John Barrasso

The Obama Administration recently abandoned Israel with a one-sided resolution at the Security Council of the United Nations by abstaining from a vote, which in the past we would routinely have vetoed.

I always felt, as has been the position of the country, that direct negotiation between the parties without interference from outsiders was the key.

The United States contributed to the growth of corruption by injecting tens of billions of dollars into the Afghan economy.

We have strong tradition of never forgetting the sacrifices of our brave men and women.

It is important for us to have an economic presence there, but also have a security presence there.

The two nations have a highly integrated energy market.

So do you support the United States increasing our energy exports to Japan? And if confirmed, will you assist U.S. businesses and industries to gain greater access to Japanese markets?

So will you commit to me to work on eliminating Japan's tariff on U.S. natural soda ash and help make eliminating trade barriers and increasing exports to Japan for all U.S. industries a priority?

So do you believe it is important to secure strong market access for U.S. beef and other important American commodities in Japan?

The United States is the most competitive supplier of soda ash in the world.

The United States produces the highest quality beef in the world.

It is vital that we work to ensure that U.S. beef is traded fairly and trade barriers are eliminated.

China continues to engage in what I believe are serious human rights abuses, including political and religious repression.

Many U.S. industries experience a wide variety of concerns surrounding China's trade policies and practices.

As the largest contributor to the United Nations peacekeeping missions, the United States, I believe, must take action to prevent future exploitation of these vulnerable populations in conflict zones and to ensure individuals are held…

I think everyone in this room thinks it is unacceptable, it is outrageous, that the United Nations peacekeepers are inflicting such atrocities against the very people that they are sent to protect.

I appreciate the Congo's willingness to assist in promoting regional stability.

The $1.9 billion LBBP was not enough to remedy the fractionated allotment problem.

We must ensure that the Land Buy-Back Program is effective and meets the needs of tribal nations.

None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to impose new regulations on the storage of solid ammonium nitrate unless those funds are used to update section 1910.109(i), title 29, Code of Federal Regulations.

I have about 8 minutes or 9 minutes of remarks, but I don't see the Senator from Iowa yet. If the Senator from Vermont wishes to speak----

We must ensure that the voices of Indian Country are heard.

It can only be done if you actually write it in statute.

To me, that's an abuse of it.

But I think we do have a good bill.