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| https://www.enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=60ef538d-ab36-4454-ac97-9434aaeacd1a | Senate Passes Bipartisan PRIME Act Provisions to Curb Medicare and Medicaid Waste and Fraud | 2015-12-18 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | WY | Michael Enzi | E000285 | www.enzi.senate.gov | legacy | Today, the Senate passed major provisions of the bipartisan Preventing and Reducing Improper Medicare and Medicaid Expenditures (PRIME) Act (S. 861) to improve program integrity within Medicare and Medicaid.The PRIME Act, which has 17 bipartisan cosponsors, was introduced by Sens. Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.). Medicare and Medicaid provide access to quality healthcare to seniors, children and families across the country every day, said Sen. Carper. But each year, millions of dollars that should be going to our most vulnerable Americans are lost to waste and fraud. The common-sense measures within the PRIME Act are a win-win. They will help us fulfill our responsibility to make sure this vitally important program has the resources it needs, while working to make us better stewards of taxpayer dollars by reducing instances of waste, fraud, and abuse. I look forward to working with my colleagues in the House to get this legislation over the finish line and on to the President for his signature. We hear a lot about how Washington lacks common sense. People are usually right about that. This time, however, were using common sense, said Sen. Enzi. This bill does not affect coverage or benefits, but does make practical changes to the system. Weve used Government Accountability Office, HHS Inspector General and other expert findings and recommendations to build in better efficiencies. The provisions approved today will specify criminal penalties for fraudulently buying, selling or distributing Medicare and Medicaid patient information, specifically beneficiary identification numbers. The legislation will also facilitate information sharing between federally administered Medicare and state-administered Medicaid to prevent fraudulent activity in both programs, and incentivize accurate payments to Medicare providers in order to prevent improper payments. The PRIME Act provisions were included as part of a larger package of health care related legislation approved by the Senate by Unanimous Consent called t… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/video?ContentRecord_id=34bf9421-d6d6-4e1e-bb56-d1d38fdcbfdf | Gillette Christmas ornament speech | 2015-12-17 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | WY | Michael Enzi | E000285 | www.enzi.senate.gov | legacy | December 16, 2015 Senator Enzi went to the floor to speak about a letter and Christmas ornament that he received from Gillette seniors that they wanted delivered to the president. The letter along with the ornament expressed how the industry of Campbell County play an important role in supporting vital programs for the community. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://www.barrasso.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=403a653e-0e91-4ca4-b600-7da1fbfece81 | Barrasso: Its Been a Productive Year in the Senate | 2015-12-15 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | WY | John Barrasso | B001261 | www.barrasso.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor highlighting the accomplishments of the United States Senate this year. Transcript of Senator Barrassos remarks: Its actually been a very productive year in the Senate. And Im not just the only one saying that. Last Wednesday, U.S. News and World Report said, Theres reason for optimism on Capitol Hill ahead of a looming deadline to pass the trillion-dollar omnibus funding measure. The magazine asked: Whats behind it? Well, they said, After years of partisan gridlock, Congress has seemingly regained the ability to get things done. The Bipartisan Policy Center said the same thing recently. They pointed out that the House and Senate have both both - made important progress its year. They said, Both chambers have reinvigorated a robust committee process. Getting committees back to work is essential to getting Congress back to work and thats what Republicans have done this year. So far this year, the total number of days worked is up from last year by almost three additional weeks of work on the Senate floor.. This is in comparison to when Harry Reid was in charge. Weve been considering a lot more amendments this year as well. For all of last year, there were only 15 up or down votes on amendments. Just 15 for the entire year. So far this year, weve voted on around 200 amendments. These are amendments both by Democrats and by Republicans. These are opportunities for individual senators to stand up, to offer their ideas and to be heard. Ideas that they think will make America better, make legislation better. Not just what the leader of the party wants Senator Reid, who blocked so many amendments, and not just what Senator Reid might be best for the president. No. What the American people think is important. So, when you look into the substance of what weve done, the news is even better for the American people. So far this year, weve passed major legislation that has been helping America… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://www.barrasso.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=957c91d6-247a-4e64-933a-44f9b42d8d8f | Barrasso Responds to Paris Climate Deal | 2015-12-15 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | WY | John Barrasso | B001261 | www.barrasso.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding President Obamas support for the United Nations climate proposal recently signed in Paris: Transcript of Senator Barrassos remarks: Over the weekend, countries meeting in Paris signed a broad new climate agreement. President Obama called the agreement a success. He said it was a strong agreement. Well, despite the fanfare, lets keep some things in perspective. There are important parts of this agreement that can do a great deal of damage to American jobs and to the American economy. And that should be, and is a big concern to the American people. Parts of the agreement can do damage to our jobs and our economy. At the same time, important parts are not binding on other countries. The American people are right to wonder if the White House has signed yet another terrible deal just to try to shore up the presidents legacy. Earlier this year, President Obama was so anxious, so desperate to get a deal with Iran over its nuclear program, that the president signed a terrible deal. Since then, the International Atomic Energy Agency says that Iran has seriously undermined the agencys ability to verify what Iran has done. Well, here we are again. Its another bad deal, and other countries who signed it, well they are already ignoring it. To point, India is the worlds third-largest emitter of carbon. The agreement was on Saturday, this agreement tied plans to meet their emission targets to getting U.S. taxpayer dollars. Then on Monday, just yesterday, India said that it plans to double its coal output by 2020. Is that what President Obama calls in his mind a success? Well, a Gallup poll came out yesterday that showed that the American peoples biggest concern is not climate change, its terrorism. Only three percent of all Americans said that pollution or the environment is the most important problem facing America today. President Obama said that climate change is our biggest threat. Presid… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=9329fbd1-36ac-40c1-9198-de37972e4531 | 2015 Budget Year In Review - From a Balanced Budget to Obamacare Repeal | 2015-12-15 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | WY | Michael Enzi | E000285 | www.enzi.senate.gov | legacy | Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, said today that with the Senate under new Republican management, the Budget Committee has played an important role by working to pass the first ten-year balanced budget since 2001 and approving the repeal of Obamacare through the budget reconciliation process. The Senate has also pushed back on the Administration's Clean Power Plan and Waters of the U.S. rule. The Wyoming delegation helped restore the Abandoned Mine Lands funding back to Wyoming. Republicans in the Senate have been focused on putting our country on not just another course, but a better course, and the Senate Budget Committee has played an important role, said Chairman Enzi. From a balanced budget to Obamacare repeal, we are beginning to rebuild the trust of hardworking taxpayers, who have seen their government become less effective and accountable. Chairman Enzi noted the Budget Committee has been focused this year on increasing oversight and transparency surrounding Congressional spending and the budget process, and over the course of the year, the committee: Held 17 hearings focused on biennial budgeting, regulatory reform, Congressional Budget Office (CBO) oversight, and the nations surging national debt; Published 9 Budget Bulletins, which provided regular expert articles by committee analysts on the issues before Congress relating to the budget, deficits, debt, and the economy; and Directed CBO to produce 4 budget scorecards that tracked the budgetary impact of enacted legislation against the FY 2016 balanced budget resolution the Republican Congress approved. The Senate is under new management, and these accomplishments, and others still to come, show hardworking taxpayers that Republicans in the Senate are working to deliver a government for the people and by the people, that supports them when it must, and gets out of the way when it should, Chairman Enzi said. We have made great progress this year, but there is still much more to be done. By working together,… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/the-enzi-insider?ContentRecord_id=c22a71ef-12b7-4fef-acff-abcdfe545811 | The Enzi Insider - December 11, 2015 | 2015-12-11 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | WY | Michael Enzi | E000285 | www.enzi.senate.gov | legacy | Letters Enzi Signed Signed Municipal Broadband Letter to FCC Senator Enzi signed a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler urging the FCC to halt its efforts to encourage municipal broadband deployments and seeking information to determine how the FCCs policies on municipal broadband could hurt private sector investments. Led by Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE). Other Legislative Activities Submitted QFRs for Senate Finance Committee Hearing on International Tax Issues Senator Enzi submitted questions for the record to the Senate Finance Committee with respect to the hearing on International Tax: OECD, BEPS & EU State Aid held on December 1, 2015. The QFR asks the Internal Revenue Service to comment on recent tax rulings made by the European Commission that affect multinational corporations. