Cynthia Lummis

Nationalist

Republican

Senator

Wyoming

Current Position: Senator from Wyoming

Policy Positions

For privatization of Social Security, raising the eligibility age for Social Security benefits, and making Bush-era tax cuts permanent
Against the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Against the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

For Bitcoin and cryptocurrency; introduced bipartisan legislation for tax exemptions on crypto transactions under $600, proposed legislation to create a strategic Bitcoin reserve requiring Treasury and Federal Reserve to buy 5% of global Bitcoin supply, and has advocated for a regulatory framework for digital assets
For prohibiting federal funding for NPR

Against the Affordable Care Act; voted against its passage and supported subsequent efforts to defund it
Against COVID-19 vaccination mandates for companies with 100 or more employees; filed amicus brief asking Supreme Court to halt the mandate
Against the Honoring our PACT Act of 2022, which funded healthcare research and benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances

Against the scientific consensus on climate change; claimed climate change is 'not settled science'
For nuclear power development and oil drilling in Alaska

For the Equal Rights Amendment; supported its passage in 1979 and co-led a renewed effort in 2015
For prohibiting government-directed censorship of First Amendment-protected speech on online platforms; cosponsored the Free Speech Protection Act in 2023
Against LGBT rights protections: voted against the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, voted against repeal of 'don't ask, don't tell,' co-sponsored the State Marriage Defense Act, and received a 0% rating from the Human Rights Campaign throughout her House tenure; opposes same-sex marriage and believes it should be left to states; however, voted for the Respect for Marriage Act in 2022 to codify same-sex marriage into federal law, citing protection of religious liberties as her rationale
Against abortion rights; received a 100% anti-abortion rating from the National Right to Life Committee, 0% rating from NARAL Pro-Choice America in 2016, voted to defund Planned Parenthood in 2015, and supported the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act; earlier in her career she was considered pro-choice in the 1990s and co-sponsored legislation allowing Medicaid funding for abortions when the mother's life was at risk

Against certifying the 2020 presidential election results from Pennsylvania; voted to acquit Trump in his second impeachment trial

For continuing U.S. military presence in Iraq and supporting the troop surge; opposed U.S. involvement in the Syrian civil war
For lifting the travel ban and agricultural trade restrictions with Cuba

Against the Hurricane Sandy relief bill unless offset by budget cuts
Against the Violence Against Women Act reauthorization (voted against in 2013)
For gun rights; received an 'A' rating and endorsement from the NRA, and voted to allow loaded guns in national parks and wildlife refuges