Congressman

Cynthia Lummis

Representing Wyoming
  • Lummis EAJA Bill Gets its Day in Committee
    Oct 11, 2011 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law reviewed H.R. 1996, the Government Litigation Savings Act (GLSA), which reinstates accountability and transparency to taxpayer-funded payments made by the federal government in the name Equal Access to Just... More
  • Lummis Announces EAJA Bill Hearing
    Oct 6, 2011 - Today, Vice Chairman of the Congressional Western Caucus, U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), announced that the House Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law will consider H.R. 1996, the Government Litigation Savings Act (GLSA) on Tuesday, October 11, 2011. Authored by Repr... More
  • Exposing Big Green Environmentalist's Best-Kept Secret
    Sep 8, 2011 - They say there's no such thing as a free lunch. Unfortunately, that notion is news to environmentalist groups who, for years, have been dipping into a bottomless, untraceable money pit to push their political agendas in court and grind the work of land management and other federal agencies to a halt... More
  • Lummis Statement on Relisting of Preble’s Meadow Jumping Mouse in Wyoming
    Aug 4, 2011 - U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) released the following statement after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) reinstated Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections for the Preble’s Meadow Jumping Mouse in Wyoming: “The Endangered Species Act designations are said to be based on the ‘be... More
  • Western Caucuses Ask Secretary Salazar to Help Support Job Creation in the West
    Jul 21, 2011 - Today, members of the House and Senate Western Caucuses sent a letter authored by Senator Dean Heller (R-NV) and Congressman Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) to U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar “respectfully asking him to help identify legislative proposals we have put forward that the Dep... More
  • Lummis Blasts the Obama Administration’s Latest Attacks on American Energy
    Jun 20, 2011 - The Obama Administration announced two more attacks on western jobs through two different agencies. On June 16, the US Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposed deal with extreme environmentalists to force coal-power plants to install costly pollution-control equipment, and Interior Secre... More
  • Lummis Statement on Interior Department Decision to Discard Wild Lands Policy
    Jun 1, 2011 - U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Vice-Chair of the Congressional Western Caucus, applauded Interior Secretary Ken Salazar’s decision to discard the administration’s “wild lands” designation. The mandate had the potential to harm Western communities and their economies by limiting multipl... More
  • Lummis, Rehberg, Simpson Urge Interior Department to Modify Job-Killing Winter Use Plan for Snowmobiles
    May 31, 2011 - Today, U.S. Representatives Cynthia Lummis (WY-AL), Denny Rehberg (MT-AL), and Mike Simpson (ID-02) contacted Interior Secretary Ken Salazar asking for specific modifications to the Interior Department’s Winter Use Plan Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Yellowstone National Park. All three me... More
  • Lummis, Barrasso Fight Activist Lawsuits
    May 25, 2011 - Today, U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Vice Chairman of the Congressional Western Caucus, and Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Chairman of the Senate Western Caucus jointly introduced the Government Litigation Savings Act, legislation that prevents abuse of the Equal Access to Justice Ac... More
  • Congressional Western Caucus Names Congressman Cynthia Lummis New Vice-Chairman
    May 20, 2011 - Washington, D.C. – The Congressional Western Caucus has named Congressman Cynthia Lummis (R -WY) the new Vice-Chairman of the caucus. She replaces Senator Dean Heller (NV) who was appointed to the US Senate earlier this month. Congressman Lummis previously served as Communications Chairman for the c... More