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://www.barrasso.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=d8805254-ceeb-49a0-8233-a8c65f8c12ce | Barrasso: Climate Deal is Surrender of American Energy Security, Reliability and Jobs | 2015-12-09 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | WY | John Barrasso | B001261 | www.barrasso.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor highlighting President Obamas plan to sign an international climate change deal without congressional approval. Transcript of Senator Barrassos remarks: This week, the United Nations climate change conference is continuing in Paris. I understand that over the weekend, several Democratic senators went to Paris to watch part of the discussion. Well, Ive been talking with people from my home state of Wyoming about this and I will tell you that the people of Wyoming are not happy. Theyre not happy about President Obamas plan to destroy American energy jobs, and the communities that depend on these jobs. Theyre not happy about the presidents plan to give away billions billions - of U.S. taxpayer dollars to other countries. Theyre not happy about the presidents plan to ignore the will of the American people, and sign an expensive and destructive treaty on climate change in Paris. Thats what they think the president is planning to do and I think they are exactly right. Last Friday, the Foreign Relations subcommittee that I chair released a new report called: Senate Outlook on United States International Strategy on Climate Change in Paris 2015: A New Report on President Obamas Plan to Bypass Congress and Transfer American Taxpayer Funds Overseas. This report shows how President Obama is supporting an effort to bypass Congress and sign a climate deal that will give money to developing nations. This subcommittee report found four things: First, the report says that the president is making false promises to other countries about his ability to meet his own greenhouse gas reduction targets. President Obama has promised to cut back American energy production dramatically. The administration is pushing power-plant regulations that will destroy jobs, and make electricity more expensive and also less reliable. Bipartisan majorities in Congress in the House and in the Senate - have rejected these regul… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=47923179-0bb4-4fa2-8eec-e46c1f2830d1 | Chairman Enzi: We Must Understand Economic Impact Of Americas Regulations | 2015-12-09 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | WY | Michael Enzi | E000285 | www.enzi.senate.gov | legacy | During a hearing today on regulatory budgeting, Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, said it was vital to understand the cumulative costs and impact of regulations on the economy imposed by federal agencies through new rules. The effects of regulation can be seen every day in my home state, not as fluctuations in statistical data, but in lost jobs and in the concerns that people have about the future of their communities, Enzi said. The EPAs crusade to keep coal in the ground is already costing hundreds of jobs in my state and will cost this country billions of dollars. This is why our focus continues to be on the dangers that high regulatory burdens pose for our nations ability to sustain economic growth and fiscal health. Enzi noted that according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the potential growth rate of our economy (or the rate of growth that is possible given the education of workers, the quality of capital equipment, and the business formation rate) averaged 3.3 percent from 1950 through 2014, but that the potential growth rate of the U.S. economy has been dropping steadily since 2002. In fact, from 2008 through 2014, it averaged only 1.4 percent. CBO now expects that annual rate to remain significantly below its long-term average and to fall to 2.1 percent for the period 2015 through 2025. That represents a 36 percent reduction in the long-run average potential growth rate of the economy. With our almost $19 trillion debt, we cannot afford to accept the notion that were entering into what some are calling a new normal of anemic economic growth, Enzi said. Better guidance by Congress will help lift some of the regulatory drag on our economy, provide discipline against overspending or overregulation, and provide a path forward to success and prosperity for each and every American. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=b775a08b-67fa-4ec7-9c86-2d13e83a5697 | Congress leaves No Child Left Behind, passes new education bill to return power to parents, teachers, states | 2015-12-09 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | WY | Michael Enzi | E000285 | www.enzi.senate.gov | legacy | Today Congress passed a monumental education bill that returns the responsibility of educating our nations students back to states and local communities. U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., applauded the bipartisan legislation that overhauls No Child Left Behind testing requirements and ends federal incentives that impose Common Core standards on states. Enzi is a senior member of the Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions Committee and served on the conference committee between the House and Senate that put the final version of the bill together. For too long now I have heard stories from teachers, students, and parents from all across Wyoming about the harm inflicted by the prep-for-the-test system that has been in place, Enzi said. That ends with the signing of this bill. A reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Enzi said the bill is designed to empower parents and teachers to make the decisions they think are best in the classroom instead of bureaucrats in Washington. This legislation allows issues to be debated and decisions to be made in a room of parents, students, teachers, school leaders, and community members who know best what works for their students, Enzi said. That is one of the purest forms of democracy that I can think of and certainly something I believe our founders had in mind for their idea of America. The Senate passed the legislation with large bipartisan support, 85-12. The House passed the bill last Wednesday and President Obama is expected to sign it. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://www.barrasso.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=4ee5c865-ee4d-4734-a4c8-94a397a8489d | Barrasso Releases Report on Paris Climate Talks | 2015-12-04 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | WY | John Barrasso | B001261 | www.barrasso.senate.gov | legacy | Click here to read report. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy, and Environmental Policy, released a new report entitled: Senate Outlook on United States International Strategy on Climate Change in Paris 2015. The report outlines how President Obama plans to bypass Congress and transfer American taxpayer funds overseas. It also highlights how the president is undermining American sovereignty and binding the American people to targets and timetables for greenhouse gas reduction targets in Paris. President Obama is so desperate for a climate deal in Paris that he will do anything he can to get one. This includes undermining U.S. sovereignty and misusing American taxpayer dollars to grease the wheels, said Chairman Barrasso. The president needs to understand that Congress does not support this pay-to-play promise. This new report details how the presidents agenda in Paris is threatening jobs, industries and communities at home. Key Findings Highlighted in the Report: The president is forcing American taxpayers to pay for past economic success through his contributions to the Green Climate Fund. The president and foreign nations in Paris plan to bypass Congress to reach a climate change deal, thus eliminating the voice of the American people who are opposed to his climate change policies. The president is demonstrating failed leadership as he is making false promises to foreign countries about his capability to meet his greenhouse gas reduction targets. By undermining American sovereignty and binding the American people to targets and timetables for greenhouse gas reduction targets in Paris, the president is threatening jobs, industries and communities at home. ### https://www.barrasso.senate.gov Twitter | Facebook | You Tube | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://www.barrasso.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=d6413a97-341d-41d1-ae17-b7d3c047ac49 | Wyoming Priorities Included in Federal Highway Bill | 2015-12-04 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | WY | John Barrasso | B001261 | www.barrasso.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, DC U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) touted Wyoming priorities included as part of a bipartisan surface transportation bill that passed Congress Thursday. The bill provides five years of long-term funding for state and local governments to improve American roads, bridges and other transportation projects. Barrasso was selected to be a member of the bicameral surface transportation conference committee, which was tasked with resolving differences between the Senate and House versions of the bill. He successfully included key provisions in the bill that provide regulatory relief and flexibility for rural states like Wyoming. Maintaining our nations strong commitment to the safety of our roads, bridges and infrastructure is extremely important, said Barrasso. After months of hard work, Im pleased we were able to pass a bipartisan, long-term solution to our nations transportation challenges. Important provisions included in the bill will provide much needed flexibility for rural states like Wyoming, as well as for Indian tribes. Background on Barrasso Provisions included in the Bill: Indexing Categorical Exclusion Projects This provision allows projects with categorical exclusions to adjust the project dollar amounts for inflation. MAP-21 currently allows for categorical exclusions for projects for any highway or transit project that receive less than $5 million in Federal funds. Unless those amounts are adjusted for inflation, the value of the categorical exclusion will degrade over time. Critical Rural Freight Corridor Designation Flexibility This provision provides the states with more flexibility to designate rural routes as critical rural freight corridors. This would include designating routes to agricultural and forestry facilities or energy development that connect to primary freight networks or interstate highways. Rural Road Waivers This provision provides the Secretary of Transportation with new authorities to provide exceptio… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://www.barrasso.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=344444e8-8871-4910-b5f0-f8daae4ca8b7 | Delegation Restores Wyoming AML Funding | 2015-12-03 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | WY | John Barrasso | B001261 | www.barrasso.