Red Tape Decreases Care, Increases Bureaucracy. Click here to watch Sen. Barrasso’s remarks. Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) discussed two recent articles that show how the President’s health care law decreases care and jobs across America. A recent USA Today article titled “Health Care Jobs Grow…In Administration” highlights how the health care law forces … Read more
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Mike Enzi and John Barrasso, both R-Wyo., co-sponsored legislation to reduce spending and streamline the federal government. The Implementation of Simpson-Bowles Spending Reductions Act (S. 1936), introduced by Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI), will save an estimated $655 billion over ten years by implementing the discretionary spending recommendations of the Simpson-Bowles … Read more
Average health care premiums to increase by 30-40% for some Wyoming residents. Click here to watch Sen. Barrasso’s remarks. President Obama repeatedly promised Americans that his health care law would lower health care premiums by about $2,500 per family across the United States. A new report by Gorman Actuarial, LLC, found that people in Wyoming … Read more
KOSOVO – U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) shared Thanksgiving dinner with Wyoming National Guard troops serving in Kosovo. Barrasso visited with members of Detachment Three, B Company, 777th Aviation Support Battalion stationed at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo. There are currently twenty-three Wyoming Army National Guard soldiers deployed in Kosovo. Barrasso shared Thanksgiving dinner with the service … Read more
Congress Must Act Now to Prevent Higher Premiums for America’s Job Creators Click here to watch Sen. Barrasso and Sen. Hatch’s remarks. Today, U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-WY) and Orrin Hatch (R-UT) spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate about the Jobs and Premium Protection Act (S. 1880). This legislation will repeal President Obama’s … Read more
The Jobs and Premium Protection Act will overturn Obama tax, save jobs & block rising premiums. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-WY) and Orrin Hatch (R-UT) are introducing legislation to save jobs and prevent health insurance premiums from skyrocketing for America’s small businesses and families. The Jobs and Premium Protection Act, repeals … Read more
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo) expressed his support for the Supreme Court’s decision to review President Obama’s health reform law: “Throughout the history of our country, America’s leaders in Washington understood they did not have the constitutional authority to force people to buy a specific product. This President set a new … Read more
(Click to read the full report) (WASHINGTON, D.C.) –In a parody playing on the Medicare handbook that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) publishes each year that gives seniors information about changes to the program, U.S. Senators and doctors Tom Coburn, M.D. (R-OK) and John Barrasso, M.D. (R-WY) released their own “Medicare and You … Read more
Stop FCC Obama Appointees from Controlling Another Sector of Economy Click here to watch the speech WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) expressed his support for a resolution of disapproval against the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Net Neutrality Rule (S.J.Res.6). Sponsored by Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), this resolution will overturn the … Read more
President Should Enforce Executive Order and Publish Independent Agency Plans WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and Rob Portman (R-OH) called on President Obama to enforce his Executive Order 13579 asking independent agencies to publicly publish plans to improve and streamline regulations. Each independent agency was supposed to make its plans public … Read more
