What They Are Saying…Support for House Democrats’ Radical Anti-Mining Legislation Crumbles in the Senate
Democrat and Republican Senators on the Energy and Natural Resources Committee oppose House Democrats’ attempt to change mining law through partisan budget process. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) came out in opposition of House Democrats’ attempt to change mining law through a partisan budget process. […]
Senate Hears from Wyoming Bentonite Producer on Mining Law
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), welcomed Mr. David Brown, president and CEO of Wyo-Ben, Inc., to the committee. Brown testified before the committee at a hearing to examine and consider updates to the Mining Law of 1872. Click here to watch […]
Barrasso: The President & House Democrats Want to End Mining on Federal Lands
Click here to watch Ranking Member Barrasso’s remarks. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), delivered the following remarks at a full committee hearing to examine and consider updates to the Mining Law of 1872. The hearing featured testimony from Mr. Chris Wood, […]
Barrasso Introduces Legislation to Improve Wildlife Management Activities Related to Non-Native Species in National Parks
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), introduced the Cape and Antler Preservation Enhancement (CAPE) Act. The CAPE Act provides discretion to the National Park Service (NPS) to donate the cape, hide, horn, and antlers obtained from non-native species during wildlife management […]
Barrasso: The Senate Should Emphatically Oppose the Nomination of Tracy Stone-Manning
Click here to watch Ranking Member Barrasso’s remarks. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) delivered the following remarks on the Senator floor about Tracy Stone-Manning being disqualified to lead the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Barrasso is ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR). Senator Barrasso’s remarks: “The Senate […]
ICYMI: Manchin Takes To Senate Floor To Support Director Of The Bureau Of Land Management Nominee
To watch Chairman Manchin deliver remarks on the Senate floor, click here. Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, took to the Senate floor to urge his colleagues to support the nomination of Tracy Stone-Manning to be Director of the Bureau of Land Management. […]
Barrasso: As America Faces Long List of Crises, Democrats Are Prioritizing a Nominee Who Collaborated with Eco-Terrorists
Click here to watch Ranking Member Barrasso’s remarks. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) delivered the following remarks on the Senator floor about the Democrats’ prioritizing the confirmation of a nominee who collaborated with eco-terrorists to lead the Bureau of Land Management while America is currently facing a long list of Democrat-created crises. Barrasso […]
Barrasso: I Will Vote Against Mr. Anderson’s Nomination to Serve as Solicitor of the Department of the Interior
Click here to watch Ranking Member Barrasso’s remarks. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) delivered the following remarks on the nomination of Robert Anderson to be solicitor of the Department of the Interior. Barrasso is ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR). Senator Barrasso’s remarks: “The Senate is about […]
Manchin, Capito Announce $842,436 For Land And Water Conservation Fund Projects In West Virginia
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) announced the National Park Service will invest $842,436.50 to fund recreation and restoration projects in state and local parks across West Virginia. This funding was secured when Senator Manchin’s historic Great American […]
Manchin: ‘Makes No Sense To Take Tools Out Of The Toolbox’ Amid Transition To Cleaner Energy Future
To watch a video of Senator Manchin’s opening remarks, please click here. To watch a video of Senator Manchin’s questioning, please click here. Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held an oversight hearing on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). During the hearing, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of […]