John Barrasso

Barrasso Questions Secretary of State Nominee Tony Blinken

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) questioned Tony Blinken, President-elect Biden’s nominee to be the next secretary of state. Blinken testified before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Barrasso pressed Blinken on a number of issues, including his role in admitted Obama-Biden foreign policy failures, China’s human rights violations and the Keystone XL pipeline.

WY Delegation Applauds Soda Ash Royalty Rate Reduction

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Mike Enzi and John Barrasso, and Representative Liz Cheney, all R-Wyo., applauded the Department of the Interior’s (DOI) decision to lower the royalty rate for soda ash from 6% to 2% for ten years starting on Jan. 1, 2021.

Barrasso: Relief Is on the Way

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, issued the following statement after voting to send a coronavirus relief bill to the president’s desk.

Barrasso Coal, Uranium Legislation Headed To President’s Desk

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) released the following statement after Congress passed a government funding bill that includes key provisions from his bipartisan coal to products bill and his bipartisan bill to extend and expand limits on Russian uranium imports. Barrasso also praised the inclusion of $75 million in funding for a national uranium reserve.

Barrasso On Fox News Sunday: COVID-19 Relief Gets Done Today

WASHINGTON, D C. – U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) appeared on “Fox News Sunday” this morning to discuss how Congress will not leave until they have a Covid-19 relief bill for the American people. Barrasso also previewed what the confirmation process for Biden’s cabinet nominees will look like in the U.S. Senate.

Barrasso: NDAA Keeps America Safe

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, issued the following statement regarding Senate passage of the conference report accompanying H.R. 6395, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, or NDAA.