidacy known during a Wyoming Republican Party meeting in Cody last weekend…