Matt Laslo

Wyoming's Senators Help Defeat Gun Control

Matt Laslo — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 22:03:41 +0000

After weeks of intense lobbying on Capitol Hill gun control advocates suffered a stinging defeat this week…in part because of opposition from Wyoming’s two Republican senators. Matt Laslo reports from Washington.

MATT LASLO: After the amendment to put in place near universal background checks failed… families from Newton, Connecticut huddled together…hugging each other as tears streamed down their faces. Erica Lafferty’s mom is Dawn Hochsprung (Hock-sprung) - the principal who was gunned down protecting her students at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

Wyo. Lawmakers Tangle with Obama Over EPA

Matt Laslo — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 22:10:29 +0000

Wyoming Republican lawmakers are up in arms over efforts by the Obama Administration to regulate carbon emissions through the Executive Branch. Matt Laslo reports from Washington on the energy debate that’s boiling on Capitol Hill.

Wyo. Lawmakers Fear Western Issues Absent in Gun Debate

Matt Laslo — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 23:53:55 +0000

In the wake of the Newtown, Connecticut school shooting there’s been an increase in calls for gun control in Washington. Matt Laslo reports the Wyoming congressional delegation fears the entire debate is leaving out western issues.

Wyoming lawmakers either staying mum or oppose current proposals in gun-control debate

Matt Laslo and Matt — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 18:26:41 +0000

HOST: The massacre in Newtown, Connecticut has rekindled the gun-control debate in Washington. Matt Laslo reports that Wyoming lawmakers are either staying mum, or oppose some of the proposals being unveiled.

Two Republicans Distance Selves From Anti-Tax-Hike Pledge

Matt Laslo — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 21:36:29 +0000

Two of Wyoming’s three Republicans in Congress have signed a pledge to never raise taxes. The Taxpayer Protection Pledge is vilified by critics who say its sponsor, Grover Norquist, now controls the Republican Party when it comes to tax policy. Correspondent Matt Laslo reports that those two Wyoming lawmakers are now moving away from the Pledge.

US Senate kills Paycheck Fairness Act

Matt Laslo — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 22:57:22 +0000

Today, Wyoming’s two Republican senators helped their party block the Paycheck Fairness Act, which would have given women new tools to combat pay discrimination in the workforce.

Wyoming’s delegation opposes increasing the debt limit

Matt Laslo — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 18:52:16 +0000

All three members of Wyoming’s congressional delegation voted to raise the nation’s debt ceiling last year. Matt Laslo reports from Washington that some lawmakers are saying ‘never again,’ which critics say puts the U-S economy at risk. HOST: All three members of Wyoming’s congressional delegation voted to raise the nation’s debt ceiling last year. Matt Laslo reports from Washington that some lawmakers are saying ‘never again,’ which critics say puts the U-S economy at risk.

Election year politics are derailing efforts to improve Wyoming’s economy

Matt Laslo — Fri, 11 May 2012 22:28:20 +0000

President Obama is chiding Congress for not acting on his slimmed down plan to spur economic growth in Wyoming and elsewhere. Matt Laslo reports from Washington that election year politicking is expected to derail this latest effort to get the economy moving.

Wyoming members of Congress watching Supreme Court closely

Matt Laslo — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:15:02 +0000

Wyoming lawmakers are sitting on pins and needles as the Supreme Court takes up the health care law this week. Democrats passed the law, and Republicans despise it and are resting their political fortunes on overturning it.

Lack of EPA support from Wyoming’s Congressional delegation could lead to unintended consequences.

Matt Laslo — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 19:52:11 +0000

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