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, DC A provision secured by Wyomings Congressional delegation as part of a long-term surface transportation spending bill will force the federal government to fully return past and future abandoned mine land (AML) payments owed to the state. Under the agreement championed for years by U.S. Senators Mike Enzi and John Barrasso, and U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis, Wyoming is now eligible to receive approximately $241.9 million immediately, and approximately $350 million in future years. The bill passed the U.S. House and Senate late Thursday and is expected to be signed into law by the president. The provision will restore the full amount of AML funding for all certified states, including Wyoming, and Indian tribes. Additionally, it eliminates the $15 million yearly cap previously imposed. This is about returning money that rightfully belongs to the people of Wyoming that was raided in the 2012 highway bill, Enzi said. Trust funds such as AML set aside money for a specific reason and should not be poached by politicians. Its money from Wyoming for Wyoming. This provision is the culmination of three years of work by this delegation to properly restore AML funds to Wyoming, and I sincerely thank John and Cynthia for their efforts. Barrasso, who served on the House-Senate Conference Committee that helped negotiate final details of the highway measure said, It came down to a matter of fairness to return what was wrongfully taken from Wyoming years ago. The delegation was relentless and after a long stubborn fight, the federal government will be forced to stand by their commitments to the people of Wyoming. With energy revenues on the decline, its even more important now that Wyoming receives the money Washington owes us, Barrasso said. This Abandoned Mine Land money has always rightfully belonged to Wyoming, despite Senate Democrats middle-of-the-night provision in the last multi-year highway bill that stripped this money from Wyoming, said Rep. Lummis. I am very proud and very pleased that our hard fo… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://www.barrasso.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=fa2aba17-b0c0-43af-881e-210eb53b9dbf | Barrasso Statement on Obamacare Repeal Vote | 2015-12-03 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | WY | John Barrasso | B001261 | www.barrasso.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) released the following statement after the Senate voted to repeal the presidents health care law. As a doctor whos taken care of people in Wyoming for decades, Im always looking to make health care more affordable and accessible for American families. After almost six years of increased premiums and decreased access to care, its clear that Obamacare is not the answer. The president famously promised that if you liked your plan, you could keep your plan. Families in Wyoming who have lost their insurance because of this law know firsthand this is just another broken promise. To help people who don't have insurance, the president should not have had to hurt so many people who already had insurance. Congress has acted, and a repeal bill is now headed to the presidents desk. He has an important decision to make. He can stand by and do nothing, or he can work with Congress to replace this unworkable law with the kind of health care reforms that the American people actually need and want. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=63767ab4-1637-41d1-9146-a0bb8a758767 | Delegation Restores Wyoming AML Funding | 2015-12-03 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | WY | Michael Enzi | E000285 | www.enzi.senate.gov | legacy | A provision secured by Wyomings Congressional delegation as part of a long-term surface transportation spending bill will force the federal government to fully return past and future abandoned mine land (AML) payments owed to the state.Under the agreement championed for years by U.S. Senators Mike Enzi and John Barrasso, and U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis, Wyoming is now eligible to receive approximately $241.9 million immediately, and approximately $350 million in future years. The bill passed the U.S. House and Senate late Thursday and is expected to be signed into law by the president.The provision will restore the full amount of AML funding for all certified states, including Wyoming, and Indian tribes. Additionally, it eliminates the $15 million yearly cap previously imposed. This is about returning money that rightfully belongs to the people of Wyoming that was raided in the 2012 highway bill, Enzi said. Trust funds such as AML set aside money for a specific reason and should not be poached by politicians.Its money from Wyoming for Wyoming. This provision is the culmination of three years of work by this delegation to properly restore AML funds to Wyoming, and I sincerely thank John and Cynthia for their efforts. Barrasso, who served on the House-Senate Conference Committee that helped negotiate final details of the highway measure said, It came down to a matter of fairness to return what was wrongfully taken from Wyoming years ago.The delegation was relentless and after a long stubborn fight, the federal government will be forced to stand by their commitments to the people of Wyoming.With energy revenues on the decline, its even more important now that Wyoming receives the money Washington owes us, Barrasso said. This Abandoned Mine Land money has always rightfully belonged to Wyoming, despite Senate Democrats middle-of-the-night provision in the last multi-year highway bill that stripped this money from Wyoming, said Rep. Lummis. I am very proud and very pleased that our hard fought battle has won… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=f116ab7a-26f6-4aa4-856b-a2bc779b0b4d | Senate Approves Far-Reaching Obamacare Repeal | 2015-12-03 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | WY | Michael Enzi | E000285 | www.enzi.senate.gov | legacy | The United States Senate today, through the budget reconciliation process, passed the most comprehensive and far-reaching repeal of Obamacare possible. The House of Representatives is expected to take up and pass the Senate-approved version shortly, which would send the legislation to the president for the first time. With approval of this budget reconciliation bill, the Senate today has passed the most comprehensive and far-reaching repeal of Obamacare that will actually reach the presidents desk, said Chairman Enzi. Most Americans are still opposed to this unprecedented expansion of government intrusion into health care because it represents nothing more than broken promises, higher costs and fewer choices." The budget reconciliation bill repeals more than $1.2 trillion in Obamacare tax hikes that hard working families would be forced to pay over the next 10 years, it reduces spending by nearly $1.5 trillion and provides almost $400 billion in on-budget deficit reduction over that same period, according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). Obamacare is expected to cost American households more than $116 billion a year in new taxes. We need health care reform, but it must be done the right way, Chairman Enzi said.Our nation has made great strides in improving the quality of life for all Americans, but these changes were always forged in the spirit of bipartisan compromise and cooperation. The bill the Senate has approved today is the first step in building a bridge from Obamacares broken promises to better access to high-quality health care for each and every American. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=363cf23f-372e-4c69-959b-deff84ccd3ae | Senators Fight to Hold IRS Bureaucrats Accountable with New Legislation | 2015-12-02 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | WY | Michael Enzi | E000285 | www.enzi.senate.gov | legacy | Today, Senators Richard Burr (R-NC), Mike Enzi (R-WY), Chuck Grassley (R- IA), Dean Heller (R-NV) Johnny Isakson (R-GA), and Tim Scott (R-SC) introduced the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Accountability Act of 2015. This legislation will keep IRS bureaucrats accountable to the American people by giving the IRS Commissioner new authority to fire senior executives who have failed in their performance or committed misconduct. This legislation is based on a law Congress passed last year in the wake of the VA health care scandal that enables the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to fire senior executives for misconduct. Currently, the IRS Commissioner does have the authority to fire high ranking employees for certain forms of misconduct, but has not yet used this authority against those who engaged in political targeting of taxpayers. The Administration has claimed that only mismanagement occurred at the IRS and that mismanagement is not a crime and has used this logic to justify its failure to act in the case of Lois Lerner and others who targeted Americans based on their political beliefs. This bill seeks to rectify this problem by giving the Commissioner clear authority to fire employees who fail to meet the standards of conduct and performance we should demand of senior managers at Federal agencies. Its extremely troubling that these problems have persisted for so long, said Sen. Burr. IRS employees must be held accountable for misconduct. Under the current policy, high ranking IRS officials can cheat on their taxes, lie to Congress, even threaten to audit people for personal gain all without risking their six figure government salaries. This misconduct is absolutely unacceptable and I am confident we will put a stop to it. The American people deserve better. IRS employees should swiftly be held accountable for their misdeeds, Sen. Enzi said. This legislation could bring that needed accountability to an agency that has a history of serious misconduct. The American people are rightly frustrated when senior federa… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://www.barrasso.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=997e4cad-076d-4b3a-890f-aaa7375a84c9 | Barrasso Previews Senate Obamacare Repeal Vote | 2015-12-01 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | WY | John Barrasso | B001261 | www.barrasso.