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07.31.24

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) committee reported out the Energy Permitting Reform Act by a bipartisan vote of 15-4. The legislation was introduced by…

07.31.24

Click here to watch Senator Barrasso’s opening 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…

07.30.24

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Wall Street Journal Editorial Board voiced their support for the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024, bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY),…

07.25.24

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A broad group of outside stakeholders and issue experts have voiced support for the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024, bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senator John…

07.23.24

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A broad group of outside stakeholders and issue experts have voiced support for the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024, bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senator John Barrasso…

07.22.24

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-WY) and Joe Manchin (I-WV), ranking member and chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the Energy Permitting Reform Act of…

07.16.24

WASHINGTON, D.C. —Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), and Congresswoman Harriet Hageman (R-WY) sent a…

07.10.24

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), applauded unanimous Senate approval of S. 912, the Mining…

07.10.24

Click here to watch Senator Barrasso’s opening remarks.   WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR),…

06.14.24

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland urging her…

06.13.24

This hearing marks the first time in three years that Tracy Stone-Manning has appeared before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee WASHINGTON, D.C. — In today’s Energy and Natural…

06.13.24

Click here to watch Senator Barrasso’s opening remarks.   WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR),…

06.12.24

Click here to watch Senator Barrasso’s exchange with USFS official, Mr. Troy Heithecker. WASHINGTON, D.C. — In today’s Energy and Natural Resources subcommittee hearing, ranking member John Barrasso (R-WY) questioned…

06.12.24

Click here to watch Sen. 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), spoke…

06.11.24

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso, ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), and U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Mike Lee (R-UT), John…

06.05.24

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) and U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), member of ENR and…

06.05.24

A $1.66 Billion Loan Guarantee to Plug Power Presents Ethics Concerns and Severe Risk to American Taxpayers WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate…

06.05.24

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), issued the following statement after introducing S. 4456, a bill…

06.04.24

“Do not ignore state and local input across the West,” cautioned Senator Barrasso. WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and…

06.04.24

“The Commission is an independent agency and a non-partisan regulator. It is not simply an extension of the White House.” Click here to watch Senator Barrasso’s opening remarks. WASHINGTON, D.C….

05.29.24

Committee leaders call on Secretary to “ensure that the SPR is not abused for political purposes in this election year, as it was in 2022” WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Senator…

05.22.24

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), sent a letter to U.S Forest Service (U.S.F.S.) Chief Randy…

05.21.24

“The president’s opposition to coal, to natural gas, and even to hydropower – the fuels that generate 65 percent of our electricity – is a white flag. It’s another act…

05.16.24

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, released the following statement in response to the Bureau of Land…

05.16.24

Click here to watch Senator Barrasso’s opening remarks.   WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR),…