John Barrasso

We wrote comprehensive, historic highway infrastructure legislation that included hundreds of billions of dollars for America's roads and bridges.

I appreciate your comments on the jobs and the focus there.

Such a declaration, of course, would silence Congress, would silence States and the American people during one of the most consequential discussions and decisions of our time.

I am concerned that this is shaping up to be a third Obama administration.

Our highway legislation cut red tape for important construction projects while also including the first ever climate title to protect our environment coming out of this Committee.

I think that the President has taken, he has talked, I mean, I was in the Oval Office with him on Monday as we talk a lot about bipartisanship and the need to work together.

Our partnership, the three of us, as well as other members of the Committee, resulted in two separate bipartisan water infrastructure laws that are going to create jobs and provide clean drinking water to communities.

It, as a practical means, is utterly ineffective. It will not reduce the consumption of oil or the emissions of carbon dioxide from the combustion of petroleum.

So if we want to help these developing countries reduce their emissions, would you agree that the United States should really develop technologies to lower emissions that we can then export these technologies so they would be used in these…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Last week, President Biden signed an Executive Order prohibiting new oil, gas, and coal leasing and permitting on federal lands and waters.

Is there any reason to believe that that Executive Order by President Biden is going to reduce the amount of oil and gas that the world will consume?

Importantly, it won't raise costs for American families.

This was the most significant greenhouse gas reduction bill to be signed into law in well over a decade.

On balance, has the emergence of the United States as the top oil and gas producer increased the stability and security of global energy markets?

So then, is it fair to expect that President Biden's Executive Order is going to outsource American oil and gas production, the tens of thousands of American jobs that come with it, to foreign countries including OPEC members and Russia?

In addition to our foreign adversaries like Russia, the Department of Energy has actually dumped uranium into the U.S. market.

If confirmed, will you ensure that the Department fully accounts for the challenges that small refineries are facing when evaluating the petitions?

I am taking a look at what President Biden said, he said he is going to ensure 100 percent of new sales for light- and medium-duty vehicles will be zero emission and cut the carbon footprint of our national building stock in half by 2035.

Collectively we are the resource anchor.

Well, then I invite you to Wyoming, to the University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources where we have our integrated test center, working on carbon capture, air capture, direct capture and then putting it into products that are…

I personally think that the move by the Biden Administration to revoke the Executive Order on the Bulk Power System was unwise.

Wyoming is the leading producer and has some of the nation's largest reserves of coal, natural gas, oil and uranium.

It is critical that we maintain our ability to produce and process our own nuclear energy.

Yes a long-term ban on oil, gas leasing is going to cost about 62,000 jobs in New Mexico.