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor highlighting how the presidents health care law continues to fail Americans in advance of this weeks vote in the Senate to repeal the law. Transcript of Senator Barrassos remarks: We are soon to be debating the future of Obamacare. The American people have told us that they want Congress to repeal this so-called health care law. They have told us to start over with real health care reform. You know, this actually shouldnt be a very controversial vote. Its clear even to the laws supporters that the Obama health care law has not worked out in any way that they had specifically expected. The Obama health care law is collapsing whether the president wants to admit it or not. Democrats really should be eager to join us to join us to help fix the damage thats been done by this law. So far, theyve been much more focused on protecting President Obamas legacy, than on protecting the American people and the health of the American people from Obamacare. Last month, President Obama did a radio show in which he was asked about the law and problems with the law, because people all across the country are seeing significant problems with the law. The president would not admit to a single problem with this law. He insisted, he said: It has been a success. Well, I go home to Wyoming every weekend, Im a doctor who practiced medicine in Wyoming for 25 years, and the people who I talk to, my patients, my neighbors, people from all around the state, people I run into in my travels, they do not consider Obamacare a success. Now, Democrats come to the floor and they say that its ok that insurance rates are rising, remember the president said theyd go down by $2,500 per family? Its ok, the Democrats say, that insurance rates are rising because they say the rates always went up before the law. But what they wont tell you is that premiums arent just going up a little theyre going up a lot next year. Actually, the… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=7834e608-e3e7-4c68-b850-0934f6c3fd07 | Enzi: From Obamacares Broken Promises to Better Care | 2015-12-01 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | WY | Michael Enzi | E000285 | www.enzi.senate.gov | legacy | Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) today noted that Americans are ready to move past Obamacares broken promises to better health care as the U.S. Senate opened debate on repealing the presidents health care law as part of the budget reconciliation process. Obamacare still remains unworkable, unaffordable, and more unpopular than ever. For millions of Americans, the law today represents nothing more than broken promises, higher costs and fewer choices, said Chairman Enzi.Most Americans still oppose this unprecedented expansion of government intrusion into health care decisions for hardworking families and small businesses. Enzi noted that the presidents health spending law is saddling American households with more than $1 trillion in new taxes over the next 10 years. According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Obamacare will cost taxpayers more than $116 billion a year. In fact, on average, every American household can expect more than $20,000 in new taxes over the next 10 years. For every American, Obamacare has meant more government, more bureaucracy, and more rules and regulations, along with soaring health care costs and less access to care, Chairman Enzi said.Today, we take a crucial step forward in beginning to lift the burdens and higher costs this law has placed on all Americans. By the time we are done, the legislation the Senate passes will eliminate more than $1 trillion in tax increases placed on the American people, while saving more than $500 billion in spending. Most importantly, this bill begins to build a bridge from the presidents broken promises to a better health care system for hardworking families across the country. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=91a1846f-22fb-49f3-ab69-890677a53e00 | Public Comment Period Extended on VAs Proposed Reconfiguration of Black Hills Health Care System | 2015-12-01 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | WY | Michael Enzi | E000285 | www.enzi.senate.gov | legacy | Members of the South Dakota, Wyoming and Nebraska congressional delegations made the following statement yesterday in support of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) decision to extend the public comment period on the environmental impact statement regarding proposals for reconfiguration of the Black Hills Health Care System (BHHCS) until February 5, 2016. Sens. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), John Thune (R-S.D.), Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), and Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and U.S. Representatives Kristi Noem (R-S.D.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) and Adrian Smith (R-Neb.), sent a letter to VA Secretary Robert McDonald earlier this month requesting the extension. We are pleased that Secretary McDonald listened to our concerns and extended the public comment period for the VAs proposed changes to the BHHCS, said the Members. Any reconfiguration will impact veterans in the tri-state area who rely on the system for their health care needs. For this reason, it is critical that area veterans and stakeholders have adequate opportunity to voice their opinions regarding the future of its facilities. On October 28, 2015, the VA released its draft environmental impact statement (EIS) with respect to the BHHCS. The delegations letter to Secretary McDonald requesting an extension of the comment period can be found here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=dfae6574-a3a0-442d-a037-887202443a6a | Wyoming Delegation Supports Passage of Breast Cancer Stamp Reauthorization | 2015-12-01 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | WY | Michael Enzi | E000285 | www.enzi.senate.gov | legacy | Today a strong bipartisan majority in the House of Representatives approved the Breast Cancer Research Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2015. The effort was led by U.S. Representatives Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Jackie Speier (D-CA) in the House (H.R. 2191) and by Senators Mike Enzi (R-WY) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) in the Senate (S.1170), with Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) cosponsoring. The legislation, now sent to the Presidents desk, authorizes the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to continue issuing the breast cancer research fundraising stamp through 2019. "With so much at stake in the fight against breast cancer, I am glad to see the House take action and pass this important legislation," said Sen. Enzi. "Breast cancer takes too many of our loved ones. We have already raised millions of dollars through this program to help with research against this deadly disease and renewal of this legislation will continue to support innovation, bringing us closer to a cure." "As both a doctor and a husband of a breast cancer survivor, I know firsthand how important medical research can be in saving lives," said Sen. Barrasso. "Finding a cure for cancer is one issue that brings both Republican and Democrats together. We all want to eliminate breast cancer once and for alland this important program will help bring us one step closer to that goal." Since 1998, this has been an effective, budget-neutral way to fund critical research to treat and hopefully one day cure this disease, said Rep. Lummis. For the health of all Americans, both women and men, it is important that we continue to support this fiscally responsible funding of medical research. I am proud to join my friend Jackie Speier and our House colleagues to pass this reauthorization bill to, as the stamp says, Fund the fight. Find a cure. The stamp was created by Congress in 1998 and almost one billion stamps have been sold in the United States since. This has raised over $80 million for cutting-edge breast cancer research and this reauthorization will raise millions mo… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://www.barrasso.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=447f17b7-c50b-4a83-b91c-ea0245c2435c | Barrasso Spends Thanksgiving with Wyoming Troops in Afghanistan | 2015-11-26 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | WY | John Barrasso | B001261 | www.barrasso.senate.gov | legacy | AFGHANISTAN U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) shared Thanksgiving dinner with Wyoming National Guard soldiers serving in Afghanistan. Barrasso visited primarily with members of the A Battery, 2nd Battalion, 300th Field Artillery, who are conducting artillery missions in Afghanistan. Its always an honor to share Thanksgiving dinner with Wyoming troops serving overseas, said Barrasso. Its hard to find anyone braver than our men and women in uniform. Everyone in Wyoming can be proud of the outstanding job theyre doing. They asked me to relay to their families and communities at home that they are doing well and look forward to getting back home to Wyoming. Barrasso ate Thanksgiving dinner with the service members, toured the medical facilities, and observed the Cowboy Cannoneers conduct artillery drills. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://www.barrasso.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=d7f403ae-cd81-4bde-86a9-c1f1b7f7fffe | Barrasso Introduces Bill to Reauthorize LWCF and Return Power to States | 2015-11-20 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | WY | John Barrasso | B001261 | www.barrasso.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, DC U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) introduced legislation (S. 2318) this week to reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) for 10 years and reestablish fair and equitable funding for states. The bill specifically returns to the original 1965 funding allocation split between state (60 percent) and federal (40 percent) purposes, resulting in more opportunities for citizens to enjoy a healthy lifestyle in their local communities. Many members of Congress and the administration have praised the original 1965 Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) as a visionary or historic act. Over the years, the program funding shifted from being locally focused to being primarily Washington focused, said Barrasso. Its time to return the LWCF back to its original intent of strengthening the health and vitality of U.S. citizens. Giving states more control over decisions will give local land managers in Wyoming and other states the resources they need to increase local opportunities for outdoor recreation. I greatly appreciate Senator Barrasso's LWCF reauthorization bill that more closely resembles the intent of the original 1965 act, said Domenic Bravo, President of the National Association of State Park Directors. This bill places an emphasis on close-to-home recreation, where people can get outside and get healthy. Background: The Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) expired on Sept. 30, 2015. The original 1965 LWCF law authorized offshore oil and gas royalties to be split 60 percent for state purposes and 40 percent for federal purposes. In 1976, the 60 percent state purposes requirement was removed, leaving only the 40 percent minimum for federal purposes. According to the National Association of State Park Directors, prior to expiration, states were receiving approximately 12 percent of the funding. According to an October 2014 Congressional Research Service (CRS) report, The $16.8 billion appropriated throughout the history of the LWCF program has been unevenly allocated among federal land … | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://www.barrasso.