Barrasso: The Relief and Rescue that the American People Need
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) spoke on the Senate floor about Senate Democrats blocking the bill to bring economic relief during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Barrasso Calls for Immediate Action on Emergency Economic Relief Legislation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, released the following statement after cloture was again blocked by Senate Democrats on the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
Bennet, Barrasso Unveil Rural Hospital and Provider Plan to Bring Relief to Health Care System Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) introduced the Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities and Providers Act, new legislation to address the impending crisis facing our health care system as the spread of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) increasingly strains hospitals and providers across the country.
Barrasso: Americans Will Defeat the Coronavirus Together
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) spoke on the Senate floor about the third emergency coronavirus bill Congress is working on, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The bill will bolster our economy and help small businesses by providing federally guaranteed loans to help them stay viable.
Barrasso Supports Passage of Emergency Coronavirus Response Legislation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, released the following statement after he supported the passage of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act.
Barrasso Honors the US-Australia Firefighting Alliance
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) spoke on the Senate floor about a bipartisan resolution he and Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) introduced to pay tribute to the US-Australia firefighting alliance. Barrasso specifically highlighted 15 firefighters from Wyoming who traveled to Australia to help fight brush fires there.
Cardin, Barrasso Lead Senate Recognition of US-Australian Firefighting Cooperation
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) introduced a bipartisan resolution (S. Res. 527) Wednesday lauding the more than 100 years of firefighting cooperation and security assistance between the United States and Australia. The Senate resolution comes the same week the last brushfires were extinguished in New South Wales, the worst hit jurisdiction of the 2019-2020 Australian brush fire season.
Barrasso Statement on Coronavirus Emergency Funding
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) issued the following statement after the Senate voted to approve more than $8 billion in funding for the United States to combat the coronavirus.
Barrasso Presses Energy Secretary on Uranium, RFS and Carbon Capture Technology
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) questioned Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Dan Brouillette. Barrasso pressed Brouillette to provide immediate relief for uranium producers and release the overdue Nuclear Fuel Working Group report.
Barrasso: We Have a Plan in Place to Combat Coronavirus
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) spoke on the Senate floor on what the United States is doing to combat and contain the coronavirus.