[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 98 (Wednesday, June 10, 2026)]
[House]
[Page H4061]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     CHALLENGING CLIMATE SHAKEDOWNS

  (Ms. Hageman of Wyoming was recognized to address the House for 5 
minutes.)
  Ms. HAGEMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to expose and challenge the 
climate shakedowns at the root of increasing energy costs being imposed 
on every American.
  For decades, the left has waged a war against our energy industry, 
seeking to regulate them out of business. Having failed to crush those 
companies who produce affordable and reliable energy, they now seek to 
sue them into bankruptcy.
  So-called climate Superfund laws have cropped up in nearly a dozen 
leftist States, punishing those who harvest the very product that has 
fueled America's unrivaled prosperity.
  Activists are exploiting the courts to shake down producers, enrich 
the lawyers, and engineer behavior. These penalties for lawful activity 
weaken the power grid, destroy jobs, and amplify the pain every 
American feels when heating their homes and driving their cars.
  Make no mistake: War with Iran is not the cause of our energy 
struggle. These wrongheaded lawsuits are.
  The road to the Stone Age is paved by the elimination of fossil 
fuels. I ask my colleagues to pass the Stop Climate Shakedowns Act to 
protect our producers immediately.


            Congratulating Gaylon, Mark, and Verdean Heiner

  Ms. HAGEMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and congratulate 
brothers Gaylon, Mark, and Verdean Heiner on their remarkable receipt 
of the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award.
  This award is reserved for aviators of the highest caliber and is a 
testament to the Heiner brothers as representing an extraordinary 
family carrying the legacy of the Ohio brothers who transformed 
mankind's reality in 1903.
  To qualify, pilots must be U.S. citizens certified under the U.S. 
Civil Aviation Authority or the FAA with a perfect record where 
certification has never been revoked. Nominees must have completed at 
least 50 years of flying civilian or military aircraft, mastering the 
art of powered aviation barely more than a century old.
  Few pilots have ever met the criteria for this prestigious 
recognition, and even fewer families have produced three such 
recipients.
  I thank them for their dedication to aviation and congratulate them 
on this mile-high accomplishment.


                 Recognizing Simplot Rock Springs Plant

  Ms. HAGEMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and congratulate 
the hardworking men and women who have worked around the clock to keep 
the Simplot Rock Springs plant operating for 40 years.
  This milestone celebrates the millions of people fed thanks to 
Simplot's leadership in agricultural innovation to feed the Nation 
thanks to the fertilizer produced in southwest Wyoming.
  Pioneering new ways to provide nourishment to our neighbors has 
always been a part of Wyoming's proud history. The determination to 
feed the planet is at the heart of our rich cowboy heritage.
  We thank the men and women at the Simplot Rock Springs plant who 
worked tirelessly to continue that legacy into the 21st century.
  We will need them now more than ever as America continues to grow, 
and demand for quality food products increases.
  I congratulate them.


                      Congratulating Luxury Diner

  Ms. HAGEMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Cheyenne's Luxury 
Diner, celebrating 100 years serving Wyoming.
  The story of this treasured institution extends far beyond the 
diner's first meal. This storied business first began as a trolley car 
rolling through the streets of Cheyenne in the first years of Wyoming 
statehood in 1894. The car was retired by 1912 but found a new purpose 
in 1926 as a neighborhood diner serving railroad workers. It became the 
Luxury Diner in 1964, and it has been a Cheyenne landmark ever since.
  Every meal is made from scratch. Recipes like the green chili and 
sausage gravy are decades old and still on the menu. Today, owners Del 
and Angie Jimenez carry the tradition forward, and the Luxury Diner has 
earned national recognition, including a feature on the Food Network.
  In Wyoming, we value things built to last. The Luxury Diner started 
as a trolley car, became a diner, and 100 years later, it still feeds 
our community.
  I congratulate the Luxury Diner on this milestone.

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