Urge Speaker Pelosi to pass bill in House that would save roughly $80 million over ten years WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mike Enzi and John Barrasso, both R-Wyo., recently joined a group of bi-partisan Senators in sending a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) calling for her to bring up for vote legislation that … Read more
“What’s the point of an oversight subcommittee if it doesn’t hold oversight hearings?” WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), ranking member of the Subcommittee on Oversight in the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, recently sent a letter to Chairman Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) asking for follow up on his previous request for increased … Read more
06/15/09: Obama – “If you like your health care plan, you will be able to keep your health care plan. Period.” 06/15/10: Obama health law will force Americans to change health care plans WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo) spoke at a Senate press conference about the Obama Administration’s new health care … Read more
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and Kent Conrad (D-ND) introduced the Rural Mobility and Access for America Act (S. 3485). The bill would require a fair distribution of highway funds to rural states. Communities across America have unique and equally important transportation needs. Congress should not lose sight of the value … Read more
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo) released the following statement in response to President Obama’s address to the nation. Senator Barrasso is the only Republican to serve on both the Energy and Natural Resources Committee and the Environment and Public Works Committee. “By addressing the American people from the Oval Office, President Obama … Read more
Funding is in response to delegation’s request that USDA address grasshopper infestation in Wyoming and western states. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mike Enzi, John Barrasso and Representative Cynthia Lummis, all R-Wyo., applauded the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) decision to provide funding for grasshopper treatment activities in western states, including Wyoming. Earlier … Read more
Findings could reinforce keeping royalties low to help boost industry Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mike Enzi and John Barrasso, both R-Wyo., are pushing to extend federal policies that help the soda ash industry in Wyoming compete with unfair foreign trade practices and create jobs. “It’s all about jobs. The federal government needs to back … Read more
“Family members and friends should be able to mourn in privacy and lay our fallen servicemen to rest in peace.” WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) fought to block protestors at military funerals. Barrasso, along with a group of bi-partisan Senators, signed onto an amicus brief in support of the family of … Read more
Washington, D.C. – In a letter to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the Senate Finance Committee and House Ways and Means Committee, U.S. Senator Barrasso (R-Wyo.) requested Congress make several changes to the Cobell legislation that is included in the tax extenders bill. Senator Barrasso, Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, … Read more
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service made the right call in not listing prairie dog as threatened or endangered. WASHINGTON, DC — Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) praised the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (USFWS) decision that the white-tailed prairie dog does not warrant protection as a threatened or endangered species under the Endangered Species … Read more