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=4353b090-5c2e-49cc-a890-f25979539d95 | Senators to Pres. Obama: No International Climate Funding without Senate Approval | 2015-11-19 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | WY | John Barrasso | B001261 | www.barrasso.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-WY) and Jim Inhofe (R-OK) led a group of 37 senators in sending a letter to President Obama pledging that any international climate agreement with a binding timetable and targets on emissions, as well as U.S. taxpayer funding, must be brought before Congress for approval. The Obama administration agreed to help raise $100 billion annually in funding for developing nations as part of the Green Climate Fund. The target for the upcoming Paris Conference was to raise an initial $10 billion. In the letter, the senators highlight how President Obama has unilaterally pledged $3 billion in U.S. taxpayer funds to the Green Climate Fund without the consent of Congress. Congress has never authorized funding for the Green Climate Fund. We therefore request that you direct United States Special Envoy Todd Stern to be forthcoming with his foreign counterparts representing developing nations in Paris about the views of members of Congress. He must provide these nations with the full picture of where a co-equal U.S. branch of government stands on these issues. He must explain that Congress will not be forthcoming with these funds in the future without a vote in the Senate on any final agreement as required in the U.S. Constitution, the senators wrote. In addition to Senators Barrasso and Inhofe, the letter was signed by Senators Mike Enzi (R-WY), Ron Johnson (R-WI), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Thom Tillis (R-NC), John Cornyn (R-TX), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Pat Toomey (R-PA), Mike Lee (R-UT), John Thune (R-SD), Jim Risch (R-ID), Richard Burr (R-NC), Jeff Sessions (R-AL), John McCain (R-AZ), Steve Daines (R-MT), Rand Paul (R-KY), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Ted Cruz (R-TX), John Boozman (R-AR), David Vitter (R-LA), Dan Coats (R-IN), Pat Roberts (R-KS), David Perdue (R-GA), James Lankford (R-OK), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Richard Shelby (R-AL), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Tom C… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://www.barrasso.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=04b56b76-4198-48a4-a79a-099c53f03339 | Barrasso to International Climate Czars: No Vote, No Money | 2015-11-18 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | WY | John Barrasso | B001261 | www.barrasso.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) delivered the following remarks at todays Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on the upcoming international climate negotiations in Paris. Transcript of Senator Barrassos Remarks: If there is one message that I would like to send to the international community ahead of the international climate change conference, it is this: without Senate approval, there will be no money. Secretary Kerry says that a treaty requiring Senate approval will not emerge from the international climate talks. This is despite the fact that the State Department is pushing for parts of the agreement to be legally binding on the United States. On November 13, the State Department stated Our position has not changed: the U.S. is pressing for an agreement that contains provisions both legally binding and non-legally binding. Any agreement reached in Paris that contains legally binding requirements on the American people must come to the Senate for a vote. This isnt only the right thing to do, it is also what the Constitution requires. As we know, the United Nations Green Climate Fund was proposed during the 2009 Conference of Parties in Copenhagen, Denmark. The fund facilitates a giant wealth transfer of taxpayer dollars from developed nations to developing nations to help them adapt to climate change. Congress has never authorized funding the Green Climate Fund. The United States and other developed nations have pledged approximately $10 billion for the initial capitalization of the fund, with the goal of raising $100 billion annually. Thats right, most people think thats a misprint, but its truea $100 billion annually is what theyre talking about. On November 15 of last year, the Obama administration pledged $3 billion in U.S. taxpayer funds over four years during the G-20 meetings in Australia. The administration's FY2016 budget request asked for $500 million for the fund. We cannot support providing taxpayer dollars to this fund if Congress does not… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://www.barrasso.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=a3b2e26e-3199-4061-bd23-e898e4d9b32b | Barrasso Statement at the Surface Transportation Conference Committee | 2015-11-18 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | WY | John Barrasso | B001261 | www.barrasso.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) delivered the following opening remarks at the first meeting of the bicameral surface transportation conference committee: Full transcript of Senator Barrassos remarks: Thank you so much Chairman Shuster and Vice-Chairman Inhofe, thank you for holding this important meeting for all conferees. I also want to thank Senator Boxer and Congressman DeFazio for their hard work to get us here today. The Senate bill creates a freight program that will be critical to ensuring the delivery of goods and services and can move across state lines efficiently and safely. If we allow bureaucrats in Washington to decide which projects get funded, we will inevitably create a patchwork interstate system. I believe the Senate position will help every state as opposed to just a few by distributing freight funding through the formula. Leaving out rural states is not part of the solution if we want to maintain a national highway system. In Wyoming, we have a short construction season. It typically starts in May and ends in October or earlier depending on the weather. So we need to give our state DOTs and highway contractors the certainty they need to plan. As we continue to reconcile the differences, I urge the conference committee to act expeditiously to ensure we have a long-term bill. Thank you and I look forward to working with everyone to get this done. Background On Nov. 10, 2015, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) appointed Senator Barrasso to serve on the bicameral surface transportation conference committee.The committee is tasked with resolving differences between the Senate and House passed long-term surface transportation bills. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=f7156be1-68ad-4ab3-89d2-f19f1b507181 | New bipartisan education bill would empower states, not Washington | 2015-11-18 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | WY | Michael Enzi | E000285 | www.enzi.senate.gov | legacy | U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., praised a bipartisan education bill today that would help strengthen state and local control over education. Speaking during a conference committee between the House and the Senate to finalize a bill to replace No Child Left Behind, Enzi said he believed that the measures in the bill would help ensure that Wyoming teachers and school leaders have more flexibility to tailor the education to meet the needs of all students. We Wyomingites are proud of our school system. Enzi said. Were proud of the way that we support our students, educators, and staff. Were proud of the way that our schools help students prepare for whats next and ensure they have the tools necessary to succeed in a rapidly evolving society. A reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the bill would end the emphasis on standardized tests. Enzi said the bill would also reaffirm the states role in defining education standards by making it clear that the federal government may not mandate or incentivize states to adopt any particular set of education standards, including Common Core. As a grandfather, I look forward to hearing from my grandkids about the innovative ways that they will be learning and less about the prep-for-the-test system that we have had for too long now, Enzi said. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/speeches?ContentRecord_id=41049ec8-f2f7-4060-835e-c8c1e99280b9 | Senate fights Obamas no power plan - FULL SPEECH | 2015-11-18 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | WY | Michael Enzi | E000285 | www.enzi.senate.gov | legacy | Mr. President, I rise today to speak about yet another battle in the regulatory war being waged by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Just two weeks ago, the Senate considered two measures aimed at rolling back an ill-thought rule the EPA came up with the Waters of the United States rule. This body did the right thing in stating our bi-partisan resolve against that rule. Unfortunately, here we are again another week, another proposed rule to massively expand the EPAs power, and another attempt by this Administration to stomp out Americas coal industry. That is exactly what the Clean Power Plan is a miscalculated regulation aimed at keeping coal in the ground at any cost. This latest travesty of a rule, known as the Clean Power Plan, requires states to develop and implement plans to reduce carbon emissions between 2022 and 2030 in order to accomplish interim and final emissions goals established by the EPA. Let me clarify that, Mr. President this is actually not one rule, but three separate rules, which taken together would be more aptly named the No Power Plan. The Clean Power Plan includes a final rule to revise carbon pollution standards for new, modified, and reconstructed power plants; a final rule to revise carbon pollution standards for existing power plants; and a federal plan for enactment and enforcement of the other two rules. Simple, right? Under the guise of flexibility and cooperation, the CPP requires states to choose from two types of plans, described by EPA as an "emission standards" approach or a "state measures" approach. Some states, like my home state of Wyoming, will have some terrible choices to make under the CPP. Under the final rule, by the year 2030, Wyomings carbon emissions will have to be 44% lower than in 2005, which is the baseline year the EPA uses for this plan. That is more than double the 19% reduction the EPA imposed upon Wyoming in the proposed rule, which was released about 18 months ago, in June 2014. As Wyomings Governor Matt Mead said recently when my home st… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://www.barrasso.