John Barrasso actually said...

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

"China has aggressively moved to help its synthetic soda ash producers capture market share from America's soda ash producers."

"Yes, and what steps have you taken to reduce these unfair trade practices?"

"Also is it fair to say that for people who want to reduce the carbon emissions, they really ought to support taking steps to ensure the U.S. soda ash producers grow our market over, say, China synthet..."