John Barrasso

So we must have a way of dealing with those emissions as well, if we are going to really beat this climate change issue.

I encourage the nominees to stand up to these political pressures and say 'no' to turning laws passed by Congress into something that they are not.

We must not allow any stimulus investments to be needlessly blocked by bureaucratic red tape and never ending litigation.

I have serious concerns on how this bill will affect my home State.

In Wyoming, where the frontier spirit of smaller government and individual liberty are still sacred traditions, there is overwhelming objection to legislative efforts which would expand the Federal Clean Water Act jurisdiction over all…

This would not only cripple ranchers in inter-mountain States like Wyoming, but across the dairy and cattle operations of the Northeast and Midwest.

Ranchers and miners in Wyoming know that addressing climate change through the Clean Air Act is a disaster waiting to happen.

Nominees to serve in the highest environmental posts in the land should not approve of these tactics.

I fear that the consequences of operating in this fashion will prove disastrous, with little environmental gain to show for it.

I hope that we can all work together in a manner that is reasonable.

This legislation would grant the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers virtually unlimited regulatory control.

Addressing climate change through the Clean Air Act is a disaster waiting to happen.

The biggest concern of the people of Wyoming is sometimes how Federal laws on the books are being used in ways that they were never intended to be used.

Congratulations to both of you. Congratulations to your family and friends and associates who are here.

I intend to do everything possible to oversee and ensure that Federal agencies stop overstepping the authority given to them by Congress.

Coal right now is the most affordable, available, reliable, and secure source of energy.

The people of Wyoming... want to make sure that the foreign aid we spend... is being used so that people are really getting value for their money.

I introduced this bill, the Wyoming Range Withdrawal Act, to fulfill a commitment I made to the people of Wyoming and to complete the work that was started by my good friend, Senator Craig Thomas.

We think that the R&D budget should be dramatically increased at the DOE and that the process that that R&D budget gets outlaid should be dramatically changed.

Right now coal is the most affordable, available, reliable and secure source of energy.

I believe our Nation's farmers and ranchers--free of government interference and redtape--are the best stewards of the land. Unfortunately in Washington, there are people who don't understand Wyoming. We do not need the Federal Government…

That is why I introduced the GEAR Act earlier this year and gave a speech from this Chamber at this desk talking about giving the same kind of prizes that allowed people 500 years ago to understand longitude so ships could sail the seas…

Every study--every study--points to lost jobs and higher energy prices, higher gasoline prices, whether it is the Heritage Association or the National Association of Manufacturers. I have looked at study after study after study. I have…

Overall, funding of transportation in rural areas is particularly challenging.

It is really about systemic funding.