“Today’s Democrat Party is driven by its activist wing. These are people who are radical, extreme, dangerous, and scary. They’ve put it into writing with their manifesto. They’re admitting it out loud on television. Here in the United States Senate, Democrat Senators are embracing radical policies.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) … Read more
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee passed U.S. Senator John Barrasso’s (R-Wyo.) bill to reduce barriers to coal leasing and unleash American coal production. The legislation extends the bonus payment period for coal mine leases from five to ten years, allowing coal companies to defer payment on a portion of their investment until after new mines become profitable.
“Energy is the cash cow of Putin’s war machine. It is also Russia’s Achilles’s Heel. Cut it off, and Russia cannot continue to fight. Russia’s biggest customer is Communist China. The next is India. They will be hit hard.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today spoke about the importance of passing … Read more
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed U.S. Senator John Barrasso’s (R-Wyo.) resolution designating July 25, 2026, as the National Day of the American Cowboy. The bipartisan resolution was cosponsored by U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), John Hickenlooper (D-Col.), and Ted Cruz (R-Tex.), along with other Senators.
“Democrats need to stop opposing every effort that we make on this Senate Floor to secure our border and to enforce our immigration laws. Election security begins with border security. Today’s Democrats want neither border security nor election security.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today highlighted how years of open-border policies … Read more
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) questioned United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on how trade barriers impact Wyoming’s soda ash exports, beef, chemical manufacturing, and sheep industry.
“Working families are overtaxed. Fraud is already out of control. Democrats will make life less affordable. That is not what the American people want.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today spoke about how the Working Families Tax Cuts law cuts taxes and fights fraud. In contrast, Democrats are fighting to raise … Read more
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) questioned Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) commissioners about electricity markets and the Seminoe Pumped Storage Project, a proposed hydropower project located in central Wyoming.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today spoke at a press conference about the extremists driving today’s Democrat Party. Sen. Barrasso said: “Today’s Democrat Party is driven by extremists. It’s the extremists who are winning primary elections. Democrats seem to be determined to destroy America. We have a socialist mayor in New … Read more
“Senator Schumer has proven he is willing to disrupt travel, delay paychecks, and endanger our national security when he thinks it helps him politically. He may have said on this Floor he wants to avoid a shutdown. His actions signal Democrats are ready to do it again.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso … Read more
