Moniz closer to confirmation as Energy Secretary

Sara Hossaini — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:21:52 +0000

The US Senate began its vetting of Obama’s pick for a new Energy Secretary Tuesday. And so far, Wyoming lawmakers on the other side of the aisle seem pleased.

Moniz is a physics professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and former energy undersecretary for President Clinton. He would be replacing former secretary Steven Chu, who was thought to favor renewable energy.

Representative Lummis is preparing to go over the fiscal cliff

David Koch — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 01:58:04 +0000

As the so called Fiscal Cliff approaches, Wyoming Congresswoman Cynthia Lummis is not sure that Speaker of the House John Boehner and President Obama can reach an agreement.

Lummis says there has been little progress talks between Boehner and President Obama. She blames the administration. While Lummis supports modest tax increases, she said there must be substantial budget cuts as well.

“ They will not put their spending cuts on the table, and honestly for people like me they have to have spending cuts in order to get a deal”