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20 Apr, 4 tweets, 2 min read
Looks like Corey Lewandowski's role in Wyoming has been cemented.

He's actively fundraising for an "eventual major primary opponent" to Liz Cheney, apparently to be vetted and interviewed by former President Donald Trump.

This is the link: secure.winred.com/fight-back-now… Image
I did actually reach out to Trump's office last week for an interview but have not heard back... would @CLewandowski_ have any interest in chatting?
Mr. Lewandowski popped up in the conversation around Wyoming's runoff election bill, which some saw as a way to avoid the vote-splitting that typically occurs among more right-wing candidates against more "traditional" conservative candidates.

wyofile.com/trump-jr-uses-…
It's been out there for a while Lewandowski has taken an interest in Wyoming. From January:

“I’ve had a number of conversations with candidates who want to run against these individuals to hold them accountable for their vote against the president."

wmur.com/article/lewand…

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22 Apr
Sen. Barrasso's committee on Energy and Natural Resources is currently holding a hearing to examine challenges and opportunities for advancing and deploying carbon utilization technologies in the United States.

Jason Begger, from the ITC, is testifying.

energy.senate.gov/hearings/2021/…
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And here's Jason Begger.

Right now, he's mostly informing the committee of the work the ITC does and how the facility works.

Notes there have been no federal funds used here -- all state and public sector funding.

Testimony here: energy.senate.gov/services/files… Image
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31 Mar
We have some drama brewing in the House...

Rep. Romero-Martinez has attached extensive death penalty repeal language to Sen. Lynn Hutchings' Homicide Amendments bill. wyoleg.gov/2021/Amends/SF…

Rep. Jennings is calling a rules committee to decide whether it's germane or not.
This is a third reading amendment, so if it passes, the House will have overstepped the Senate on death penalty repeal. They killed it pretty soundly on that side of the building.

They could vote not to concur, but that possibly creates challenges for the rest of the bill.
Making this even MORE interesting is the fact Romero-Martinez's name is on the bill as a co-sponsor.

So he could very well be trying to tank a bill he co-sponsored in an attempt to repeal Wyoming's death penalty.
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31 Mar
The abortion bill has passed unanimously and we are now starting the debate on Medicaid expansion.

You can stream the meeting here:
Rep. Romero-Martinez -- the sponsor -- says he wanted to "speak from the heart" as a Republican working to expand Medicaid.

"I'm probably the first person elected to the House [who] lives in dire poverty. but I do know how to take a shower and put on a tie."
Franz Fuchs, of the Dept. of Health, says our traditional Medicaid program is largely made up of low income kids, typically those at around 356% of the poverty level.
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31 Mar
We'll be hearing House Bill 162 (the Medicaid expansion bill) in the Senate Labor and Health Committee this morning. (After an abortion bill is finished being heard, of course.)

It's been a wild trip to get here. Two different bills, lots of drama. A quick thread...
The Senate Labor Health Committee (the first one we covered) got this bill first. Surprisingly, it passed by a 3-2 vote to get to the floor.

Why is that surprising? Sen. Troy McKeown -- the swing vote -- had spent the entire meeting railing against "socialist healthcare."
The House sent their version of the bill to the House Revenue Committee, which advanced it 5-3-1.

The bill then went to the floor, where it survived a late maneuver by opponents to keep it from being heard before a key procedural deadline. That effort failed.
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30 Mar
Sen. Case is making a motion to have Medicaid expansion re-referred to Senate Revenue Committee from the Labor/Health Committee. Watch here:

Labor/Health was considered tough (they passed their version of the bill narrowly) but Revenue much friendlier.
"This is the type of decision that may be life or death for the people of Wyoming," Rothfuss said.

"These are uninsured, uninsurable individuals, and we know they struggle," he added. "And we've provided no options, no alternatives, and no debate."
"I know everyone in here feels like they have all the information they need to make a decision," he said. "But I don't understand why we're so afraid to bring this to the floor."
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The Senate is considering the rare step of recalling a bill (this one: wyoleg.gov/Legislation/20…) from Sen. Cale Case's Revenue committee.

Every member of the group other than Case wants it. And we haven't done this in a decade, per members.
Case said it's stacked. Others are saying that we have rules governing the hierarchy of the institution, and breaking with precedent is a huge step.

Some trying to encourage people not to let emotion take over. "If you want a friend in politics, get a dog," Sen. Bouchard said.
The bill has not been heard in committee yet, and is likely to pass and the bringer of the motion has suggested he may do this again.

"The Senate is a body of tradition, and just because you can do something doesn't mean you should do something," argues Dave Kinskey.
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