Congressman

Cynthia Lummis

Representing Wyoming
  • Obama’s Folly: New START A Bad Deal For United States
    Jun 7, 2012 - When the U.S. House of Representatives took up the latest National Defense Authorization Act, I introduced an amendment to block the New START Treaty and the nuclear reductions it would force on the United States. My amendment, which passed the U.S. House, protects F.E. Warren Air Force Base from th... More
  • Lummis Secures Amendment Barring Misuse of Border Security Dollars
    Jun 7, 2012 - WASHINGTON – On Wednesday night, the U.S. House passed an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2013 Homeland Security Appropriations bill barring the use of border security funds for environmental projects along the border. Since 2007, the Department of Homeland Security has used over $9 million in border s... More
  • Lummis Statement on Vote Against National Defense Authorization Act
    Dec 15, 2011 - U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) released the following statement regarding her vote in opposition to the FY ’12 National Defense Authorization Act: “Although the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) contains important provisions for national defense, after careful review of the legisl... More
  • Lummis Calls for A.G. Eric Holder’s Resignation
    Nov 15, 2011 - Today, U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) called on Attorney General Eric Holder to step down over his handling of Operation Fast and Furious, a Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE)-led gun-walking surveillance operation that facilitated at least 1,500 illicit t... More
  • Lummis Introduces Bill to Restore Balance to the Federal System
    May 12, 2011 - U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) has joined Representative Rob Bishop (R-UT) in introducing the Repeal Amendment, a constitutional amendment that provide states with the power to repeal any federal law or regulation with a two-thirds majority vote. The Repeal Amendment is designed to help... More
  • Lummis Statement on the Death of Osama bin Laden
    May 2, 2011 - Today, U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) released the following statement on the death of Osama bin Laden: “What a momentous victory for America and for the rest of the world. It truly is a tribute to the resolve, tireless dedication and sacrifice of the men and women who so bravely serve ... More
  • Lummis Field Representative To Hold Office Hours
    Mar 2, 2011 - Jackie King, Field Representative for Congressman Cynthia Lummis is scheduled to hold office hours in Lusk at the following time and place: NIOBRARA COUNTY OFFICE HOURS Tuesday, March 8, 2011 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Lusk Town Hall 201 E. Third Area residents are encouraged to visit with King on an i... More
  • Lummis Elected to Influential House Republican Steering Committee
    Nov 19, 2010 - U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) was elected Wednesday to the influential U.S. House Republican Steering Committee, giving the people of Wyoming a greater voice in Congress. The Republican House Steering Committee is in charge of selecting full committee and subcommittee chairmen as well ... More
  • Lummis Gets the Job Done In First Year
    Dec 22, 2009 - U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., has completed her first year as Wyoming's representative to Congress. “Since being sworn in, I have fought and voted to protect people in Wyoming from the long arm of Washington,” Lummis said. “With every vote I cast, the people of Wyoming are my first pri... More
  • Lummis: Troops Funding Bill Used for Gitmo Terrorist Transfer
    Dec 16, 2009 - U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., issued the following statement following passage of the defense funding bill, which allows for the transfer of Guantanamo detainees to the United States: “The terrorists being held at Guantanamo Bay are there for a reason. They are enemy combatants apprehe... More