Studies Show that EPA Regulations Cost Americans Their Jobs and Their Health Click here to read the report. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U. S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo), Ranking Member of the Senate Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety, released a Subcommittee report entitled “Red Tape Making Americans Sick” which details the health impacts … Read more
“On almost every aspect of real health care reform, President Obama and Democrats in Congress took the wrong approach, and they made it worse.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – The following are the remarks, as prepared, of U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) at today’s Heritage Foundation’s “Obamacare On Trial: The Impact Of The Court’s Rulings” event: “The … Read more
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mike Enzi and John Barrasso, both R-Wyo., joined 36 of their colleagues yesterday in introducing common sense legislation, the Preserving America’s Family Farm Act, to prevent the Department of Labor (DOL) from enacting its controversial proposed restrictions on youth working on family farms. Last year, DOL Secretary Hilda Solis proposed … Read more
Click here to read report. (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – U.S. Senators and doctors Tom Coburn (R-OK) and John Barrasso (R-WY) today released a report examining the impact and providing new conclusions about the consequences of the President’s health care law, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The report titled, “Warning: Side Effects, A Check-Up on … Read more
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) released the following statement regarding reports that the White House will release oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) this summer: “The Strategic Petroleum Reserve is for emergencies – not political disasters. The Obama Administration still has not refilled the over 30 million barrels of oil … Read more
Health care law fails patients, doctors and taxpayers Click here to watch Sen. Barrasso’s remarks. In advance of next week’s two year anniversary of the President’s health care law, the White House is stepping up its plans to aggressively defend the law. Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) compared the White House’s previous promises about … Read more
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) released the following statement regarding bipartisan amendments to the highway bill about TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline project and the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) boiler MACT rule: “The White House just threw up another roadblock against the Keystone pipeline, American energy development and new jobs. It’s especially … Read more
Barrasso, Cornyn call on Congress to repeal Washington commission that will ration seniors’ care Click here to watch Sen. Barrasso’s & Sen. Cornyn’s remarks. March 23rd, will mark the two year anniversary of the President’s health care law. It has destroyed jobs, driven up costs, increased Washington’s control over Americans’ health care, and weakened Medicare. … Read more
Costs for health care law’s high-risk insurance pools’ enrollees expected to more than double Click here to watch Sen. Barrasso’s remarks. According to a recent Gallup/USA Today poll: “A clear majority of registered voters call the bill’s passage ‘a bad thing’ and support its repeal if a Republican wins the White House in November.” Now, … Read more
Barrasso: Americans Can’t Afford Obama’s Smoke and Mirrors Energy Strategy WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) released the following statement regarding President Obama’s praise for TransCanada’s decision to build a pipeline to bring crude oil from Cushing, Oklahoma, to the Gulf of Mexico: “In January, President Obama chose to reject TransCanada’s Keystone … Read more
