John Barrasso

Barrasso, Lummis Join Effort to Ban Federal Mask Mandates

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis, both R-Wyo., joined U.S. Senator JD Vance (R-Ohio) in introducing legislation to prevent the government from imposing new federal mask mandates for domestic air travel, public transit systems, and in schools.

Barrasso Introduces Small Business Growth Act

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) introduced pro-growth legislation to help small businesses, farmers, and ranchers purchase the equipment and supplies they need to build their operations and support their employees.

Barrasso, Arrington Lead Bicameral Letter to Biden Admin on Mexico Undermining USMCA Energy Commitments

CASPER, WY – U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) and U.S. Representative Jodey Arrington (R-TX), along with a bipartisan, bicameral group of legislators recently sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai regarding the Government of Mexico’s pursuit of discriminatory policies that favor Mexican state-run energy companies and directly undermine United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) commitments. The letter demands Representative Tai swiftly establish a USMCA dispute settlement panel to address Mexico’s discriminatory policies across the energy sector.

Barrasso: Biden Rule Will Put Wyoming Oil and Gas Workers on the Unemployment Line

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) released a statement regarding a proposed rule issued by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The proposal codifies provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act that intentionally raised the price of leasing federal lands for oil and gas production. BLM is doubling down by adding costs to each individual well, further restricting where development can occur on federal lands and adding burdensome requirements on permits.