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Wyoming U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman told Cowboy State Daily on Friday morning she is appalled by what she sees as the federal government suppressing free speech and surveillance on citizens.

Hageman is an at-large member of the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government, a panel established to investigate alleged abuses of federal authority, including collusion between federal agencies and social media companies to suppress conservative viewpoints. 

Wyoming Congresswoman Harriet Hageman voted in favor of H.R. 5, the Parental Bill of Rights Act, on Friday.

Hageman was a co-sponsor of the bill and, according to a press release from Hageman's office, it "Clearly defines both the rights and the responsibilities of school districts- providing transparency and accountability in education."

The delisting of grizzly bears in Wyoming and the surrounding Yellowstone region is grossly overdue, Wyoming Game and Fish Department Director Brian Nesvik told members of Congress. 

“The reason (grizzly bears) remain listed is not based in biology, but rather in administrative complexities and technicalities espoused by federal judges and court decisions,” Nesvik said during testimony Thursday at a legislative hearing before the U.S. House Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee.

The Western wildlife experts testifying before Congress confirmed the recovery of grizzly bears and wolves, and cautioned against transferring control to states where legislators might disregard science-based management plans.

At issue were two congressional bills to remove grizzly bears from the endangered species list in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem. A third bill delisted the gray wolves. All three excluded the actions from judicial review. The hearing was livestreamed.