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=75068738-8e4b-4ea7-8934-939f18aecd85 | Barrasso: Congress Will Vote to Stop Presidents Illegal Energy Regulations | 2015-11-17 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | WY | John Barrasso | B001261 | www.barrasso.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor highlighting the necessity of congressional action on the Obama administrations irrational, burdensome regulations that affect Americas energy industry ahead of this months international talks on climate change. Transcript of Senator Barrassos remarks: Mr. President, it's fascinating today to listen to my colleague and friend from Rhode Island because I just had the National Journal Daily printed today. Back-to-back pages talking about the terror, the horror in Paris and obviously the thoughts and the heartfelt condolences of the people of this country continue to go out to our friends in France who have stood by us and we will stand by them. One page talks about how President Obama has continued to underestimate ISIS. They go back -- this is in today's paper - quoting President Obama saying, The analogy we use around here sometimes and I think is accurate, - he says - if a J.V. team puts on a Lakers uniform, it doesn't make them Kobe Bryant. The president has continued to underestimate ISIS. The other side of the page, ISIS versus climate change. It talks about the Democrat debate Saturday night - national television after the tragic events in Paris the night before. The moderator asks one of the leading Democrats running for president, running second in the polls now, if that candidate has a chance to back off on his claims that climate change is the greatest security threat facing the country. That candidate says, in fact, climate change is directly related to the growth of terrorism. That's the position I just heard from the senator from Rhode Island. It's a position we hear from a leading candidate for president of the Democrat side of the aisle. I would wonder how many Americans believe that, who if they heard that statement, believe that that's true. That's why I come to the floor today, Mr. President, to talk about President Obama's plans, his plans to tear down the American energy rel… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://www.barrasso.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=9f6f2b41-0804-4304-92a9-1e0da65e94cf | Barrasso Calls on Energy Department to Turn Over Excess Uranium Contract | 2015-11-17 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | WY | John Barrasso | B001261 | www.barrasso.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) sent a letter to Energy Secretary Moniz expressing concern about the Department of Energys (DOE) failure to conduct oversight of transactions of uranium between Fluor-B&W Portsmouth LLC and the Traxys Group. Since 2011, DOE has transferred roughly $1 billion of publicly owned uranium which has financially benefitted these two companies. In the letter, Barrasso outlines how it is especially important that DOE examine these transactions following the nomination of John Kotek, a former consultant to Fluor, to be Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy. Barrasso calls on DOE to ensure that Fluor-B&Ws transactions with Traxys do not come at the expense of the American public. If confirmed, Mr. Kotek would play a major role in determining the circumstances and the conditions under which DOE authorizes additional transfers of the publics excess uranium. At Mr. Koteks confirmation hearing, I asked Mr. Kotek whether he would recuse himself from decisions benefitting FluorAt a minimum, DOE should condition future transfers of excess uranium to Fluor-B&W on the requirement that it disclose its contract(s) with Traxys to members of the House and Senate committees which oversee DOE. Until that happens, I will withhold my support for Mr. Koteks nomination, Barrasso wrote. Full text of the letter below: November 17, 2015 The Honorable Ernest Moniz Secretary U.S. Department of Energy 1000 Independence Ave., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20585 Dear Secretary Moniz: I write to follow up on my April 23, 2015 letter, expressing concern about the Department of Energys (DOE) failure to conduct oversight of transactions of uranium between Fluor-B&W Portsmouth LLC and the Traxys Group. Since 2011, DOE has transferred roughly $1 billion of publicly owned uranium which has financially benefitted these two companies. It is appropriate for DOE to examine these transactions particularly in light of the nomination of John Kotek, a former consultant to Fluor, to be… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=1d902ab2-057e-4ca2-af89-811b87f39cd9 | Senate fights Obamas no power plan | 2015-11-17 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | WY | Michael Enzi | E000285 | www.enzi.senate.gov | legacy | Though the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) claims that it is trying to pass a clean power plan, U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., said it is more honest to call the new energy regulations a no power plan. Enzi applauded the Senate passage of two resolutions today aimed at scrapping the EPA rules that are intended to end coal power plants. Speaking on the Senate floor today Enzi called the EPA rules a miscalculated regulation aimed at keeping coal in the ground at any cost. Enzi said the new rules would cost the country hundreds of billions of dollars and cause double digit electricity rate increases across the country. Twenty-four states have also sued the EPA to block the plans implementation, including Wyoming. If the power plants that produce energy from fossil fuels like coal are forced to shutter their doors or make dramatic structural changes, it will have tangible negative impacts on fossil fuel consumers, Enzi said. If that doesnt alarm you, it should, because according to the National Mining Association, every person in America uses 20 pounds of coal a day. Enzi was critical of the presidents intent to present the clean power plan to a U.N. climate summit in Paris at the end of the month. To make commitments to our allies based on a plan that doesnt have the support of the American public is nothing short of irresponsible and disingenuous, Enzi said. President Obama has said that he plans to veto the resolutions the Senate passed today. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://www.barrasso.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=271a5767-4341-476c-b434-9d0fd5ed0e77 | Johnson, Barrasso Introduce Gray Wolf Delisting Bill | 2015-11-12 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | WY | John Barrasso | B001261 | www.barrasso.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) introduced legislation this week that directs the secretary of the Interior to reissue final rules related to the listing of the gray wolf in Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota and Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. The bill serves as the Senate companion to the bipartisan House bill introduced by Reps. Reid Ribble (R-Wis.) and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) earlier this year. Wyoming has honored its commitment and put together a solid and working plan to protect the states wolf population. Even the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agrees that wolves should be delisted in Wyoming,said Barrasso. This is just one of many legislative opportunities well continue to pursue until Wyomings wolf management plan is protected and fully implemented. After over 30 years of needed protection and professional pack population management, the wolf has made its comeback, Johnson said. In 2011, the administrations Department of the Interior determined the number of wolves in the western Great Lakes states to be sufficient and growing and made the correct decision to delist them as an endangered species. President Obamas own Interior secretary applauded the decision, saying, Thanks to the work of our scientists, wildlife managers, and our state, tribal, and stakeholder partners, gray wolves in the western Great Lakes region are now fully recovered and healthy. Unfortunately, in late 2014, a liberal judge in Washington, D.C. overruled the administrations wildlife experts in the field and returned the gray wolves to the Endangered Species List. Its obvious the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service judges its past delisting decision to have been correct, and the ongoing efforts in Wisconsin and elsewhere to properly manage the wolf levels are working well. Simply put, wolves in these four states are no longer endangered and do not need the protections the ESA afforded them in the past. Our bill's language does not modify the Endangered Species Act, nor does it prevent … | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://www.barrasso.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=8b824e98-2eb8-4841-865e-76b585754b4a | Barrasso Statement on Cynthia Lummis | 2015-11-12 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | WY | John Barrasso | B001261 | www.barrasso.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) released the following statement: There is much more to be said about Cynthias extraordinary career in public service thus far, but for now I want to say simply that she will be greatly missed. Wyoming will miss her energy and her fight. The U.S. House of Representatives will miss one of the most decent, honest and irreplaceable voices for western principles and ideals in Congress today. I know Cynthia is particularly looking forward to spending more time with her family, being on her ranch, and enjoying more of those things that made her fight for Wyoming so important to begin with. Bobbi and I wish her the best. