WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) applauded the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for approving the construction permit for TerraPower’s groundbreaking nuclear reactor facility in Kemmerer, Wyoming. This permit allows TerraPower to start building the advanced, sodium-cooled nuclear reactor on a site near an existing coal-fired power plant in Kemmerer.
“Operation Epic Fury was President Trump’s commitment to protect our nation. Today, Ayatollah Khamenei is dead. His senior leadership team is dead. His reign of terror is over. Iran’s vast missile arsenal is being dismantled. Its nuclear program has been demolished. Its tentacles of terror are being severed. America is safer. Israel is safer. The … Read more
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today released the following statement on Operation Epic Fury.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A resolution designating February 28, 2026, as “Rare Disease Day” unanimously passed the U.S. Senate today. The resolution was led by U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.).
WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Senate Majority Whip, today delivered remarks slamming Democrats for their refusal to stand for hardworking American families during last night’s State of the Union Address.
WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Senate Majority Whip, today spoke on the Senate Floor ahead of President Donald J. Trump’s State of the Union Address. Senator Barrasso highlighted how policies Republicans signed into law as part of the Working Families Tax Cuts are making Americans more prosperous.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee’s Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee, welcomed Newcastle, Wyoming rancher Ty Checketts to testify on the importance of federal grazing rights at a subcommittee hearing this week.
“Coal is also saving American families money. According to a recent report, families saved more than one hundred dollars on their energy bills last year thanks to coal generation. Coal is one of the most affordable, available, and reliable sources of energy in the world.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Senate Majority … Read more
“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
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and U.S. Representative Mike Carey (R-Ohio-15) introduced bicameral legislation to lower energy prices for American families by repealing the $12 billion “Superfund Tax” on American energy production.
