WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) delivered the following remarks at a business meeting to consider the nomination of the Honorable Jennifer Granholm to be the secretary of energy. Barrasso voted to oppose Granholm’s nomination.
Barrasso Op-Ed: Biden’s Climate Change Orders Take a Sledgehammer to Western State Economies By: U.S. Senator John Barrasso February 1, 2021 Read the Full Op-Ed Here: USA Today
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) spoke on the Senate floor about President Biden’s recent actions on American energy that will crush energy jobs and hurt American families and small businesses across the nation.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) delivered the following remarks at a hearing entitled, “Hearing to Consider Nomination of the Honorable Jennifer Granholm to be the Secretary of Energy.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) issued the following statement in response to President Biden’s executive order to ban new oil and gas leasing on federal lands and waters and coal leasing on federal lands.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) issued the following statement in response to Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) calling on President Biden to declare a climate emergency and take executive actions without Congress. Last night, on MSNBC, Schumer said, “I think it might be a good idea for President Biden to call a climate emergency. Because it relates to what you’re saying. Then he can do many, many things under the emergency powers of the president that wouldn’t have to go through – that he could do without legislation.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) spoke on the Senate floor about the Senate Democrats’ desire to get rid of the filibuster, which would destroy bipartisanship and hurt America.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) issued the following statement in response to one of the Biden administration’s first Department of the Interior memos, which will effectively ban oil, gas, and coal leasing and permitting on federal lands and waters for at least the next 60 days. The memo was signed by acting Interior Secretary Scott de la Vega, and it applies to all of the agency’s bureaus, including the Bureau of Land Management and the Fish and Wildlife Service.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) issued the following statement on the completion of an environmental review and release of a Record of Decision for the Wyoming Pipeline Corridor Initiative (WPCI). Completion of the environmental review will facilitate the development of a carbon dioxide pipeline network across Wyoming. This is a critical step to allow carbon capture facilities to be built in Wyoming. Barrasso has long supported measures to streamline environmental reviews and promotes the importance of climate innovation, particularly carbon capture technologies. The environmental review was completed by the Trump administration.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) issued the following statement on two separate Wyoming rare earth mineral research projects receiving federal funding from the Department of Energy. Barrasso has long emphasized and supported the importance of rare earth mineral mining, separation, and supply chain development. The funding was awarded to the Wyoming initiatives by the Trump administration.
