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May 31, 2023

A bill that raises the debt ceiling limit passed in the House by a wide margin late Wednesday.  Now the bill is being sent to the Senate for a vote, just days before Monday’s U.S. default deadline.

The Fiscal Responsibility Act passed 314-117, with support from both Democrats and Republicans.

But not everyone is happy with the contents of the bill.


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May 31, 2023

Over the past year, lawmakers at the state and federal levels — Wyoming included — have been taking a closer look at Chinese companies and individuals buying farmland in America. 

As of this month, 14 states have some form of prohibition on foreign ownership of agricultural land, according to the National Agricultural Law Center. Others are considering it. 

Every state that borders Wyoming, with the exception of Colorado, has limitations on the books.

How We Feed Ourselves


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Congresswoman Hageman being interviewed by a television reporter
May 31, 2023

On Tuesday night, the House Rules Committee on Tuesday voted to advance the McCarthy-Biden Fiscal Responsibility Act.


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May 29, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC — Congresswoman Harriet Hageman voted to prevent more costly and punitive regulations on the production of heavy-duty vehicles.  S.J. Res. 11 would rescind the Biden administration’s misguided heavy-duty truck rule.

Rep. Hageman stated, “The Biden administration has again attempted to replace Congressional lawmaking authority with “rules and guidance” from agency bureaucrats. This latest attempt mandates far more strict vehicle pollution standards for heavy-duty vehicle manufacturing. 


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May 29, 2023

JACKSON, Wyo. — Wyoming Representative Harriet Hageman joined 215 other Republicans and two Democrats in the House to shut down President Joe Biden’s Student Loan Debt Forgiveness Plan.

The final vote split was 218-203.

The Biden Administration Plan aims to help working and middle-class federal student loan borrowers transition back to regular payment as pandemic-related support expires by extending loan forgiveness of up to $20,000.


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May 27, 2023
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 United States had the potential to devastate the American economy as well as the global economy.
 
Wyoming’s only Representative, Republican Harriet Hageman, and Republican Senators Cynthia Lummis and John Barrasso are among congressional Republicans wh

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Rep. Harriet Hageman Represetative for Wyoming
May 25, 2023

Washington, DC – Today, the Supreme Court released its much-anticipated opinion in the case of Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency. (To watch Rep. Hageman discuss today’s decision, click here)