John Barrasso

Your report notes that the advantages and disadvantages are there for recycling metals used in batteries.

The government does a pretty poor job when it comes to picking winners and losers.

I just want to say, you know, Wyoming has some of the largest reserves--is among the biggest producers of natural gas in the country.

We need to expand, not limit choices in the transportation sector.

I have a letter from the National Association of Convenience Stores, the National Association of Truck Stop Operators, and the Society of Independent Gasoline Marketers of America.

I believe that innovation, not regulation, is the best way to improve our country's mobility.

Some have long pointed to batteries as the way to integrate unreliable renewables onto the grid. However, batteries are simply not up to the task today.

We all agree that affordable, reliable and resilient electric service is essential for every American.

The blackouts that we witnessed in California in 2019 and 2020, as well as the blackouts across the central part of the country last month, are unacceptable.

California's big bet on renewables and shunning of natural gas and nuclear is directly responsible for the state's blackouts and high electricity prices.

Electricity is needed for virtually all aspects of our lives.

We must ensure that our grids can provide electricity at all times and at prices that American families and businesses can afford.

This was a liberal wish list of liberal spending, just basically filled with --

First, I would like to associate myself with the outstanding remarks from the senior Senator from Iowa, whose long experience in this body is one that we all look to with great admiration and respect. When he speaks on this, he is well…

In addition to our foreign adversaries, like Russia, the Department of Energy has also actually dumped uranium into the U.S. market and that has been against the law, but it has happened in both previous administrations.

Yesterday 40 Senators, 40 of us, sent a letter urging President Biden to impose sanctions on entities involved with Nordstream II.

I don't need to tell you how much of an energy powerhouse Wyoming is. I think it's 15 times the amount of energy that you consume that you produce and benefit the rest of the country.

Last July, I sent Secretary Brouillette a letter encouraging the Department of Energy, not to just have people come and visit Wyoming, but to actually establish a presence in my home State of Wyoming.

Can I have your commitment that, if confirmed, you will complete the establishment of the reserve, create the purchasing program and buy American-produced uranium this year?

Congratulations on your nomination.

I want to talk about the renewable fuel standard. Unlike large oil refineries, small refineries do not have the economies of scale to comply with our nation's biofuel mandate.

Do you believe it is critical that America maintains its ability to produce and process our own uranium for our own nuclear power sector in terms of national security?

Why is President Biden favoring Russian workers and Russian energy over American workers and American energy when it comes to pipelines?

Congratulations on the nomination. Thank you for spending time with me yesterday and I thought it was a very productive discussion.

I just think that the sad fact is that President Biden's oil and gas leasing ban in the United States, cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline, and his failure at the same time to sanction entities involved in the Nordstream II pipeline…