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John Barrasso

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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.

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Feb 1, 2011

The Environmental Protection Agency's climate policies amounted to 'national economic suicide.'

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Feb 1, 2011

Repeal of Obamacare would help Wyoming because that law is a disaster for our country. Our American health care system costs too much. There are too many uninsured. Obama reform makes these problems worse. The centerpiece of the Obama…

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Feb 1, 2011

I come to support Senator McConnell's amendment to repeal this health care law. I listen very carefully. I listen to the people in Wyoming. The University of Wyoming conducted a survey. Sixty-eight percent of people in my home State want…

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Feb 1, 2011

I guess the question comes down to, can something be reopened once there has been something given.

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Feb 1, 2011

Despite the fact that the American people rejected cap and trade, the EPA continues to press forward.

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Jan 27, 2011

I know how important it is to work on preventive programs to keep people healthy.

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Jan 25, 2011

The Administration's response of a moratorium seems to be at a point where people are making it permanent.

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Jan 25, 2011

In my opinion shutting down offshore energy exploration would be the wrong lesson to take from this.

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Dec 22, 2010

It was a privilege for me to cosponsor this piece of legislation with the distinguished Senator from Colorado. My colleague Senator Enzi and I have long been advocates of allowing an additional opportunity for jobs and for economic…

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Dec 22, 2010

I rise today to speak on the importance of Minutemen III intercontinental ballistic missiles, known as ICBMs, and an amendment I intend to offer. The ICBM is just one leg of our nuclear triad. The nuclear triad spans sea, air, and land. It…

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Dec 19, 2010

The Risch amendment seeks greater transparency, greater accountability of tactical nuclear weapons, and the Risch amendment recognizes that tactical nuclear weapons can undermine stability. So with that, Mr. President, I support this…

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Dec 19, 2010

Mr. President, I rise today to support the amendment by my friend and colleague and next-door neighbor on the Foreign Relations Committee, as well as my next-door neighbor of State, Senator Risch. I want to discuss the issue of…

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Dec 18, 2010

I believe this treaty places limitations on the ability of our Nation to defend itself--limitations I believe should not be in the treaty. The preamble to the New START treaty provides an explicit link between strategic nuclear offensive…

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Dec 17, 2010

I have major concerns about the Russians trying to limit current and future U.S. missile defense capabilities through the New START.

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Dec 17, 2010

Yes, Mr. President. That is exactly what I see here. The senior Senator from Massachusetts said--and this is a transcript from a few minutes ago. He said that the idea that we are going to try to take out of here is nonbinding, nonlegal…

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Dec 16, 2010

I rise today to express my views on the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, also known as New START. This treaty is an extremely important and serious matter. New START significantly impacts America's national security and nuclear…

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Dec 9, 2010

As Members of this body know, for the past 9 months I have come to the floor every week to offer a doctor's second opinion on the new health care law. I do this as someone who has practiced medicine, taken care of families around the State…

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Dec 9, 2010

Well, it is astonishing. I know the people of Wyoming as well as the people of Mississippi always oppose Washington's wasteful spending, but when I read that the health care officials are leasing more than 70,000 square feet of space on…

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Dec 9, 2010

It talks about Federal rulemakers. That is whom I believe we are talking about, these unelected bureaucrats. Federal rule makers, long the neglected stepchildren of Washington bureaucrats, suddenly find themselves at the center of power…

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Dec 2, 2010

reserving the right to object, there are a couple ways we can help people who are currently looking for work. One is by extending unemployment benefits for those who have been out of work now 99 weeks. This is what the extension is about…

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Dec 2, 2010

the way that I propose to pay for this to help those seniors, to help those who have those needs, is a proposal that is very familiar to this body. It is because 21 of my Democratic colleagues voted in favor of this way to pay for…

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Dec 2, 2010

despite over a $13 trillion existing debt that we cannot pay back, the Democrats are back with another proposal to add another $13 billion to the deficit, add it to the growing deficit. This one is not even a new proposal, it is a proposal…

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Dec 2, 2010

Not since the early 1980s has the nation's unemployment rate been so grim for so long, a government report due Friday is likely to show. The chronic level of high unemployment shows that many Americans are still suffering, even though the…

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Dec 2, 2010

We need to pay to extend this. But what we need to do is stimulate the economy because of what we see on the front page of USA Today about "Jobless data could break '80s record" and "November was likely 19th month above 9 percent." We need…

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