John Barrasso

The Waxman-Markey bill is designed to make fossil fuel use more expensive.

The statute requires the agency manage, and I'll quote, 'A combination of balanced and diverse resource uses...'

We had Senator Levin here who gave great testimony, and he listed you as the expert from Michigan.

Let me ask a question about an approved list and how that would play into this, because some of what might be some of the most damaging invasive species in the country are also popular pets.

Many of the proposals that address the threat of invasive species suggest that, aside from those few species that are exempted like pets and farm animals, there are thousands of perfectly safe non-native species and they are going to be…

There is criticism out there of the existing fish and wildlife framework and that it utilizes a dirty list

What can the U.S. Fish and Wildlife do to support a State effort to tackle this threat, short of adopting some sweeping new Federal law which I know my State is not really asking for?

How can we use the existing authorities, which the USDA already has and the Fish and Wildlife Service has, to address some of these threats to our native species?

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.

We must go into the forests, remove some of this dead timber, and reduce the risk of catastrophic fire.

This represents a clear and present threat to public land users, to communities, and to homeowners.

I am very pleased that we are going to be here today discussing invasive species and the impact on native wildlife.

It said would this bill stop climate change? Would this bill stop climate change? And their answer is no, it would not.

It said the Climate Bill approved by the House last month started out as an idea, fight global warming, and wound up looking like an unabridged dictionary.

There is really bipartisan concern about the leaking of that person's name.

But what I have seen so far, said Senator Barrasso, is an Administration that is saying yes, we can hide the truth, yes, we can ignore the facts and yes, we can intimidate career Government employees.

That is no way to make legislation, it is no way to come to solutions.

What we do not want to do, and are worried about, are things that will have terrific harm to families and to our economy.

We are trying to build a new nuclear power plant. No greenhouse gas emissions.

To talk about this as a jobs bill and then have huge unemployment and benefits in it is to me a little bit disconcerting.

What could the impacts of this be on the families in Mississippi? I know how detrimental they are going to be to families all across the State of Wyoming.

One of President Barack Obama's first acts was a memo to agencies demanding new transparency in government and science.

What I have seen so far is an Administration which is saying yes, we can hide the truth.

I believe we must first look at transparency. Because we must have transparency.

Well, I appreciate your comments, specifically about the sweetheart deals and the earmarks.