John Barrasso actually said...

Could you explain the importance of the soda ash industry, the jobs the industry provides to rural communities in Wyoming and in California?

Since 2009, China has given its synthetic soda ash producers a nine percent rebate on China's value added tax.

The purpose of our bill is to help America's natural soda ash producers compete in the global market.

Soda ash exports help reduce America's trade deficit and grow our nation's economy.