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John Barrasso

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John Anthony Barrasso is an American politician and physician serving as the senior United States senator from Wyoming since 2007. A member of the Republican Party, Barrasso has focused on issues such as healthcare, energy, and economic growth during his tenure in the Senate. He has been an advocate for reducing government regulations and promoting energy independence, reflecting the interests of his constituents in Wyoming, a state rich in natural resources.

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Feb 2, 2021

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…

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Feb 2, 2021

So then, is it fair to expect that President Biden's Executive Order is going to outsource American oil and gas production, the tens of thousands of American jobs that come with it, to foreign countries including OPEC members and Russia?

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Feb 2, 2021

Importantly, it won't raise costs for American families.

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Feb 2, 2021

Is there any reason to believe that that Executive Order by President Biden is going to reduce the amount of oil and gas that the world will consume?

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Feb 2, 2021

This was the most significant greenhouse gas reduction bill to be signed into law in well over a decade.

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Feb 2, 2021

It, as a practical means, is utterly ineffective. It will not reduce the consumption of oil or the emissions of carbon dioxide from the combustion of petroleum.

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Feb 2, 2021

On balance, has the emergence of the United States as the top oil and gas producer increased the stability and security of global energy markets?

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Feb 2, 2021

Last week, President Biden signed an Executive Order prohibiting new oil, gas, and coal leasing and permitting on federal lands and waters.

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Feb 2, 2021

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.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

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Jan 27, 2021

I come to the floor today to discuss some of the first actions that have been taken by the new administration. At his inauguration, President Biden spoke about the importance of uniting the country, bringing us together, the importance of…

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Jan 26, 2021

in the 2020 elections, Americans chose an evenly-divided Senate--half Republican, half Democrat. Evenly divided. Since the Vice President is able to break a tie when it comes to specifically organizing the Senate, Democrats have the…

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Jan 26, 2021

The incoming Administration should not devastate our economy by implementing policies that undermine energy production.

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Jan 26, 2021

If the Biden Administration's nominees intend to block these critical energy sources, then I can't support them.

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Jan 26, 2021

A long-term ban is going to cut revenues to New Mexico and Wyoming by hundreds of millions of dollars.

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Jan 26, 2021

Yes a long-term ban on oil, gas leasing is going to cost about 62,000 jobs in New Mexico.

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Jan 26, 2021

collectively we are the resource anchor.

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Jan 26, 2021

Well, thank you very much, Chairman Murkowski and Chairman Manchin.

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Jan 26, 2021

Wyoming is the leading producer and has some of the nation's largest reserves of coal, natural gas, oil and uranium.

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Jan 26, 2021

We are just so wonderfully proud of the job of this Committee in the bipartisan way you have done it.

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Jan 26, 2021

Well, then I invite you to Wyoming, to the University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources where we have our integrated test center, working on carbon capture, air capture, direct capture and then putting it into products that are…

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Jan 26, 2021

In addition to our foreign adversaries like Russia, the Department of Energy has actually dumped uranium into the U.S. market.

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Jan 26, 2021

I believe shutting down American coal, oil, and natural gas production will only shut down our country's economy.

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Jan 26, 2021

I personally think that the move by the Biden Administration to revoke the Executive Order on the Bulk Power System was unwise.

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Jan 26, 2021

I am taking a look at what President Biden said, he said he is going to ensure 100 percent of new sales for light- and medium-duty vehicles will be zero emission and cut the carbon footprint of our national building stock in half by 2035.

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