Lummis Touts ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ and Digital Assets in Final Address to Wyoming Lawmakers

U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis addressed the Wyoming Legislature on Monday for what she described as her final time as a sitting member of Congress, using the occasion to highlight federal legislation benefiting Wyoming families, the state’s growing digital asset sector, and a presidential pardon for a Wyoming diesel mechanic.

Lummis, a Republican who has served in public office for much of her life, first won election to the Wyoming House in 1978. She later served as state treasurer and in Wyoming’s lone U.S. House seat before becoming the first Wyoming woman elected to the U.S. Senate in 2020.

Speaking to lawmakers on Presidents Day, Lummis praised the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” also known as the Working Families Tax Cut. The law allows Americans to deduct up to $25,000 for tips and $12,500 for overtime, increases the child tax credit by $200, and creates “Trump Accounts”—$1,000 IRA deposits for children born between 2025 and 2028, accessible at age 18.

Lummis announced that Kraken, a cryptocurrency exchange that relocated to Cheyenne in June 2025, will contribute to the Trump Accounts of Wyoming children born this year. She did not disclose the amount.

The senator described the national appetite for artificial intelligence as “insatiable” and said she has worked to steer AI and data center companies toward Wyoming, which exports 12 times the energy it consumes. Microsoft and Meta already operate data centers near Cheyenne, and Lummis said Google is “looking here.”

She also touted her successful push for President Donald Trump to pardon Troy Lake, a Wyoming diesel mechanic imprisoned for violating the Clean Air Act by disabling emission monitoring systems in commercial vehicles. Lake was pardoned in November after serving part of a 12-month sentence. Lummis said he now works with her office to reform EPA regulations for cold-weather states.

Reflecting on her decades of service, Lummis expressed hope that the foundation laid in Washington would help Wyoming retain its young people. “That every area of Wyoming that’s yearning to keep their young people here… have a home right here in Wyoming where they can raise their families,” she said.