Barrasso Releases Statement on Record of Decision for the Rock Springs Resource Management Plan
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (ENR), issued the following statement after the Biden-Harris administration released its record of decision for the Rock Springs Resource Management Plan. “The Biden-Harris administration is issuing yet another misguided and malicious midnight rule on their way out the door. Given […]
Senate Passes Barrasso’s Wyoming Public Lands Initiative, Other Critical Legislation
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (ENR), applauded the Senate’s unanimous passage of S. 1348, the Wyoming Public Lands Initiative (WPLI) Act of 2023, and other critical public lands priorities for the Cowboy State. These bills now head to the House of Representatives for approval. […]
Manchin Celebrates Passage of EXPLORE Act
Washington, D.C. – Today, Senator Joe Manchin III (I-WV), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, celebrated final passage of the bipartisan Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation (EXPLORE) Act by the United States Senate after speaking in support of the legislation on the Senate Floor and asking for unanimous consent for its […]
Senate Sends Barrasso, Manchin Recreation Bill to President
Senate passes first of its kind legislation to promote outdoor recreation WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), applauded the passage of the EXPLORE Act, the House companion to his America’s Outdoor Recreation Act of 2023. “Outdoor recreation is […]
Manchin Speaks on Senate Floor to Celebrate Passage of Bill Naming of Blackwater Canyon Property for Patsye Crites
Washington, D.C. – Today, Senator Joe Manchin III (I-WV), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, spoke on the Senate floor to celebrate the Senate passage of his bill to name approximately 2,700 acres of land along the Blackwater River in memory of Patsye Crites. The Senate agreed to the naming measure […]
Inspector General Report Calls for Suspension of DoE Loan Program
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), released the following statement on the Inspector General’s interim findings on conflicts of interest in the Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office (LPO). Barrasso called on the Inspector General to investigate favoritism in the LPO grant process […]
Barrasso, Cassidy Slam Biden-Harris LNG Export “Study”
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (ENR), and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), member of ENR, issued the following statements on the U.S. Department of Energy’s study on liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports. “Studies have repeatedly shown that American liquefied natural gas exports benefit our economy, […]
MANCHIN STATEMENT ON HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP BLOCKING PERMITTING REFORM
Washington, DC— Today, Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the below statement on the failure to agree to include bipartisan permitting reform legislation in the continuing resolution. “It’s a shame that our country is losing this monumental opportunity to advance the commonsense, bipartisan permitting reform bill […]
Barrasso Comments on Final Buffalo RMP
WASHINGTON, DC— Today, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources ranking member John Barrasso (R-WY) commented on the final Buffalo Resource Management Plan released by the Bureau of Land Management. “After the American people issued a stunning rebuke to President Biden, he continues to punish Wyoming communities. I will work with President Trump and his […]
Manchin, Capito Announce Progress Empowering West Virginia to Permit Carbon Storage Projects
Charleston, WV – Today, Senator Joe Manchin III (I-WV), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, announced that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed granting West Virginia the authority to oversee and administer the […]