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John Barrasso
@johnbarrasso· Republican · WY· Mar 24, 2026

the Senate will soon confirm Colin McDonald to be the Assistant Attorney General for National Fraud Enforcement. Now, this is an entirely new position, a new division inside the Department of Justice. It reflects President Trump's forceful…

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John Barrasso
@johnbarrasso· Republican · WY· Mar 23, 2026

the Senate will soon confirm Senator Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma to be our Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. The sooner he is on the job, the safer, the stronger, and the more secure America will be. Markwayne is a servant…

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John Barrasso
@johnbarrasso· Republican · WY· Mar 19, 2026

in today's Democratic Party, common sense is not very common. Photo ID requirements are the definition of common sense. You need an ID to buy a beer. You need an ID to board a plane, to cash a check, as you do in so much of American life…

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John Barrasso
@johnbarrasso· Republican · WY· Mar 18, 2026

10 million illegal immigrants flooded into this country when Joe Biden was President, when the Democrats were in the majority in this body--10 million illegal immigrants. Democrats now want to make those same illegal immigrants have an…

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John Barrasso
@johnbarrasso· Republican · WY· Mar 16, 2026

I believe you should prove you are a citizen if you want to vote in the United States. I believe you need to show a photo ID when you need to vote. That is what we have to do in my home State of Wyoming. Many States require it.

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John Barrasso
@johnbarrasso· Republican · WY· Mar 11, 2026

for 26 days now, Democrats have left our country undefended. Democrats in this Chamber have voted three times to keep the Department of Homeland Security shut down. Once again, Democrats are putting illegal immigrant criminals ahead of the…

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John Barrasso
@johnbarrasso· Republican · WY· Feb 26, 2026

this week, President Trump called attention and paid tribute to families who lost loved ones--loved ones who were killed by illegal immigrant criminals. Now, these are known as Angel Families. On Monday, President Trump declared February…

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Cynthia Lummis
@cynthialummis· Republican · WY· Feb 25, 2026

I am so pleased to join my esteemed colleague from Wyoming in this next presentation where we rejoice and celebrate our Olympians. Last night was an incredible display of Americana, of the joy of celebrating our athletes. It was…

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John Barrasso
@johnbarrasso· Republican · WY· Feb 25, 2026

I rise alongside my friend and colleague Senator Lummis to celebrate these three talented Olympians: Breezy Johnson, Jaelin Kauf, and Anna Gibson. The 2026 Olympic Games were the most successful winter games in our Nation's history. Team…

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John Barrasso
@johnbarrasso· Republican · WY· Feb 23, 2026

I rise today alongside my companion and friend and colleague, the senior Senator from Ohio, to honor and recognize a great American, and that great American would be Roger Penske. Last week, Roger celebrated his 89th birthday. Team Penske…

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John Barrasso
@johnbarrasso· Republican · WY· Feb 12, 2026

I come to the floor having heard the minority leader come to the floor, and what he said was that the Democrats are going to vote against funding the Department of Homeland Security. Yesterday, the Democrats received the legislative text…

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John Barrasso
@johnbarrasso· Republican · WY· Feb 5, 2026

Last night the minority leader came out with a list--a new list--of demands designed to protect illegal immigrant criminals. We just heard him speak about it on the floor just a few minutes ago. The minority leader has said that he has 10…

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John Barrasso
@johnbarrasso· Republican · WY· Feb 4, 2026

Yesterday I was in the Oval Office with the President of the United States, and President Trump signed into law five appropriations bills. And as a result, 96 percent of the Federal Government is funded through the end of the fiscal year…

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John Barrasso
@johnbarrasso· Republican · WY· Feb 3, 2026

we are at a point where America faces a critical choice about our Nation's security, and the debate isn't complicated. Republicans are fighting to keep Americans safe. To do that, we need to enforce the law. We need to keep our borders…

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John Barrasso
@johnbarrasso· Republican · WY· Jan 29, 2026

on the Senate floor today, right now, are six bipartisan appropriations bills--six--bills to keep America safe, bills to keep our government funded and government open, bills that the Senate Democrats have helped draft, bills that the…

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Cynthia Lummis
@cynthialummis· Republican · WY· Jan 28, 2026

I rise today to remind us of what we commemorated yesterday: Holocaust Remembrance Day. During the Holocaust, the Nazi regime and its collaborators systematically murdered 6 million Jewish men, women, and children. Two-thirds of Europe's…

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John Barrasso
@johnbarrasso· Republican · WY· Jan 27, 2026

I rise today to honor a leader grounded in the traditions of the American West from my home State of Wyoming. Ruby Calvert has dedicated a lifetime of service to public broadcasting, most recently serving as the chair of the Board for the…

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Harriet Hageman
@harriethageman· Republican · WY· Jan 22, 2026

I rise tonight as we mark with sadness the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision, a ruling that for decades removed the most basic and fundamental right we hold, the right to life itself. I stand here unwavering in my conviction that…

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