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Cynthia Lummis
@cynthialummis· Republican · WY· Jun 15, 2010

Are you aware of any manufacturer that has moved into your district from a foreign country, saying this is a better place to do business? It's more economical here? I can make a better profit here?

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Cynthia Lummis
@cynthialummis· Republican · WY· Jun 15, 2010

Are you aware of any employers in your manufacturing district that have pulled up stakes and moved their businesses elsewhere?

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Cynthia Lummis
@cynthialummis· Republican · WY· Jun 15, 2010

This chart illustrates exactly what the gentleman is discussing. If you look at the blue line, that is private sector employment. That is employment in the entrepreneurial economy. This is employment that comes from the employer class of…

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Cynthia Lummis
@cynthialummis· Republican · WY· Jun 15, 2010

The chart I have to my left, the viewer's right, is exactly illustrating what the gentleman has just been discussing. If you look at the spread between spending and taxes that occurs on the far side of the dotted line, that shows you what…

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Cynthia Lummis
@cynthialummis· Republican · WY· Jun 15, 2010

What do you hear from your constituents? Do they believe that they are ready for the kind of reforms that you believe are necessary to save our country?

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Cynthia Lummis
@cynthialummis· Republican · WY· Jun 15, 2010

Is there any instance where the Federal Government has done the same thing? Has the Federal Government gone to its employees and said, We need to cut you back to 32-hour weeks so we can keep you employed, keep you on your benefits so you…

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Cynthia Lummis
@cynthialummis· Republican · WY· Jun 15, 2010

Are you aware of any circumstance since you have been in Congress where the Members of Congress in the leadership have been called to the White House to sit down and talk about how we are going to cut spending?

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Cynthia Lummis
@cynthialummis· Republican · WY· Jun 15, 2010

That $2 billion a day you just mentioned, that would only take either 3 or 4 days for the entire budget of the State of Wyoming for 2 years. That covers our whole budget. It's a stunning number. That's how much money we're talking about…

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Cynthia Lummis
@cynthialummis· Republican · WY· Jun 15, 2010

Tonight's discussion will be about bills that Members of the Republican Conference have sponsored that have not yet gotten a hearing that we still think are very good ideas for our country at this time of high debt, high deficits, and when…

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Cynthia Lummis
@cynthialummis· Republican · WY· Jun 15, 2010

When you and I and the American people want to start a business and we want to borrow money to do it, we go to a bank, and we have to present a business plan with income projections and where we are going to get the money to pay the debt…

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John Barrasso
@johnbarrasso· Republican · WY· Jun 15, 2010

Madam President, the tax extenders bill includes a settlement that involves a class action lawsuit that is known as Cobell v. Salazar. The total cost of this settlement is about $3.4 billion. This settlement will affect hundreds of…

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John Barrasso
@johnbarrasso· Republican · WY· Jun 15, 2010

Madam President, the National Congress of American Indians' letter states that the changes in my amendment address legitimate concerns that have been raised by tribal leaders and Indian people. The NCAI letter references resolutions passed…

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Cynthia Lummis
@cynthialummis· Republican · WY· Jun 15, 2010

I thank the gentleman from Ohio for joining me this evening. I look forward to hearing the remarks of the next group. They are our Democratic colleagues from across the aisle. This group will be led by Representative Wasserman Schultz, who…

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Mike Enzi
@mikeenzi· Republican · WY· Jun 14, 2010

Madam President, this past week, Fremont County in my home State of Wyoming has been hit hard by flooding. I want to take this opportunity to commend the communities in Wyoming that have come together and worked so hard to respond to the…

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John Barrasso
@johnbarrasso· Republican · WY· Jun 10, 2010

I think my colleague makes a key point. My colleague from Idaho has been discussing what has been described as the worst disaster in American history, and it is what is happening right today in the Gulf of Mexico. Should the Environmental…

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John Barrasso
@johnbarrasso· Republican · WY· Jun 10, 2010

Madam President, I ask that the time in this block be allocated as follows: Senator Bond, 6 minutes; Senator Collins, 7 minutes; Senator Enzi, 6 minutes; Senator Chambliss, 6 minutes; Senator Brownback, 5 minutes.

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Mike Enzi
@mikeenzi· Republican · WY· Jun 10, 2010

Madam President, I rise in support of Senator Murkowski's resolution that would ensure this Congress keeps its responsibility to establish our Nation's environmental regulations. The Environmental Protection Agency's move to regulate…

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John Barrasso
@johnbarrasso· Republican · WY· Jun 10, 2010

Mr. President, I rise today to address comments made on the floor of the U.S. Senate on June 8, 2010. The senior Senator from Montana accused me of slandering an individual. That individual is President Obama's nominee to be the next…

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