Senator John Barrasso

Republican  •  Wyoming  •  1st Term  •  Sworn In 2007
Current Term 2007 - 2012
  • Votes with party 92%
  • Abstains: 0%

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09/24/09
Glad for stimulus dollars

Sen. John Barrasso, in his latest e-mail update, derides the $787 billion stimulus bill passed by Congress in February as wasteful. ...

Source: Casper Star-Tribune Online
09/24/09
Barrasso: President's energy plan will cost US jobs

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) issued the following statement following President Obama's climate change speech before the United Nations: ...

Source: Little Chicago Review
09/23/09
Inhofe, Barrasso Urge EPA to Provide Answers Before Finalizing EPA ...

WASHINGTON, DC th US Senator James Inhofe (R-Okla.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, and Senator John Barrasso (R-Wy. ...

Source: Media Newswire (press release)
09/23/09
Western lawmakers angry that stimulus money intended for wildfires going to DC parks

...whose truck plunged off a mountain road. "The last major fire in D.C. was likely lit by British troops in 1814," said Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., who is leading Western lawmakers' effort to strip the city of the money. "There are many wasteful and wild

09/22/09
Senate Energy panel weighs cap-and-trade alternatives

John Barrasso (Wyo.) said after the hearing that it could result in a "green collar" crime wave. "This is Enron, Part II; another Wall Street Ponzi scheme ...

Source: Oil & Gas Journal
09/22/09
Hoeffel joins race for Pennsylvania governor

...The SitRoom today to talk about his new book on becoming a U.S. citizen. @hambypCNN: Before health care debate, how many times had John Barrasso been on TV? CNN Comment Policy: CNN encourages you to add a comment to this discussion. You may not post any

Source: CNN
09/22/09
SUBJECT: EXTENDING THE UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT BY EXTENDING THE ...

That adds up. My next guest is giving a thumbs down. He says that cutting taxes would help more people. Senator John Barrasso is a rising Republican star. ...

Source: Federal News Service (subscription)
09/22/09
Bill Clinton On "Larry King Live"

...the accusations of racism in Washington. Larry King talks with President Clinton about a variety of topics including the Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY): "They're going to collect taxes for 10 years, and President Obama says that innovation depends on the edu

09/22/09
Hoyer says McChrystal should brief Congress

...the Hill "immediately," but Hoyer declined to put a timeframe on when Congress should get the assessment. As House GOP Leader John Boehner did last week, Hoyer compared the discussion over next steps in Afghanistan to the debate in 2007 over the surge i

Source: CNN
09/22/09
Massachusetts Senate clears way for Kennedy replacement

...SitRoom today to talk about his new book on becoming a U.S. citizen. @hambypCNN: Before health care debate, how many times had John Barrasso been on TV? CNN Comment Policy: CNN encourages you to add a comment to this discussion. You may not post any unl

Source: CNN
09/22/09
O'Reilly: President Obama, The Sunday Morning Guy

...video or click the "Comments" link below. Bill O'Reilly reviews President Obama's performance on the Sunday shows. Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY): "They're going to collect taxes for 10 years, and President Obama says that innovation depends on the education

09/22/09
Beck: McCain Would Have Been Worse Than Obama

...for the country than Barack Obama". Larry King talks with President Clinton about a variety of topics including the Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY): "They're going to collect taxes for 10 years, and President Obama says that innovation depends on the educatio

09/21/09
SUBJECT: HEALTH CARE REFORM INTERVIEWER: DYLAN RATIGAN

RATIGAN: Senator John Barrasso, the junior senator from Wyoming -- of course, the senior senator from Wyoming Senator Mike Enzi, a member of the ...

Source: Federal News Service (subscription)
09/21/09
Not a pretty sight

... politics to do something for the people of this nation? Oh, and by the way, Sen. John Barrasso, we do not have the best health care system in the world.

