Liz Cheney holds meet and greet

Liz Cheney, candidate for Congress in Wyoming, visited Thermopolis at the Hot Springs County Museum to discuss the issues she is most concerned about. The congressional seat Cheney is running for is the same one her father, Dick Cheney, once held.

Cheney discussed several issues at the local meet and greet. She spoke about the importance of the Republican Party uniting behind Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump.

"I didn't endorse anybody during the primaries," she said. "Since last week when it became clear that he [Trump] is going to be the nominee, I think it's very important for the party to unify behind him because we need to defeat Hillary Clinton. I think she would be devastating for Wyoming."

Cheney also discussed how she thinks Bernie Sanders' victories only show the weakness of Hillary Clinton's candidacy for president.

"I don't think he's [Sanders] going to win," she said. "I think the fact that he's doing as well as he is tells you how weak Hillary is, but we have to defeat whoever the Democratic nominee is, which means that it is really important that as a party we unify."

Cheney often referred to President Barak Obama as the "worst President in history."

"I think that when you look at this President and his record, certainly, he is the worst in history," she said. "There's just no question."

Cheney said the first thing she would do if elected is roll back the federal government, including eliminating the EPA.

"The number one priority has got to be rolling back the federal government and ensuring that the EPA [Environmental Protection Agency] is significantly reduced in size," she said. "I think we ought to go towards eliminating the EPA. Those federal agencies exercising unconstitutional control over our lives and fundamental industries in Wyoming have got to be brought under control and I really think part of that is moving back towards defending our Constitutional rights including state's rights, First and Second Amendment rights across the board."

Cheney said it was great to be back in Thermopolis, where her grandmother graduated from high school 80 years ago.

"I am really honored and feel really blessed that on both sides of my family going back many generations, Wyoming has been our home," she said.

Cheney said that despite the negative comments about her not living in Wyoming the entirety of her life, she is a Wyomingite.

"Those roots are really meaningful to me and they really inform who I am," she said. "And the combination of Wyoming always being our home and the deep roots we have here and those values and the experiences outside of Wyoming - whether it's overseas or in D.C. - mean that I will be the most effective person to fight on behalf of Wyoming in Washington. I think it's that combination that's important in terms of the experience that I bring to this race."