Central Wyoming News

Rep. Harriet Hageman, a U.S. Congress member representing Wyoming's at-large district since 2023, has recently shared her views on various issues through a series of tweets. Born in Fort Laramie, Wyoming, in 1962 and currently residing in Cheyenne, Hageman graduated from the University of Wyoming with both a BS and JD in 1989.

On March 10, 2025, Rep. Hageman addressed fiscal concerns by stating that spending cuts are necessary. She emphasized that the current Continuing Resolution (CR) is "the first step to passing a budget and moving on to reconciliation." "We need to cut spending, and this CR is the first step to passing a budget and moving on to reconciliation."

The following day, March 11, she turned her attention to college sports under the Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) rules. In her tweet, she expressed concern over athletes like Josh Allen being potentially lured away from their schools due to NIL agreements. She highlighted the impact on education and team dynamics while advocating for protections for both athletes and sports programs: "Under current NIL rules, someone like Josh Allen...can get lured away from a school like Wyoming..."

Later that day, Rep. Hageman commented on security issues related to federal lands at the border. She pointed out that these areas have been exploited by traffickers and illegal immigrants due to their remote nature. To address this issue, she called for road construction authorization, easing environmental restrictions, and increasing law enforcement access: "Federal lands at the border have been exploited by human traffickers... We must authorize road construction..."