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The Wyoming Republican Women take pride in the fact that since
statehood in 1890, Wyoming women have had the right to vote (the
first in the nation) and have served on juries. From our
courthouses to the U.S. House of Representatives, Wyoming
Republican Women are serving responsibly in elective office. Not
to be overlooked, Vice President Dick Cheney is a proud product
of Wyoming. |
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Women's Suffrage Wyoming Territory |
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From
the State Auditors office in front of the portrait of Esther Holbert
Morris, Wyoming's First Woman Governor.are standing; L. to R.
Rosemary Schunk, Rita Meyer, Lorraine Grigsby, Amy Swan, Judy
Catchpole, April Poley, Kimberly Stark, Heidi Walker, Annemarie
Picard, Caroline Hamilton, Bonnie Foster, Marilyn Pettit, Helen
Mintton, Debbie Blumenshine, Patricia Swan, Janet Anderson, Donna
Phipps, Eda Thompson, Cynthia Lummis, Rosa Goolsby.
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Talking
Points
Getting to
Know John
McCain
The Mega Wastes in Medicaid
As our government
increases in size, unfortunately, we also see a direct correlation
to an increase in wasteful spending. It is not surprising that the
more bureaucrats involved, the more careless and out-of-control
spending becomes in Washington. Medicaid is just one of several
examples of the reckless spending that is becoming quite the trend.
5/01/08
Medicaid was first created in 1965 with
other programs included in President Johnson’s Great Society
Program. Medicaid currently delivers medical services to
approximately 63 million Americans at an estimated annual cost to
state and federal taxpayers of over $315 billion. The U.S. Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) projects that the cost of the Medicaid
Program will increase by over 75% over the next five years.
Moreover, the National Governors Association has noted that within
the next two decades, Medicaid will consume as much as 80-100% of
all State revenues. The rising costs have in recent years forced
many states to reduce their Medicaid eligibility criteria and
benefit packages. This demonstrates that Medicaid spending is
exorbitant without even beginning to address the amount of money
burned in fraud and other types of abuses within the program.
Enzi, Barrasso urge flexibility in ethanol mandates to lower food
prices
5/05/08
Washington, D.C. – As Americans
contend with government mandates to blend ethanol into the nation’s
fuel supplies, prices are simultaneously increasing at the grocery
store at an alarming rate. U.S. Senators Mike Enzi and John Barrasso,
both R-Wyo., are working to decrease the impacts of increased
ethanol usage and Americans’ increasing grocery bills and are urging
the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to take steps to ease the
food inflation.
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Events: |
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WFRW Board Meeting
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Rock Springs
May 30, 2008
GOP State Convention ¾
Rock Springs
May 29 thru 31, 2008 |
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Barrasso, Enzi Urge Flexibility in Ethanol Mandates to Lower
Food Prices
5/02/08
In a letter to
the Administrator of the EPA, Enzi, Barrasso and 22 other senators
laid out the severe situation of high food prices and the link to
these high prices with the mandated increase in ethanol use. Enzi
and Barrasso also think the impact of corn prices is especially
difficult for Wyoming’s ranching families and their pocket books are
hit at the grocery store and the feed bin.
Barrasso: American Energy Means Wyoming Jobs
5/0108
WASHINGTON –
U.S.
Senator
John Barrasso , R-Wyo., is working to increase
energy production and create more jobs at home. Barrasso joined
Republican Senators in introducing a sweeping energy bill that would
stimulate domestic energy production and increase
America ’s energy security.
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