More and more Americans are paying with credit cards, debit cards and stablecoins for everyday purchases that once would have been made with cash or coins.
Cynthia Lummis
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Cynthia Marie Lummis is an American politician and attorney currently serving as the junior United States senator from Wyoming, a position she has held since January 3, 2021. A member of the Republican Party, Lummis previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives from January 6, 2009, to January 3, 2017. Throughout her political career, she has focused on issues such as fiscal responsibility, energy policy, and the promotion of Wyoming's agricultural interests.
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October 7, 2026
It’s my hope that we can find a cheaper way to produce the nickel so that it remains economically viable for years to come.
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by number of sources- “If that message has Hassan concerned, it says more about her side of the aisle than it does about” the ads.7 sources2026rhodeislandcurrent.com
- Tribal students across Wyoming deserve access to great teachers and educational opportunities, yet too many Bureau of Indian Education-funded schools struggle to recruit and retain qualified educators because they cannot offer competitive pay,2 sources2026heinrich.senate.gov
- This is another step in my years’ long journey to ensure the U.S. leads the way on digital assets.2 sources2026rollcall.com
- California's climate zealots have run roughshod over the rest of the country for too long.2 sources2026foxnews.com
Last night, the U.S. Senate passed a bill that will put Wyoming’s school trust fund to better work for our students.
Senator Kelly and I agree on something simple: we can keep the NRC’s high safety standards and still stop making enrichment companies wait years just to break ground.
“If that message has Hassan concerned, it says more about her side of the aisle than it does about” the ads.
I pushed hard to zero out the $200 NFA tax on suppressors and short-barreled rifles in the One Big Beautiful Bill, and it’s exactly that provision that made this court win possible.
This is a massive Second Amendment victory for gun owners nationwide and it’s 90 years in the making.
“Unlike rulemaking, legislation gives this industry a lasting solution that shields it from the whiplash of changes in the White House.
“We have incorporated more than 114 separate provisions at my Democrat colleagues’ request, and as a result, this bill is a strong bipartisan product.
“Nearly a decade ago, Wyoming wrote the blueprint for digital asset regulation, and this bill finally brings that clarity to the rest of the country,”
So Senator Barasso and I are riding along the parade route, the same parade route Wyoming has watched for generations. And as we came down the street, I could hear it from my constituents, over and over: 'Pass the SAVE Act, Senator. Pass…
Some community banks are suggesting stablecoins are driving deposit flight. The data says otherwise: BofA shows household deposits rising across income groups this year, and the FDIC reports domestic deposits grew for a seventh straight…
So it’s time to send the SAVE America Act to President Trump’s desk. I heard that on that parade route, in Cheyenne Wyoming last weekend. And I hear it on this floor.
The Gallup Poll found 84 percent of U.S. adults favoring requiring photo identification to vote, and that same poll found 83 percent, just one less support requiring proof of citizenship for new voter registrants.
So I came home from that parade wondering if Wyoming maybe was a little ahead of the country on this. It turns out Wyoming is right where the country already is.
This past Saturday, I was riding in the Cheyenne Frontier Days Parade alongside Senator Barrasso. Cheyenne is my hometown, it is the world’s largest outdoor rodeo, and we have great parades, four of them during the course of the week of…
If we trust that system to protect a checking account, we should trust it enough to protect the vote. That is not extremism. That is common sense, and it is long past time this chamber treat it that way.
This proposed rule by the Trump administration is a good first step, and I will keep working with Secretary Burgum and my colleagues to see it through to full delisting.
Under Governor Newsom, Sacramento has decided it can dictate what Wyoming families drive and what equipment our small businesses use. That ends today.
California's climate zealots have run roughshod over the rest of the country for too long.
Wyoming’s ranchers, hunters and wildlife managers live with grizzly bears every day.





