John Barrasso

Water is the lifeblood of everything that we do in Wyoming, from cattle ranching to energy exploration

If that situation changes and the NRC learns of a successful penetration of critical nuclear plant systems, will you commit to immediately briefing this Committee?

Will you please commit to informing my staff immediately if the NRC does not think it can complete its review of these four proposals by the end of the fiscal year?

Does the NRC's expected workload in 2019 justify licensees paying for a budget increase?

We simply cannot allow our Nation's nuclear safety regulator to lose its quorum.

I believe that the Commission functions best with all five commissioners in place.

Expanded use of these technologies is going to help us protect our environment, support the continued use of America's abundant fossil resources that we have.

I think now is not the time to cut this funding for carbon capture utilization and storage.

I am strongly opposed to the Department's practice of bartering excess uranium to fund the cleanup and decommissioning of the Portsmouth plant.

Successful implementation of programs requires cooperation and coordination from all sides--Interior, Justice, Health and Human Services, and the tribes themselves.

The ideas we heard on addressing Native substance abuse disorders at the roundtable resulted in the introduction of S. 2437, the Opioid Response Enhancement Act.

I joined Senator Smith and four other colleagues to introduce the Native Behavioral Health Access Improvement Act.

Last week, I joined a group of ten Senators, led by Senator Heitkamp, on a letter to the Appropriations Committee leadership outlining the dire need for tribal-specific funding streams.

Congress must support tribal efforts by holding Federal agencies accountable and providing sufficient resources.

Can you talk about the importance of pest and invasive species control, especially in a State with so much public land?

It just seems that our effort is supported by aviation groups, agriculture producers, public officials like sanitary districts, mosquito control groups.

I am going to get her down here and debate you, Mr. Ranking Member, and you don't stand a chance.

The negative impact of many Federal environmental regulations and policies on American farming and ranching communities is real and it needs to be addressed.

This is bipartisan draft legislation to help farmers, ranchers, and the communities they depend on get their relief from burdensome Federal regulations and policies.

I am encouraged by the progress that the Department has made on the issue.

The timely correction of these errors and completion of the environmental review for this project is critical to the state's economy and our nation's energy security.

The BLM estimates that this project is going to bring 8,000 jobs and as much as $28 billion in economic activity to the state.

Thank you so much, Mr. Secretary, for being here. It is great to see you again.

I would also ask that they look into if there are any additional considerations that would help the Committee understand what additional authorities would help the Corps further expedite the processing of evaluating the regulatory permits.

You have testified a number of times before the Committee. Thank you for being here with us today to join in the discussion.