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Lummis Refuses to Accept Deeply Flawed Continuing Resolution
Sep 13, 2012 -
WASHINGTON – The FY2013 Continuing Resolution (CR), a six month extension of bulked-up government spending was passed Thursday by the House. Donning a $1.047 trillion price tag plus additional spending on disaster aid, the spending bill also extends full funding to Libya and Egypt and fails to defun...
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Obamacare Now Largest Tax Increase in U.S. History
Jun 28, 2012 -
WASHINGTON – The United States Supreme Court upheld Obamacare’s individual mandate, justifying it as a tax rather than an exercise of the Commerce Clause. The court’s 5 – 4 ruling keeps the majority of Obamacare intact as well as introducing the single largest tax in the history of the country. Toda...
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House Passes Paul Ryan’s Path to Prosperity Budget
Mar 29, 2012 -
WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Path to Prosperity, a Fiscal Year 2013 budget for the federal government. U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo) joined 227 colleagues voting in favor of the budget, reconfirming the Republican commitment to addressing and tackling this c...
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Lummis Votes Against Continued Foreign Borrowing
Feb 17, 2012 -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo) voted against legislation to extend the payroll tax holiday, which passed the House by a vote of 293 to 132. The tax holiday is completely un-funded and expected to add over $100 billion to the federal deficit in 2012 alone. The Congressman had...
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Salazar Testifies Before Lummis and Appropriations Committee
Feb 16, 2012 -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo) questioned Department of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar today in the Interior and Environment Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee. Lummis took the opportunity to raise concerns to the Secretary over increased Soda Ash royalty rat...
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Lummis Responds to President Obama’s Budget
Feb 13, 2012 -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., issued the following statement after the release of President Obama’s FY2013 budget: “The President’s budget, released a week late, is a dollar short - or a trillion to be exact. It soars our deficit to $1.33 trillion for FY2012, making this y...
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CST: Lummis’ Mission: Less government spending
Dec 12, 2011 -
CHEYENNE — U.S. Rep. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., is vocally unhappy with House Republican leaders for not holding the line on spending during ongoing budget negotiations. The second-term congresswoman from Cheyenne also said she opposes attempts to extend the payroll tax cut, saying it’s necessary for t...
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Lummis Statement on Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction
Nov 23, 2011 -
U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) released the following statement: "Our economy will thrive once the entitlement programs Americans across the country depend on are made sustainable, non-entitlement spending is cut and government is reduced. Without these reforms, America will fall off the ...
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Lummis Votes for Balanced Budget Amendment
Nov 18, 2011 -
U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) today voted in favor of a balanced budget amendment which would have amended the Constitution to prohibit federal spending in any fiscal year from exceeding revenue for that year. Lummis released the following statement: “This week, the national debt surpass...
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