Lawmakers cite Interior Secretary Jewell’s praise of Wyoming’s WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mike Enzi and John Barrasso and Representative Cynthia Lummis all R-Wyo., wrote Secretary of the Interior, Sally Jewell, requesting an exemption for Wyoming and other states currently regulating hydraulic fracturing from the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) final rule on hydraulic … Read more
CASPER, W.Y. – Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) released the following statement regarding news that the Obama Administration delayed a consumer protection provision in the health care law that limits patients’ out of pocket costs: “The American people just learned of another major delay in the health care law that will impact patients and … Read more
President Obama signed the “Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act into law. WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) issued the following statement after President Obama signed the “Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act” into law Friday: “Our bill to remove barriers to hydropower … Read more
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mike Enzi and John Barrasso, both R-Wyo., joined Senator Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and other Senate colleagues this week in filing an amicus brief last week in the U.S. Supreme Court regarding Town of Greece v. Galloway, a landmark case concerning religious liberty. The New York-based U.S. Court of Appeals for … Read more
Senate passes bill that streamlines the regulatory process and reduces administrative costs for small hydropower development at Bureau of Reclamation’s facilities. WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-WY) and Jim Risch (R-ID), praised the Senate’s unanimous passage of the “Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act.” The bill, which already … Read more
“Once again, the Obama Administration is lecturing the American people, instead of listening to the American people. They think that if they just give more speeches and deliver more sales pitches, that the American people will finally like this law. Click here to watch Sen. Barrasso’s speech. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso … Read more
Washington, D.C. –U.S. Senator Mike Enzi and John Barrasso, both R-Wyo., joined Senators Rob Portman, R-Ohio, Claire McCaskill, D-Mo. and Joe Donnelly, D-Ind., today to introduce the Federal Permitting Improvement Act, bipartisan legislation designed to streamline and improve the federal permitting process. The senators said the current system is laden with uncertainty and unpredictability that … Read more
The Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act is Set to Expire in Two Months WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and John Barrasso (R-WY) introduced S.1352, to reauthorize the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (NAHASDA), which is scheduled to expire on September 30, 2013. They were joined by Senators … Read more
“I’d like for all Americans to pay close attention to the President’s remarks – and see if he continues to make promises that he knows that he can’t keep.” Click here to watch Sen. Barrasso’s speech. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) previewed President Obama’s upcoming speech on his health care law. … Read more
Bill requires Obama Administration to have explicit Congressional approval before moving forward with job crushing plan. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) and Senators Mike Enzi (R-WY), Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced a bill to block President Obama from going around Congress to implement his national … Read more
