Open Congress : News Articles for Sen. John Barrasso [R, WY]

US envoy nominee presses NKorea on human rights

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...have worried that the human rights issue has been overshadowed by attempts to settle the nuclear standoff. Republican Sen. John Barrasso raised criticism that the Obama administration had signaled a lack of interest in the human rights issue by taking e

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U.S. feeling heat to take lead on global warming

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

...all over the world,” she said. “I liked her speech, but I disagree with her completely on the climate comments,” said Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., a sharp critic of the Senate bill. Merkel made the same plea on climate action earlier in a meeting w

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Climate debate has rocky start for US Senate panel

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

...all over the world," she said. "I liked her speech, but I disagree with her completely on the climate comments," said Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., a sharp critic of the Senate bill. Merkel made the same plea on climate action earlier in a meeting with Pr

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Announcements November 4, 2009

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

...Technology and the Internet. Pet puppy witnesses Republican staffer engagement: Shea Loper, energy policy adviser for Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), and Courtney Kolb, media coordinator for House Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence (Ind.), were en

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Interior science

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

...droughts, reduced snowpack, shrinking reservoirs and stream flow -- that are real and growing more serious each year. Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., ridiculously claims the rules will "allow special interest groups with narrow agendas to block all existi

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U.S. Senate panel takes up cap-and-trade bill

2009-10-28T00:00:00Z

...that rely on fossil fuels and the fossil-fuel industry, chain reactions will occur for the people who live there," said Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo. "There is a lot of talk about green-job creation in this energy tax bill to replace lost jobs. [But] the f

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GOP members: Interior climate change order hurts the West

2009-10-28T00:00:00Z

... "I realize that congressional action on climate change is not moving as fast as the administration may want," said Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., chairman of the Senate Western Caucus. "However, businesses in the West are worried about potential court ch

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Western leaders to discuss energy issues

2009-10-27T00:00:00Z

...warming. The Senate is set to debate this week a bill intended to cut greenhouse gases by about 80 percent by 2050. Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., told the state lawmakers he's concerned about projections that the pending federal legislation will cut jobs

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Developing News: Pay to Play?

2009-10-26T00:00:00Z

... The Performance Rights Act would require broadcasters to pay royalties to air recorded music. Sens. Blanche Lincoln and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) ) have sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnel

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Western states stress energy cooperation

2009-10-26T00:00:00Z

...global warming. The Senate this week is set to debate a bill intended to cut greenhouse gases by about 80 percent by 2050. Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., told the gathering of state lawmakers he's concerned about projections the pending federal legislation

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Western states stress energy cooperation

2009-10-26T00:00:00Z

Western states stress energy cooperation

2009-10-26T00:00:00Z

Western states stress energy cooperation

2009-10-26T00:00:00Z

...warming. The Senate this week is set to debate a bill intended to cut greenhouse gases by about 80 percent by 2050. Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., told the gathering of state lawmakers he's concerned about projections the pending federal legislation will

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Western states stress cooperation at energy forum

2009-10-26T00:00:00Z

Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., told the state lawmakers he's concerned about projections that the pending federal legislation will cut jobs in Wyoming and ...

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2009-10-26T00:00:00Z

Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY), with a copy of the Senate climate bill. (Photo: AP) But the biggest NEPA flashpoint these days is whether the White House Council ...

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Western states stress energy cooperation

2009-10-26T00:00:00Z

Western states stress cooperation at energy forum

2009-10-26T00:00:00Z

...global warming. The Senate is set to debate this week a bill intended to cut greenhouse gases by about 80 percent by 2050. Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., told the state lawmakers he's concerned about projections that the pending federal legislation will cu

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Western states stress energy cooperation

2009-10-26T00:00:00Z

...John Barrasso, R-Wyo., told the state lawmakers he's concerned about projections that the pending federal legislation will cut jobs in Wyoming and elsewhere in the West. "I'm in favor of the green jobs, but I'm also in favor of the red, white and blue j

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Western states stress energy cooperation

2009-10-26T00:00:00Z

Western states stress energy cooperation

2009-10-26T00:00:00Z