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WASHINGTON, D.C.— U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) delivered the following remarks at today’s Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on energy infrastructure legislation, including Barrasso’s bipartisan Natural Gas Gathering Enhancement Act (S. 411). Barrasso’s bill would prevent unnecessary venting and flaring from oil and gas wells by setting deadlines for and expedite the permitting … Read more

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) called on Senate Democrats to stop blocking trade promotion authority legislation that will grow our economy and help American farmers, ranchers and manufacturers sell more products overseas.

Approves the Expansion of the Bureau of Reclamation’s Fontenelle Reservoir WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso and U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis, both R-Wyo., introduced legislation to approve the expansion of water storage at the Bureau of Reclamation’s (BOR) Fontenelle Reservoir in Lincoln County, Wyoming. “In Wyoming, farmers and ranchers need a reliable and … Read more

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) released the following statement regarding the Department of Energy’s authorization of Dominion Cove Point LNG to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) to countries that do not have a Free Trade Agreement with the United States:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor about the bipartisan Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act. Barrasso specifically raised questions about the pending nuclear deal that the Obama Administration is negotiating with Iran.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor about how Americans on Obamacare are having a hard time trying to find a doctor to take care of them. Barrasso specifically highlights a recent survey done by the American College of Emergency Physicians that shows emergency room visits have increased since 2014.

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), Chairman of the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining, delivered the following opening statement at the first subcommittee hearing of the year on the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) final hydraulic fracturing rule.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) welcomed Wyoming Oil and Gas Supervisor Mark Watson before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Senator Barrasso, who chairs the subcommittee, invited Supervisor Mark Watson to testify about the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) final hydraulic fracturing rule.

“This bill says Yes to clean water – and No to extreme bureaucracy. It will give the Environmental Protection Agency the direction it needs – the direction to write a strong and reasonable rule, that truly protects America’s waterways. One that keeps Washington’s hands off of the things like irrigation ditches, isolated ponds, and groundwater.” … Read more

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-WY), Joe Donnelly (D-IN), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), Pat Roberts (R-KS) and Joe Manchin (D-WV), led a bipartisan group of senators in introducing the Federal Water Quality Protection Act (S. 1140).