"It's almost like they don't understand what a permanent resident alien is," the Wyoming Republican said.

Wyoming Republicans thus carried more than four times the weight of their New York counterparts.

Such programs "planted the seeds of democracy in China," the Wyoming Republican said.

Conrad Burns, Republican of Wyoming, proposed that all senators take a 15 percent pay cut.

Now the Wyoming Republican offers an opinion about his colleagues on Capitol Hill.

Wyoming Republicans, meeting in county conventions, were choosing 12 of the state's 18 delegates to the Republican National Convention.

Senator Malcolm Wallop, Republican of Wyoming, did not vote on final passage.

"I know your voice will be heard," said Senator Alan Simpson, Republican of Wyoming.

"There is really very little reform here," said Senator Craig Thomas, Republican of Wyoming.

Representative Barbara Cubin, Republican of Wyoming, drew a similar lesson from experience in her state.