John Barrasso

Money made from Indian gaming can have a significant impact on tribal communities.

Litigation stopped that fire.

I think your phrase was choke points to timely forest management.

Thank Senator Barrasso for his leadership in this effort.

I commend Senator Murkowski for advancing a reasonable solution on this difficult issue.

Congress must end the practice of fire borrowing.

Congress must act for the health of our forests and for the survival of our communities.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

It will give tribes a better opportunity to advance the policy of tribal self-governance.

I believe this to be a great step forward for Indian Country.

I want to thank Senator Tester, Vice Chairman of this Committee, and other co-sponsors.

I was troubled to learn from the testimony submitted by President Steele that a youth pastor at the Pine Ridge Reservation received word that a group of children had planned a group suicide.

We must do everything we can to support our Native youth and prevent these tragedies.

Today, the Committee will hold an oversight hearing entitled Demanding Results to End Native Youth Suicides.

Legislation such as the bipartisan LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act introduced by Senators John Barrasso, a Republican from Wyoming, and Martin Heinrich, a Democrat from New Mexico, and supported by the Energy Department…

Economics 101 works, sir. And if we add to global supply, we will have lower prices for everybody.

Get rid of the ban, which is not helping consumers right now.

I want you to stand up there and explain to the people in my hometown why exporting crude is actually going to help lower the cost of gasoline at the pump.

Vladimir Putin is supporting funding green groups--extreme green groups to then get in--politically involved in the home countries.

Let us build the ships here, let us build the refining capacity here, let us drill here, let us have consumers in America get the benefits here, let us have the petrochemical industry here get the benefits, let us have an economy that is…

During my time in the Senate, I have focused on improving energy security of our Nation as well as our allies across the world.

We do not want to interfere with the Bureau of Reclamation operations, but we do have constituents that need to be protected.

These kinds of actions by the Federal Government violate Federal and State law and will ultimately upset the water allocation systems and private property rights.

I want to thank all of the witnesses for being here today.

We believe the best way for tribes to effectively self-govern is to empower tribes and Native people to create jobs and opportunities on and off reservations.