Lummis: Democrats aiming to ‘fundamentally change the American social structure’ | 307

The state’s newest federal delegate spoke with the Wyoming Tribune Eagle the morning after Biden delivered his first speech before a joint session of Congress, in which he outlined his priorities and stated “we have to prove democracy still works.”

Lummis, the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate from Wyoming, did not attend the speech in person, unlike the state’s other two delegates, instead watching from home, though she criticized the limited seating allowed as an unnecessary COVID-19 precaution.

“Everybody who wants to be vaccinated is vaccinated in the building, so I considered it just political theater to have that few people attend and have them continue to bump elbows and wear masks when that’s no longer necessary in the U.S. Capitol building,” Lummis said.

Just over 100 days into her six-year term in Washington, D.C., the senator criticized the Biden administration’s spending policies, the Democrats’ infrastructure proposal and the overall climate in the Capitol.

On Wednesday, Biden unveiled a $1.8 trillion proposal called the American Families Plan, which would expand community college and pre-K opportunities, reduce the cost of child care and offer new health care credits, and would be financed through additional taxes on the highest income earners.