John Barrasso

Do we want communities and utilities to use a Web site or Webinar, or call some university automated help line to get help, or is it better to have them rely on experienced boots-on-the-ground technicians who can provide onsite training…

I also want to acknowledge Chairman Barasso, Vice Chairman Tester, and Senator McCain for introducing legislation specific to improving the educational outcomes of Native students.

We appreciate the intention to elevate Indian education.

One hundred years of service by the National Park Service is truly a remarkable achievement.

You also express concerns with the concept of durability and the undue burden that this is going to play on projects.

You raise some significant issues about future planning that is going to be required by this Memorandum's mitigation policies.

We have heard Ms. Skaer talk about permit extortion.

My current concern goes to things like coal, oil, gas, things that are resources.

Is this a way to basically just prevent projects from developing and moving forward?

Nineteen Senators, bipartisan from the Committee, I would ask will you commit to providing a response by April 1st?

So Russia is currently in violation of its political agreements since ceasefire commitments to Ukraine.

Do you agree that natural gas exports from the United States can serve as an important diplomatic tool for us to strengthen our national security and assist our allies and helping them alleviate some of the manipulation and the threats…

They continue to demonstrate over and over again willingness to use energy resources as a weapon.

Putin has been very obvious. His objective is to restore the former Soviet Union and show his strength.

Whatever funding is provided for these tribal-related programs, it must be used effectively, efficiently, and be responsible in fulfilling Federal responsibilities.

It is imperative that the Executive Branch provide Congress with the necessary data to support these funding requests.

The funding provided to Indian people and Native communities is an important Federal responsibility.

I have been to Wyoming the last couple of weekends hearing specifically about that, asking that you communicate more clearly with permittees, with the agency personnel, in the Governor's office because you are right, Wyoming has done an…

It has not stopped the agency though from stating that seasonal uses like razing on local forests may change.

Last September the Forest Service, Department of the Interior, announced Federal landscape-scale conservation plans for the Greater Sage Grouse habitat with 11 Western states impacted.

The budget makes it clear the Forest Service values expansion of costly counterproductive programs, as I see it, much more than actual maintenance and management of current assets.

I firmly oppose what the President is doing here in this misuse, I believe, of taxpayer dollars, I think completely in violation of the law.

So my question is, what specific accounts were so overfunded, allowing you at the State Department to divert these funds to the United Nations Green Climate Fund?

Members of Congress are expected to be good stewards of taxpayer funds, not be providing funding to agencies that is not needed.

This is a blatant misuse of taxpayer dollars.