John Barrasso

Which path is the right one for us to be on now?

I noted that a Member of Congress, Anita Lowery, recently wrote a letter to the NRC asking that the Commission expand the evacuation zone around nuclear power plants to 50 miles.

On the 1-year anniversary of Fukushima the American people do want to know that nuclear safety has improved.

If there is will, if there is Congressional support, as we have had here, we have enjoyed on a bipartisan basis, you can cut decades off of what otherwise would be a very expensive and a non-productive litigation.

Water is a vital resource, as we know, in any community, including Indian communities.

Safe and adequate water supply facilities are lacking in approximately 12 percent of American Indian and Alaska Native homes.

It is crucial that we address the needs of our tribes regarding water settlements.

It seems like the Administration is doing a pretty good job looking out for its friends, but I want to know who is looking out for American taxpayers.

The President claims that he and his Administration are promoting fairness.

I do not agree with that interpretation.

I agree with my colleague, Senator Wyden, that taxpayers do deserve better.

I thought put the American taxpayers at a disadvantage, that they were subordinated to other financing.

I thank the Senator for the efforts on his part to repeal this terrible idea that was a fundamental part of the President's proposal. It is one reason I think the health care law is even more unpopular today than the day it was passed and…

I will tell you it's unacceptable.

It's hard to understand how the President can impose tens of billions of dollars in new taxes on American energy and still pursue the quote, 'all out, all of the above strategy.'

It seems to me it is fair to say that the Keystone XL pipeline would facilitate oil production in the United States.

Senator Barrasso introduced S. 1684, the Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2011.

The Tribe supports S. 1684 and believes that it is a good start.

The Tribe supports many of the changes to the TERA program that Senator Barrasso included in his Indian energy bill, S. 1684.

Thank you very much.

The Tribes want to follow the rules, want to obey the law, but there is no real way that they can do so because of the EPA.

Energy means royalty income for individual Tribal members and for Tribal governments.

We have heard complaints from the Tribes that the delays in the approval process have been a significant impediment.

By over-regulating energy development in Indian Country, the Government inhibits the creation of desperately needed jobs.

There have been successes, but they have been too small. We need to do more.