Source: Casper Star-Tribune Online
09/21/09
Barrasso: Baucus bill loaded with budget 'gimmicks'

That's the gimmick they're using to do this budgetary thing where they say they can pay for it in 10 years," Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo. ...

Source: The Hill
09/20/09
How little it takes to block a bill (a lesson in democracy)

In 2008, John Barrasso of Wyoming spent only $1.4 million in his campaign. In the North Carolina race between Elizabeth Dole and Kay Hagan, the two spent ...

Source: News & Observer
09/20/09
Boehner, Graham React To Obama Interview

...taking issue with the details of the president's proposed health care reform bill and the "giant takeover of government." Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY): "They're going to collect taxes for 10 years, and President Obama says that innovation depends on the ed

09/18/09
Obamacare Special Report

Sen. John Barrasso (R.-Wyo.) is an orthopedic surgeon and one of two physicians in the US Senate. “Comparative effectiveness research is actually something ...

Source: Human Events (blog)
09/17/09
Casper economic boosters receive grant

... the Economic Development Joint Powers Board, an earmark from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (thanks to Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo. ...

Source: Billings Gazette
09/17/09
SUBJECT: SENATOR BAUCUS'S PROPOSED HEALTH-CARE REFORM LEGISLATION ...

MS. BREWER: Joining us now: Wyoming Senator John Barrasso. Senator Barrasso is also a medical doctor. It's good of you to join me today. I'm curious. ...

Source: Federal News Service (subscription)
09/16/09
Mint Yellowstone quarter

US Senator John Barrasso introduced the Senate bill that honors America's National Park Service sites. “Millions of people have experienced the pristine ...

Source: Little Chicago Review
09/16/09
Reframing the Climate Debate One Flawed Hearing at a Time

Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wy.) missed the preceding hour of testimony from the assembled experts, but that did not stop him from lambasting the proposed ...

Source: Mother Jones
09/16/09
Senate Energy panel weighing alternatives to cap-and-trade system

John Barrasso (Wyo.) said after the hearing that it could result in a “green collar” crime wave. “This is Enron, Part II; another Wall Street Ponzi scheme ...

Source: Oil & Gas Journal
09/16/09
Barrasso saysWaxman-Markey bill will be Enron, part two

WASHINGTON, DC – The new energy tax scheme proposed by Democrats may result in a 'green collar' crime wave, Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) believes. ...

Source: Little Chicago Review
09/16/09
Canada vs. US: whose health care system is better?

...(CNN) – Republican Sen. John Barrasso, an orthopedic surgeon from Wyoming, told CNN Wednesday that there are some things that the United States should take from Canada's health care system but warned about long lines and high costs with a government-r

Source: CNN
09/15/09
Reframing the Climate Debate One Flawed Hearing at a Time

...tangentially related to the remit of their committee. That is, until the senators went off script, but never off message. Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wy.) missed the preceding hour of testimony from the assembled panelists, but that did not stop him from lamb

Source: Mother Jones
09/12/09
Vitter rides anti-Obama sentiment; but will it work?

AP Photo/Cheryl Gerber US Sen. David Vitter, R-La., answers questions while Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wy. (center background), listens during a ...

Source: Houma Courier
09/12/09
Roll Call Report

Mike Enzi, R-Wyo.; Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo. CASS SUNSTEIN NOMINATION: The Senate on Sept. 10 confirmed, 57 for and 40 against, professor Cass R. Sunstein ...

Source: Billings Gazette
09/11/09
Pawlenty: States should assert sovereign rights over feds, perhaps over health care reform

...on the health-care focused call by Gov. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wy.) and GOP gubernatorial hopefuls Rep. Mary Fallin (Okla.) and John Kasich (Ohio). Minnesota Republican Tim Pawlenty urged fellow governors on Thursday to more frequen

09/11/09
Bill would boost water settlement with Crow tribe

The Crow compact had faced opposition from Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., but he dropped his dispute after Tester convinced him that the bill would not weaken ...

Source: MSN Money

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