John Barrasso

Barrasso Opposes U.N. Treaty On Arms Trade

WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) and 50 other U.S. Senators vowed to oppose a proposed U.N. Treaty on Arms that he said would infringe on Americans’ Second Amendment rights.  The Senators sent a bipartisan letter to President Obama and Secretary of State Clinton expressing grave concern about the dangers posed by the United … Read more

Senators fight to return mine land money to states

Washington, D.C. – A bipartisan group of U.S. senators introduced legislation this week that would restore the money owed to coal producing states from the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Trust Fund. In June, the House and Senate passed a two-year transportation bill which included a provision that raided trust funds used for reclaiming abandoned mine … Read more

Enzi, Barrasso: EPA Is Turning Into The Export Prevention Agency

Senators Fight EPA Efforts to Block Powder River Basin Coal Exports to Asia WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Senators Mike Enzi and John Barrasso, both R-Wyo., are fighting to ensure the construction of new port facilities in Oregon and Washington, which would export Powder River Basin coal to Asia, are not delayed by climate change red tape.  … Read more

Barrasso Votes for Lower Taxes for All Americans

Democrats Say They Support Job Creation – But Punish Job Creators WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso  (R-Wyo.) released the following statement after voting to keep taxes lower for all Americans: “The next time Democrats in Congress say they support job creation, they should explain the votes they took today to punish job … Read more

Barrasso: To Heal Sick Economy, First: Do No Harm

“Day after day, as the President makes one policy decision after another, his policies do harm to the American economy and the American people.” Click here to watch Sen. Barrasso’s speech. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate about how President Obama’s policies and regulations … Read more

Senators Call on Obama Administration to Release Missing Report on Jobs in Indian Country

Report Must Outline Effectiveness of $3 Billion in Stimulus Funds WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senate Indian Affairs Committee Vice Chairman John Barrasso, (R-WY), and Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) wrote to Department of Interior (DOI) Secretary Ken Salazar regarding the DOI’s failure to issue the American Indian Population and Labor Report as required by law. In … Read more

Delegation: Wyoming not alone in abandoned mine land trust fund loss

Congressional delegation uncovers new information in effort to restore funds Washington, D.C. – Although Wyoming is taking the biggest financial hit from a recent Congressional raid on the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) trust fund, more than 20 other states are likely to lose money, according to Wyoming’s Congressional delegation. Wyoming Senators Mike Enzi and John … Read more

Enzi, Barrasso: hands off the trust funds!

Wyoming’s senators say no to voiding contract with state and taking Abandoned Mine Land money In order to cover all the new spending in a bill that provides flood insurance, discounts student loan interest rates and authorizes transportation programs, the House and Senate raided trust funds meant to pay for pensions and abandoned mine lands, … Read more

U.S. Senator John Barrasso Delivers Weekly Republican Address

‘There should be no doubt: Republicans in Congress will fight to repeal the President’s failed health care law.’ WASHINGTON, DC – In the Weekly Republican Address, U.S. Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyoming) calls for full repeal of Obamacare following the Supreme Court’s decision this week to uphold the President’s health law. A doctor who has practiced … Read more