Thanks very much, Mr. Chairman.

President Biden has justified his ban on new oil and gas leasing on federal lands and waters--he cited climate change.

I continue to believe it is a misguided decision by the President.

I am troubled by many of Representative Haaland's views, views that many in my home State of Wyoming would consider as radical.

A long-term leasing ban is also going to cost--and I can kind of go around the table here of members on this Committee--Louisiana, 48,000 jobs; Colorado, 18,000 jobs; Mississippi, 14,000 jobs; North Dakota, 13,000 jobs; Utah, 11,000 jobs…

Well, we have heard similar types of rhetoric that we have heard from this Administration and from John Kerry back in 2009 under the Obama Administration.

Delays in leasing have already negatively impacted small to mid-sized operators.

I want to make sure you care about the law.

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk called the roll The result was announced--yeas…

I call up amendment No. 653 and ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment by number. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Wyoming [Mr. Barrasso]…

my amendment addresses the serious impacts of the Biden administration moratorium on oil and natural gas leases and the impact on Federal lands and waters. Wyoming and many States across the West have Federal land where there is oil and…

first I would like to associate myself with the remarks of the distinguished Senator from Oklahoma, who has such a good insight into the impact of the Executive orders of the Biden administration on his State, very similar to my State. The…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Wyoming. Coronavirus

I come to the floor today to discuss the urgent need to get our kids back in school. Kids deserve to be back in school. Last week, the White House Chief of Staff was on television. He was interviewed. The interviewer asked him why so many…

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.

the Waters of the U.S. was really a real burden.

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

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.

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

It does seem that with every campaign promise that he delivers, President Biden is also delivering pink slips to hardworking men and women in Wyoming and across the country.

I would remind you, and I think I did on the phone call, that one of my objections to Ms. McCarthy is the fact that she wouldn't, at our invitation and many invitations, come to the home States of those Senators where had the most deep…

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.

He has threatened tens of thousands of jobs in my home State of Wyoming and across the country when he halted oil, gas, and coal leasing on Federal lands.

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.