John Barrasso

Barrasso Slams Democrats for DHS Shutdown

“Democrats don’t seem to be determined in any way to fund the Department of Homeland Security. They seem determined, however, to protect illegal immigrant criminals. The goal of the Democrat party is to abolish ICE and to defund American security.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Senate Majority Whip, today spoke on the … Read more

Democrats Want to Turn Polling Places into Sanctuary Locations  

“Democrats seem fixated on protecting illegal immigrant criminals at polling places. Yet Democrats energetically oppose commonsense policies that protect the integrity of the ballot. Democrats oppose requiring a photo I.D. to vote… Yet they support banning immigration enforcement at polling places.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Senate Majority Whip, today spoke on … Read more

Barrasso Slams Democrats’ List of 23 Demands    

“Democrats want to abolish ICE. They want to abolish borders. And they want to turn America into a sanctuary country. If Democrats had their way, removing illegal immigrants from our communities would become nearly impossible.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Senate Majority Whip, today blasted Democrats’ new list of radical demands. This … Read more

Committee Passes Barrasso, King Bill to Improve Public Safety in National Parks

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and Angus King (I-Maine) praised the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources for unanimously passing their legislation this week to provide essential upgrades to National Park Service (NPS) 911 call centers. The senators introduced the Making National Parks Safer Act (S. 290) on January 29, 2025.

Barrasso: It is Time to End Sanctuary City Policies

“When liberal cities provide sanctuary for criminals, they deny safety for law-abiding citizens. If immigration law is ignored nationwide, almost anyone who enters the United States illegally could remain here for the rest of their life. Preventing cooperation between state and federal officials would make the chaos of Joe Biden’s wide-open borders permanent.” WASHINGTON, D.C. … Read more

Republicans Fight to Enforce the Law. Democrats Fight to Weaken Law Enforcement.

“Today, Democrats continue to choose illegal immigrants over American citizens. Democrats are the party of defund the police. Now, they want to defund our safety, our security, and our borders. Republicans refuse to allow this dangerous agenda to succeed.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Senate Majority Whip, today spoke on the Senate … Read more

Barrasso: Our Country Deserves Safety and Security, Not Another Government Shutdown

“Republicans will keep working with Democrats to keep the government open. Our country deserves safety and security – not another government shutdown.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Senate Majority Whip, today spoke on the Senate Floor ahead of voting on a motion to proceed to the bipartisan appropriations bills that keep the … Read more

Barrasso Rejects Democrat Attempt to Defund American Security

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Senate Majority Whip, today spoke at a press conference about the chaos a Democrat shutdown would cause across the country. In order to avoid a damaging shutdown, Senator Barrasso called on Democrats to vote for the six bipartisan appropriations bills that are currently under consideration. Sen. Barrasso … Read more