John Barrasso

It seems every dollar we give to Russia supports Putin's war against Ukraine.

Well, we are going to continue to make sure that the permitting goes through.

Do you agree we need to ban Russian uranium to provide American nuclear fuel suppliers with some market certainty?

There are a number of issues and different permits for different components of it.

Our nuclear energy industry is ready to transition away from Russian uranium.

So my question to you is, as more of our allies in Europe and around the world look to wean themselves off of Russian gas, how important is it, here in the United States, that we increase U.S. LNG export capacity?

We cannot allow President Biden to throw away America's hard-won energy independence and increase our reliance on China and Russia.

Thanks for your incredible remarks as we open this Committee hearing today.

This is a critically important position in the government. Very few agencies in Washington are as present in the lives of working families as the IRS, for better or for worse.

We are preparing to review the Compacts of Free Association that the Administration is currently negotiating.

Guam is central to our military power in the Pacific.

I look forward to supporting each of the measures that you are bringing forward and I would agree that we should hold an en bloc vote.

Can you speak, just very briefly, because I am running out of time, on the importance of these agreements to your security?

Guam is central to our military power in the Pacific. We know that China understands this and that China has increased their aggression as a result.

I would say what has reached a boiling point is anger against the Biden Administration's insanity of proposing to ban gas stoves.

Why wouldn't we assess the risk before making a grant decision about something like this?

So the term PRC--this is the SEC filing, there is a lot to it--the term PRC is mentioned 471 times in the company's filings.

I warned that this legislation would allow the Secretary to finance entities that seek to ban the use of natural gas in new buildings.

We owe both of them thanks for the work they did in advancing American energy.

I am looking forward to working with you and all the members of the Committee again this year.

I would also like to welcome Senator Hawley to the Committee.

I would say what has reached a boiling point is anger against the Biden Administration's insanity of proposing to ban gas stoves.

Why wouldn't we assess the risk before making a grant decision about something like this?

So the term PRC--this is the SEC filing, there is a lot to it--the term PRC is mentioned 471 times in the company's filings.

History is clear: when money moves quickly, so does waste, fraud, and abuse.