WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Cynthia Lummis issued the following press release:

Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) issued the following statement today after the Trump administration announced plans to rescind the Obama-era Endangerment Finding:

"I'm thrilled the Trump administration's EPA is taking action to rescind the imbecilic Obama-era 'Endangerment Finding Rule' that Washington bureaucrats have utilized to expand federal overreach and control," said Lummis. "This was never a rule that went through proper congressional debate or approval-instead, it was created by unelected Democrat bureaucrats to wage a decades-long crusade to dismantle our fossil fuel industry in the name of addressing climate change. I'm grateful Pre...