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=1c4e589b-b825-4a79-a962-555363ba7672 | Enzi statement on Cynthia Lummis | 2015-11-12 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | WY | Michael Enzi | E000285 | www.enzi.senate.gov | legacy | U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., issued the following statement today in response to Representative Cynthia Lummis announcement that she will not seek re-election in 2016. I'm sorry to hear thatCynthia Lummis is retiring from Congress after 2016.Cynthia has done a marvelous job. She has worked vigorously for America and for Wyoming. Her ability has magnified her voice and her vote. She is known on both sides of the aisle and gets things done. She has been an essential part of our Washington team using her agriculture, business, legal, legislative and state treasurer background to make a big difference. Her ability combined with her infectious laugh makes up a winning personality. She listens and then shares ideas in such a way that people often think it was their idea - which is one of the best ways to get support. She travels around Wyoming most weekends so she can relay the Wyoming common sense she hears when she goes to Washington. Her previous legislative experience made it possible for her to be successful from the moment she got here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=b337e905-d82b-4c66-9a96-a1afc7c70ab5 | Enzi: To those who served, happy Veterans Day | 2015-11-12 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | WY | Michael Enzi | E000285 | www.enzi.senate.gov | legacy | ***Watch Veterans Day Video Here*** Serving in the military requires a willingness to serve others to keep this country great. U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., a veteran of the Air National Guard, issued the following statement for Veterans Day. My Dad served in the Navy. My Uncle served in the Army. I thought it was something that everybody does. I wound up in the Air National Guard, and Im proud of my service there. Service means doing things for others, doing the right thing, being a patriot and serving your country. And from one veteran to another thanks for your service, thanks for the time that you put in and thanks for the blank check that you gave the United States. To those who went before us, to those who served with us and to those who came after us, happy Veterans Day. Click here to watch a video commemorating Veterans Day with several senators, including Enzi, who served their country. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=8a28363c-7abe-427c-8c80-38d313c285f4 | Federal court blocks Obamas amnesty plan | 2015-11-10 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | WY | Michael Enzi | E000285 | www.enzi.senate.gov | legacy | A federal appeals court ruled on Monday against President Obamas plan to grant amnesty to 5 million people. U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., who has opposed the presidents amnesty plan, said the ruling was a win for the American people and the constitution, which this Administration has tried to disregard in favor of expanding executive power. The courts decision this week shows the presidents pen is not a magic wand that can make Congress, the courts and the Constitution disappear at his whim, Enzi said. The president tried to set a very dangerous precedent by granting amnesty to millions without a single vote from Congress. Our country is struggling with an illegal immigration problem, but amnesty is not the solution. As this case likely moves forward to the U.S. Supreme Court, I hope that the president realizes that he is not above the rule of law. In May, Enzi joined 25 senators and 88 members of Congress in filing an amicus brief in the case brought against the administration by the State of Texas and 25 other states stating that President Obamas executive overreach on immigration is unconstitutional and contrary to congressional intent. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling upheld a lower court's injunction blocking the programs from taking effect in the case. The Obama Administration has said that they plan to appeal the ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=f711943a-4c44-4b12-9c7f-32617ab070c5 | Tri-State Delegation Requests Extended Public Comment Period of Reconfiguration of Black Hills Health Care System | 2015-11-10 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | WY | Michael Enzi | E000285 | www.enzi.senate.gov | legacy | U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, led his colleagues from South Dakota, Wyoming and Nebraska in a letter to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Robert McDonald to request an extension of the public comment period in the wake of the VAs Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed reconfiguration of the Black Hills Health Care System (BHHCS). The letter was signed by U.S. Sens. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), John Thune (R-S.D.), Mike Enzi (R-Wy.), John Barrasso (R-Wy.), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and U.S. Representatives Kristi Noem (R-S.D.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wy.) and Adrian Smith (R-Neb.). The time constraints imposed by the current 60-day comment period may present a significant challenge for veteran stakeholders given that many may be traveling or spending time with family throughout the holiday season, wrote the Members. The VAs public comment meetings also overlap the holiday season, which may further limit stakeholder involvement. For these reasons, we respectfully request that the VA extend the comment period to February 5, 2016. As you know, we continue to have concerns about the impact the VAs proposal to reconfigure the BHHCS will have on access to care for our regions rural veterans, veteran mental health services, the assumptions made about a future partnership with the Fall River Hospital, and data used to support this proposal, wrote the Members. Unfortunately, there also remains an underlying distrust among veterans and Hot Springs stakeholders that the VA has proceeded with a predetermined decision to vacate the Hot Springs VA hospital and domiciliary. Full text of the letter can be found here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://www.barrasso.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=d1c0d032-ba00-4725-abb6-3f80975d0fe2 | Barrasso Statement on Presidents Rejection of Keystone XL Pipeline | 2015-11-06 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | WY | John Barrasso | B001261 | www.barrasso.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) released the following statement after President Obamas announcement that he is rejecting the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. Today, President Obama put the interests of a small group of well-funded environmental extremists ahead of the interests of American workers, our economy, and our nations energy security. For someone who claims to put science first, the presidents rejection of five favorable environmental reviews for the Keystone XL pipeline is an act of stunning hypocrisy. The presidents decision will make it exceedingly more difficult to build infrastructure projects of all kinds in the future. Now, whenever a group of activists decides to oppose another pipeline, road, bridge, rail or port project, they will pull out the Keystone playbook and have confidence that even public officials of the highest rank can be convinced to put politics ahead of facts. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=41f38914-ef65-44d3-b637-29568b0f4bee | Enzi accepting applications for 2016 spring internship program | 2015-11-06 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | WY | Michael Enzi | E000285 | www.enzi.senate.gov | legacy | U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., is encouraging students and graduates from all backgrounds to apply for a spring internship in his Washington, D.C. office. The deadline for applications is November 20th. An internship in my office is rich with opportunity and provides students with firsthand knowledge and experience, Enzi said. Interns are an important part of the office. They also have the chance to meet some remarkable people, workon projects and experience the dynamic of living in Washington, D.C. The internships, which include hands-on, individualized activities, offer experience in the heart of the nations government. Interns are able to network, develop crucial job skills and cultivate meaningful experiences to further their education and career goals. Interns will have the opportunity to give U.S. Capitol Building tours, write policy and hearing summaries, prepare legislative memos, conduct research for legislative aides, observe floor proceedings and attend committee hearings and lectures. Interns receive a monthly stipend to defray the cost of living in Washington, D.C. and can also coordinate receiving college credit for the internship. Priority is given to students from Wyoming, or those studying in Wyoming. The spring 2016 internship runs from January 4th to May 20th.Applicants should have achieved at least sophomore status at an accredited university or college. Individuals interested in an internship with Senator Enzis office should apply online. The application is available at www.enzi.senate.gov. Select the Students tab and click on Internship Information. For additional information, contact the Internship Coordinator Dea Kollekowski at (202) 224-3424 or Intern_Coordinator@enzi.senate.gov. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=b509d66a-8bba-4817-9f5b-cc99fe238153 | Enzi statement on Obama Admin. rejection of the Keystone XL Pipeline | 2015-11-06 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | WY | Michael Enzi | E000285 | www.enzi.senate.gov | legacy | TodayU.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., released the following statement in response to President Obamas announcement that the Administration would reject the application to build the Keystone XL Pipeline . This Administration has proven itself time and time again to be the most anti-energy administration in recent memory. This announcement falls right in line with the disastrous policies they have put in place, Enzi said. With the rejection of the pipeline the Administration is rejecting the creation of tens of thousands of jobs and proving that keeping energy prices affordable for our nation is not a priority.Our country is inventive and resourceful.We can both pursue new energy sources while seeking to make traditional energy greener, but actions like this tell me this Administration would rather take the politically easy way out. There are better ways to approach energy policy and I hope more people begin to see this soon. