John Barrasso

This new hydrologic connection theory appears to create really duplicative regulations, not only with our Federal laws, but also with State laws.

I believe it is a harmful expansion of Washington's authority.

Those decisions place Washington in charge of permitting when groundwater connects a source of pollution to a 'water of the United States.'

Congress directed EPA to resolve this issue as part of the omnibus spending bill.

Today we are here to discuss a timely and an important issue: what is the best way to protect groundwater, and what is the appropriate role of the Federal Government?

I believe, should be engaged in talks if they're not just for the purpose of talking.

Iran is the world's largest state sponsor of terrorism. They are financing terrorist groups around the world.

Putin continues to use Russia's natural gas to extort, to threaten, to coerce our allies and our partners overseas.

I concur completely with you and the presidential authority to use military force in Syria.

We are going to move forward, Senator Whitehouse and I, in a bipartisan way.

Thank you so much for your co-sponsorship and your hard work on this piece of legislation.

Part of the purpose of the bill is also to promote research in additional uses of carbon.

Don't we need a coordinated and rapid buildout of CO2 infrastructure in the country to meet the projected needs, and would the USE IT Act address that need?

The USE IT Act has a great potential for not only spurring the carbon capture and utilization side of the process, but will have an economic impact on the State of Wyoming.

I believe that before we consider a lot more streamlining measures, we ought to prioritize implementing the ones we have already put in place.

The USE IT Act has two sections, one that promotes research and the other to facilitate development of carbon capture products and CO2 pipelines.

We cannot afford to leave our resources stranded in the ground. That is why America must lead through innovation--and not regulation--as we continue to reduce emissions.

The legislation also facilitates permitting for carbon dioxide pipelines in order to move the carbon dioxide from where it is captured to where it is either stored or used.

The bill supports the use of carbon capture technology and innovative research at sites with the captured CO2.

Today we are here to discuss promising bipartisan legislation recently introduced by the Chairman, along with Senators Whitehouse, Capito, and Heitkamp.

If emissions went to zero, it still would not help the others?

We have been so successful in balancing the economic benefits from using our natural resources for energy production in Wyoming while ensuring views in our national parks are not impacted by issues related to air pollution.

The directive from Administrator Pruitt mandates that States have a voice at the table and a seat at the table.

One of the greatest concerns about the Obama administration's EPA, for me at least, was the agency's use of a tactic known as sue and settle.

The conservation groups who work together all the time and the litigators who have a very different agenda.