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Sens. David Vitter and John Barrasso are warning that the Democrats' cap-and-trade bills contain a damaging provision that would stop any form of economic development requiring federal permits.

All the talk in Washington is surrounding a government health insurance plan, but there's a little discussed insurance plan in the Boxer-Kerry cap and trade bill that's worth some attention.

Former President Bill Clinton looks toward the audience during the Clinton Global Initiative conference in New York on Sept.

EXISTING CONDITIONS.... In June, House Minority Leader John Boehner declared , with precious little wiggle room, "Quality health coverage must exist for every American, regardless of preexisting health conditions." Three months later, he described coverage of people who have preexisting conditions " essential ." As recently as last week, Boehner ...

U.S. Senators Mike Enzi and John Barrasso, both R-Wyo., are encouraging students and graduates from all backgrounds to apply for internships in their offices this spring.

A The Secretarial Order will create regional DOI Climate Change Response Centers that will apply existing and future land management agreements to a new set of restrictive regulations and mandates set forth by the DOI .A A "By bypassing the congressional approval process, the Department of Interior has unilaterally created a new set of restrictive ...

European leaders pressed Congress and the White House on Tuesday to unite on a plan to combat global warming, even as a Republican boycott forced a delay of votes in a key Senate committee, demonstrating the deep partisan rift.

Now that the Senate has overcome a procedural hump and voted by a wide margin in favor of cloture on H.R. 3548 , an extension of federal unemployment insurance, Democratic Senators are laying into their Republican counterparts for the multiple delays they caused over the past few weeks.

Daily Kos had an article covering the 13 Republican Senators who oppose extending unemployment benefits .

Candidate Barack Obama made a big deal about government transparency and giving citizens ample opportunity to read pieces of legislation before they're voted on.

Senator Tom Coburn 's office is the rare Capitol Hill work space without a "me wall" - the display of photographs of a lawmaker standing beside presidents, foreign leaders and other dignitaries, all illustrating How Big a Deal he is.

What should have been passed long ago took another step toward resolution Tuesday.

State lawmakers from around the West are gathering in the northern Wyoming resort town of Jackson over the next few days to figure out how to get better coordinated on energy issues.

The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office predicts the U.S. fossil fuel industry will suffer significant job losses if the Waxman-Markey climate bill is signed into law.

On Wednesday I attended the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on the economics of the Cap and Trade system in the Waxman-Markey House Energy bill.

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" Senators John Barrasso and Mike Enzi are challenging efforts by The National Park Service to ban lead bullets and fishing tackle in national parks.

" U.S. Senators Mike Enzi and John Barrasso, both R-Wyo., put their weight behind an amendment today that would change Senate rules to increase transparency in the halls of Congress.

Sens. Blanche Lincoln, a Democrat, and John Barrasso, a Republican, sent a letter recently to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Sen.

Wyoming's congressional delegation has offered the following comments. U.S. Senators Mike Enzi, John Barrasso and Representative Cynthia Lummis, all R-Wyo., mourned the passing of former Wyoming senator and governor Cliff Hansen.