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John Anthony Barrasso is an American politician and physician serving as the senior United States senator from Wyoming since 2007. A member of the Republican Party, Barrasso has focused on issues such as healthcare, energy, and economic growth during his tenure in the Senate. He has been an advocate for reducing government regulations and promoting energy independence, reflecting the interests of his constituents in Wyoming, a state rich in natural resources.
last week I heard the majority leader speak about people who are happy with the President's health care law. While I agree that some people have been helped by the law, many Americans have been hurt by the law's destructive side effects…
the need to amend the Indian Land Consolidation Act to accommodate this new use in many of the same ways now proposed in the Daines and DeFazio bills.
I rise today to discuss the nomination of Norman Bay. President Obama has nominated Mr. Bay to be a commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or FERC. The President has announced that if Mr. Bay is confirmed, his plan is to…
My friend and colleague from Arizona is absolutely right. The three of us have traveled together to Ukraine. We have traveled together to Latvia and Lithuania. What we hear everywhere we go is: Please sell us natural gas. Please sell us…
The legislation is bipartisan. We have Republicans and Democrats alike who realize there are incredible values to us as a nation to be exporting liquefied natural gas. At a time when the technology is there, the will is there, we need to…
It is interesting. The Senator from South Dakota, the Senator from Arizona, and I were reviewing this article in today's Wall Street Journal, Thursday, July 10. The headline is ``In the Arctic, Shipping Route Is Set to Supply LNG to…
today I rise in support of Barrasso amendment No. 3453 to the underlying bill. This amendment actually has 36 cosponsors--36 of my fellow colleagues have cosponsored legislation called the Protecting Water and Property Rights Act of 2014…
I join my colleague from South Dakota and agree with what he is seeing in South Dakota and I am seeing in Wyoming and that people all across the country are seeing with regard to the President's health care law. People are very concerned…
I come to the floor today because it seems day after day there is another story or two in the paper about what is happening with the President's health care law. As I go home to Wyoming each week, I go through Denver and the airport there…
Thank you, Mr. President. I concur with the distinguished Senator from Texas and the concerns that we have and we share about the lives of people all across the country and their ability to earn a living. Tomorrow President Obama is…
I would like to thank my friend and colleague, the former Governor of North Dakota, now the Senator from North Dakota, who knows these issues very well. And I would like to thank the Senator from Kansas, who talked about the…
The National Center applauds the Committee for reporting to the full Senate Chairman Tester's bill, S. 2188, a Carcieri fix, and Ranking Member Barrasso's Tribal Energy Development Bill, S. 2132.
I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 20 minutes in a colloquy with a number of my colleagues. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Keystone XL Pipeline
Thank you very much, Mr. Davis, for your testimony. We appreciate your being here and joining the Committee today.
I come to the floor today with the ranking member of the Senate energy committee to discuss the issues of the Keystone XL Pipeline. I turn to my colleague from Alaska to invite her to share with the Senate some of her observations…
I agree, Mr. President. Just think about what happened last week. Extremists from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, a terrorist group, attacked the largest oil refinery in Iraq. This terrorist group was actually kicked out of Al Qaeda…
Investment in Indian Country is not just a moral obligation; it is an economic necessity.
I come to the floor because for those folks who picked up the Wall Street Journal this morning, this was the headline regarding the health care law: June 19, 2014, ``Large Health Plans Set to Raise Rates.'' The picture emerging from…
on Saturday, June 21, 2014, Senator Alan Simpson and his wife Ann will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary. I invite all of my colleagues to join me in wishing them heartfelt congratulations. Their children Bill, Colin, and Sue, sent…
Thank you, Madam President. This morning the Energy and Natural Resources Committee passed legislation approving the Keystone XL Pipeline. I believe that Congress should do all it can to push the Obama administration to approve this…
This terminal would be located in Coos Bay, Oregon. It would enable natural gas producers in Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, to export LNG to international markets including markets in Asia.
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