Enables U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management to work with state foresters to complete projects that cross ownership boundaries. WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) introduced bipartisanlegislation that would allow the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to work with state foresters to complete projects that … Read more
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) delivered the following statement regarding the two year anniversary of President Obama’s failed “stimulus”: “Instead of creating new jobs with ‘shovel ready projects,’ President Obama’s failed ‘stimulus’ shoveled billions of dollars of more debt on the backs of hard working Americans. On Monday, the President had … Read more
Earlier this week, President Obama released his new budget for FY 2012. After Obamacare, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) now has unprecedented power over Americans’ health care. In fact, the IRS’ 2012 budget request specifically mentions the President’s new health care spending law over 250 times. Today, Senator Barrasso spoke on the Senate floor about … Read more
Legislation Will Allow Military Voters to Hold Election Officials Accountable WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-WY) and John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced legislation that would give military and overseas voters new power to fight for their right to vote. Under current law, military voters must rely on the Department of Justice to protect … Read more
“Despite the American people’s clear demand for less spending, the President has drafted another budget that throws more fuel onto an already raging fiscal fire.” WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) released the following statement regarding President Obama’s FY2012 budget: “What will it take to get the President’s attention about the fiscal … Read more
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) released the following statement regarding Senate Republican Whip Jon Kyl’s (R-Ariz.) decision not to run for another term in the Senate: “Jon is an extraordinarily effective Senator and Whip. In many ways, his knowledge of the Senate and issues that matter to our Nation is indispensible. … Read more
Washington, D.C. – In an effort to stop Congress from passing bills with hundreds of unrelated measures that logjam the legislative process, U.S. Senators Mike Enzi and John Barrasso, both R-Wyo., are taking a page from the Wyoming legislature handbook. Yesterday Enzi reintroduced a bill, co-sponsored by Barrasso, which would require each piece of legislation … Read more
Click here to watch Sen. Barrasso’s remarks. Last week, U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-WY) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) introduced legislation that will allow states to opt-out of Obamacare’s major provisions. The State Health Care Choice Act (S. 244) specifically allows states to opt-out of the individual mandate, employer mandate, Medicaid mandate and benefit mandates. Recently, … Read more
Washington, D.C. – In an effort to decrease thousands of pages of federal regulations, U.S. Senators Mike Enzi and John Barrasso, both R-Wyo., are co-sponsoring a bill designed to help Americans and businesses by simplifying and decreasing federal regulations. “There is a sign on the side of a building in Wyoming that says, ‘As regulations … Read more
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar protesting the Administration’s proposed job crushing coal mining regulations. In the letter, Barrasso points to an analysis conducted by the Administration’s own experts that estimates that their proposed Stream Protection Rule would eliminate thousands of jobs … Read more
