John Barrasso

There has been a submission by a Democrat Senator.

It does seem that too frequently, in terms of trying to promulgate a rule for delisting a species under the Endangered Species Act, that it gets derailed by litigation.

I just think the expertise and the money, and over the 40 years, I think that States have become much more engaged.

Well, thank you very much, Governor. I will tell you there are a number of interns from my office who are here from Wyoming, a number from Casper, and they were delighted to hear your testimony, so people are listening in the room, and…

A major goal of the Endangered Species Act is the recovery of species to the point that protection under the statute is no longer necessary.

Even the U.S. Constitution has been amended more recently than the Endangered Species Act.

I would like this discussion draft to serve as the foundation for a bipartisan effort to modernize the Endangered Species Act.

I believe states have abused the authority to block projects for political reasons not really having to do with water quality at all.

This is not a Republican or Democrat issue; this is something that truly is affecting big city infrastructure, medium, small, and it truly is a crisis.

If the economy is better off, they are going to get more tax revenue.

So, without the tool, the detrimental impacts would have been significant and felt by people living in your communities?

I don't think there is anything wrong with what the Joint Committee does or the CBO's score.

We need to ensure that people are able to visit parks that are safe, functional, educational and enjoyable.

Teri will bring all of this experience with her to the job of Inspector General of the Department of Energy.

As Chairman of the Northern Arapaho Tribe in Wyoming, Chairman Brown is uniquely qualified to discuss the ways culture, ecology and wildlife management affect life along the Wind River Range.

In order to successfully prepare our roadways for autonomous vehicles, State and Federal agencies are going to need to engage in proactive preparation, rather than just simply reacting.

The ongoing development and implementation of autonomous vehicles and connected vehicles and other innovations have the potential to fundamentally change the way our Nation's infrastructure works.

We are planning to build infrastructure that will last for decades.

Today we are going to examine the implications of emerging technologies of America's roadway infrastructure.

I support a broad review of all of our existing PURPA regulations to see what's working, what's not working and what needs to be updated to account for our modern energy landscape.

We now have open access to electric transmission. We have competitive wholesale energy markets. We have abundant renewable energy.

The legislation makes several commonsense reforms to bring the 40-year-old Public Utility Regulatory Policy Act in line with what modern energy markets are doing to protect consumers from what I believe are unnecessary costs.

We clearly hear the concern and we, too, are making this a priority to get the willing nominations in.

Thank you very much, Madam Chairman.

I strongly support the decision.