Republican insurgent gives Wyoming Senate incumbent a fight
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Years ago, orthopedic surgeon John Barrasso gave regular health advice on the evening television news, Wyoming-wide exposure that established a reputation as a mild, level-headed...
View ArticleIs Wyoming in good shape? Senate candidates disagree
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Sen. John Barrasso and opponent Gary Trauner disagreed in a debate Thursday on everything from health care to tax cuts, and even whether Wyoming's economy is in good...
View ArticleWyoming Sen. Barrasso elected to Senate leader position
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Wyoming U.S. Sen. John Barrasso has been elected to serve as chairman of the Senate Republican Conference.Barrasso's office says it is the No. 3 leadership position for Senate...
View ArticleJohn Barrasso: Democrats trying to duck Green New Deal vote
Senate Republicans accused Democrats on Monday of trying to "duck" a vote on the Green New Deal, the hotly contested climate change measure expected to hit the Senate floor this week.In a digital ad,...
View ArticleJohn Barrasso: Census citizenship question necessary; Dems want health care...
Sen. John Barrasso said Thursday that he supports the census citizenship question amid reports President Trump may announce an executive action for the question to appear on the decennial survey after...
View ArticleJohn Barrasso says Wyoming not making people stay home: 'We've been socially...
Sen. John Barrasso said his state of Wyoming is not issuing a statewide stay-at-home order due to the coronavirus pandemic because social distancing is already part of the culture there."We do have a...
View ArticleWyoming delegates move to block oil, gas executive order
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) - Three Wyoming lawmakers in Washington have proposed legislation to block the Biden administration from ordering a moratorium on new federal leases to energy companies.Republican...
View ArticleDeb Haaland, Interior pick, backs down on 'Republicans don't believe in...
Interior nominee Rep. Deb Haaland’s past came back to haunt her Tuesday as Senate Republicans grilled the New Mexico Democrat over her well-documented hostility to fracking, pipelines and oil-and-gas...
View ArticleBarrasso seeks Senate delay of Tracy Stone-Manning vote over loan from...
Senate Democrats have stood behind President Biden's nomination of Tracy Stone-Manning to lead the Bureau of Land Management despite her role in a tree-spiking plot, but Republicans say the six-figure...
View ArticleTracy Stone-Manning pick should get David Chipman-style drop, Republicans say
As far as Senate Republicans are concerned, if President Biden can walk back the nomination of David Chipman, he can do the same with Tracy Stone-Manning.The White House withdrew Mr. Chipman's bid to...
View ArticlePramila Jayapal, Bernard Sanders defend impasse on infrastructure spending
Warring Democrats were forcing President Biden on Sunday to pick up the pieces of his shattered first-year economic plan for trillions of dollars in new spending and massive tax increases, with...
View ArticleSenate narrowly passes short-term debt ceiling hike, delaying default...
The Senate narrowly passed a short-term debt ceiling hike on Thursday, averting a default on U.S. debts until at least December when lawmakers will face a showdown on the topic again. In a 50-to-48...
View ArticleRepublicans to question Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's judicial philosophy
Sen. John Barrasso said Sunday that Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer’s praise of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is giving him reservations about supporting her nomination to the Supreme Court.Mr....
View ArticleSen. John Barrasso calls for banning Russian uranium, increasing U.S....
Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming called Sunday for shutting down imports of Russian uranium and increasing U.S. production, arguing that the sales are propping up Russian President Vladimir Putin’s attack...
View ArticleSen. John Barrasso tells Rep. Liz Cheney 'not enough Democrats' in Wyoming...
Sen. John Barrasso took a swipe Sunday at fellow Wyoming Republican Rep. Liz Cheney by saying the ruby-red state lacks enough Democratic voters for her to win her GOP primary election.Democratic voters...
View ArticleSen. Barrasso says presidents can't declassify documents 'by saying so' or...
Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming, the No. 3 Republican in the Senate, said Sunday that presidents cannot declassify documents “by saying so” or “by thinking about it,” undercutting a central argument by...
View ArticleSenate Republicans re-up bid to streamline energy projects, counter Joe...
Republican senators unveiled revamped legislation Thursday to fast-track the approval of new energy projects currently hamstrung by environmental hurdles, rivaling a similar measure from Democratic...
View ArticleEnergy Secretary Jennifer Granholm grilled by GOP senator over 'arrogant' EV...
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm's summer road trip in an electric vehicle has landed her in the hot seat with a top congressional Republican.Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso, the No. 3 Senate Republican...
View ArticleJohn Barrasso's wife Bobbi Barrasso dies from glioblastoma
Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming announced Thursday that his wife, Bobbi, died Wednesday from brain cancer.“After a courageous battle with cancer, Bobbi is now at peace and at home with the Lord. In...
View ArticleGOP senators call for a conference meeting to discuss new leader election
A group of 10 GOP lawmakers in the upper chamber called on Senate Conference Chair John Barrasso to schedule a meeting to discuss the upcoming election of a new leader.The letter, led by Sen. Ron...
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