John Barrasso

Senator Barrasso. Thank you.

The letter states that the Chairman "intimidated and bullied senior staff to the degree that he has created," he, he has created, "a high level of fear and anxiety resulting in a chilled work environment."

Senator Barrasso. Thank you.

I have great concerns. Ever since the nuclear disaster at Fukushima, the American people and the world at large have been discussing the need for improving nuclear safety.

There has been, obviously, a lot of concern about Russia's lack of cooperation on the situation in Syria.

I'm thinking about the Strategic Arms Reduction Talks Treaty from last time and some of the concerns that we have in terms of missile defense.

I perceive the reset as not successful and I believe it has simply amounted in a number of ways to a series of appeasements to Russia.

The United States has always been a strong advocate for democracy, for rule of law, and for human rights abroad.

Funding for water infrastructure is essential. It is only a part of the solution.

We must remove the regulatory red tape and give States the flexibility to provide a clean, abundant supply of water for the future.

The need to provide a clean, abundant supply of water is essential to the survival of the intermountain West.

I think you said it so very well, in the summary that you have just given, that I will keep my opening statement very brief so we can hear from our witnesses.

I agree with Senator Wyden. We have great concerns about energy affordability.

I have concerns when the President was then a Senator running for President. He said under his plan, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket.

In these times of economic hardship, we should be looking for ways to encourage economic development, not inhibit it or prevent it.

Economic development is often another term for energy development.

I agree with your comments and I appreciate your leadership on this.

The energy lease approval process is tied up on red tape and it takes too long.

I think this is devastating for the country. I told the President directly that overall I thought his proposal was going to bankrupt the country. We stood here and debated over a year ago the fact that the Democrats in this body were…

That is exactly the way I read it, that is the way the American people read it, which is why the overall favorability of the health care law now stands at only 34 percent, an all-time low.

Well, I think this follows up, Madam Chairman, the things that Mr. Stokes was talking about.

There doesn't seem to me, at least, there is no more over there and over here. We're all interwound, interlinked and it's of great concern.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate both the business meeting that we have been working on together and I look forward to continue working with you on those matters.

Access to affordable power is crucial for economic development.

If I could perhaps get in writing some of the followup on the other side.