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/the-enzi-insider?ContentRecord_id=ce792034-14a4-4d6d-94ac-db1e3f647677 | The Enzi Insider - November 6, 2015 | 2015-11-06 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | WY | Michael Enzi | E000285 | www.enzi.senate.gov | legacy | Legislation Enzi Sponsored and Cosponsored National Bison Day Resolution encourages the people of the United States to observe National Bison Day with appropriate ceremonies and activities. The resolution was agreed to by unanimous consent on October 28, 2015.Led by Senator Enzi (R-WY). National Native American Heritage Month Resolution designates November as a month of national recognition of Native Americans, their culture, and their many contributions to the United States. The bill was introduced on November 5, 2015, and passed the Senate by unanimous consent the same day. Led by Senator John Barrasso (R-WY). Cosponsored National Pregnancy Center Week Resolution designating the week of November 8, 2015 as National Pregnancy Center Week. There are approximately 2,500 pregnancy centers in the United States that offer a variety of health and support services. These centers are community based with less than 10 percent of their funding coming from government sources. The resolution is expected to be introduced the week of November 8, 2015. Led by Senator Mike Lee (R-UT). | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=cb9cdf7f-5e37-477e-8cc6-733ca693c97d | Senate advances veterans funding, but troop funding blocked | 2015-11-05 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | WY | Michael Enzi | E000285 | www.enzi.senate.gov | legacy | Today the Senate was able to advance a spending bill that pays for military construction and veterans programsbut was blocked by the Senate minority from moving forward on a defense spending bill. U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., said he was glad the Senate could make some progress on spending bills but found it irresponsible that the Senate minority would block a bill to help fund the troops. Two of Congress most important responsibilities are to strengthen the countrys national security and to fund the government responsibly through 12 separate spending bills, Enzi said. While I appreciate that we were finally able to make some progress on the veterans spending bill, it is unreasonable that the Senate minority would block the defense funding bill, especially since it passed out of committee with overwhelming bipartisan support. The Senate minority would prefer that we just pass a giant all-in-one spending bill instead of doing our job responsibly. Congress should be thoughtfully and carefully considering every line of each spending bill its the kind of diligence we owe the taxpayers who fund this government. These comprehensive bills are the reason we have a country deep in debt and a Congress with dismal approval ratings. It is time the Senate minority work with us to fund the government sensibly instead of relying on a bloated catch-all government funding bill created at the last minute through backroom deals. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://www.barrasso.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=bdd93674-bcea-4535-914e-9de31b163e29 | Barrasso Introduces Bill to Rein in Invasive Species | 2015-11-04 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | WY | John Barrasso | B001261 | www.barrasso.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, DC Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) introduced legislation to improve the way invasive species are managed and reduced on federal lands. The Federal Lands Invasive Species Control, Prevention and Management Act specifically directs the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior to work with on-the-ground experts to develop and implement a strategic plan for prevention, control, and management of invasive species. These strategic plans target a 5 percent reduction in invasive species each year. Worldwide, invasive species are spreading at an alarming rate. Not only do these species cause severe ecological harm, they also cost the United States billions of dollars each year, said Barrasso. Weve also seen how harmful invasive species can be, in particular cheatgrass, which pushes out native grasses, threatens sage grouse habitat, and increases the risk of catastrophic wildfire. Its critical that federal agencies work with local, on-the-ground experts to tackle this increasing problem. By working together to meet clear reduction targets, we can begin to rein in the spread of invasive species. The Federal Lands Invasive Species Control, Prevention and Management Act is cosponsored by Senators Mike Enzi (R-WY), Mike Crapo (R-ID) and James Risch (R-ID). Background: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) reports that invasive plants spread across public lands at an unchecked rate 4,600 acres per day. This unbridled expansion threatens private lands, waterways, and infrastructure and increases the risk of secondary threats like habitat loss, pressure on threatened species, and wildfire. The Fish and Wildlife Service has supported figures from 2005 that estimate invasive species infestations cost the United States more than $120 billion each year across multiple sectors. The Federal Lands Invasive Species Control, Prevention and Management Act: -Requires the Secretaries of Agriculture and Interior to develop strategic plans in coordination with local/state/tribal authori… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=045f13b5-3750-4029-ab4a-68c98e9d7bce | Enzi: Two-year budgets will make spending process more transparent | 2015-11-04 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | WY | Michael Enzi | E000285 | www.enzi.senate.gov | legacy | During a Senate Budget Committee hearing today, Chairman Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., said that moving the nation to a biennial budget process would create more stability and predictability for agencies as well as state and local governments. Most importantly, he said, it will increase the transparency of the federal spending process and help make government more accountable. The worst kept secret in Washington is that we essentially operate on a two-year budget already, Enzi said. In 2011, 2013, and now 2015, Congress has set spending limits for the following two fiscal years. But these deals have been negotiated without the transparency and predictability that regular order provides. True reform of the federal budget process would formalize biennial budgeting and move spending decisions from the shadows and into the light, where they belong. Enzi noted that a biennial budget process could improve Congress management and oversight of federal spending. If less legislative time were devoted to setting budget targets for the next year, more time could be spent on reviewing program management. Under an annual cycle, authorizing and appropriating committees only have time to assess how much money is needed in relation to the previous year, rather than conducting a systematic review of federal programs in their jurisdiction. Oversight under a biennial budget would help make government more accountable by allowing additional time to consider whether taxpayer dollars are being spent effectively. Congress energy and attention should be redirected to reviewing all federal spending, Enzi said. By moving to a two-year budget cycle, lawmakers will have more time to focus on the true drivers of spending and debt, which will help make our government more accountable and ensure taxpayer dollars are spent wisely. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=8ad84101-86d1-4dcb-b554-4c3d7dbc7aee | Enzi: States dont need the EPA to regulate every drop of water | 2015-11-04 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | WY | Michael Enzi | E000285 | www.enzi.senate.gov | legacy | States already know best how to manage their water and they dont need the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to over-regulate one of Wyomings most precious resources said U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., speaking on the Senate floor today. Enzis comments came shortly after the Senate voted (53-44) to disapprove of the EPAs waters of the United States rule, crafted to allow the agency to regulate every pond, puddle and ditch in the United States. The overregulation by the EPA and this administration have to be stopped, Enzi said. Today we had an opportunity to do just that. By passing this resolution of disapproval, we sent a message to the president, his Administration and all its bureaucrats. A cosponsor of the resolution of disapproval, Enzi said the EPA water rule is a prime example of a federal agency coming up with regulations that are a menacing threat to this countrys economic security and success. What America needs now is a smaller, less burdensome regulatory framework that will permit our nations economy to thrive, Enzi said. The state of Wyoming has joined 30 other states in suing the EPA and Corps of Engineers to block the waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule and earlier this year a U.S. District Court judge ruled that the rule asserts jurisdiction over waters that are remote and intermittent waters.No evidence actually points to how these intermittent and remote wetlands have any nexus to navigable-in-fact water. I couldnt have said it better, Enzi said. What the EPA is doing is more about control than protection. For the sake of farmers, ranchers, manufacturers and small businesses it is time to stop this outrageous regulation. A simple majority of the Senate can pass a resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA). The resolution would ensure a federal agencys new rule would have no force or effect, and prevents the same or similar rule from being reissued. The House also needs to pass the resolution and the president needs to sign it for it to take effect. Yester… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/speeches?ContentRecord_id=3c12d6bf-5e3f-4424-a2c2-cf90b79912ae | Statement of Michael B. Enzi Waters of the United States" | 2015-11-04 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | WY | Michael Enzi | E000285 | www.enzi.senate.gov | legacy | Mr. President, I applaud my colleagues who today took a stand against the regulatory onslaught and overreach being waged by the Environmental Protection Agency. In promulgating the Waters of the United States rule, or WOTUS, the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers have teamed up to promulgate one of the most expansive federal power grabs across the nation. Recently, I spoke to this body about the threat that the growth and expansion of federal regulations pose to this countrys economic well-being. The growth of federal regulation and bureaucracy is a menacing threat to this countrys security and success. What America needs now is a smaller, less burdensome regulatory framework that will permit our nations economy to thrive. With $18 trillion in debt, we can only afford policies that will serve as a catalyst for economic growth. This WOTUS rule is a prime example of a federal agency coming up with regulations that do the precise opposite. In the early 1970s, Congress passed the Clean Water Act, and charged the EPA with protecting our nations navigable waters from pollutants. Since then, the EPA and the Corps have been working to ever-expand the definition and scope of navigable water, this time stretching the meaning all the way to the outer limits of common sense. With the WOTUS rule, the Administration has once again demonstrated a willingness to advance its own goals at any cost. Under this expansive new rule, the EPA may implement substantial additional permitting and regulatory requirements under the Clean Water Act, without any thought to employees who will lose jobs at businesses or industries this rule may cripple. As the Chamber of Commerce said earlier this week in a letter to this body, business owners and their employees in all sectors of the economy would be affected by the regulatory uncertainty of this rule, which is certain to chill the development and expansion of large and small projects across the country. Again, this is not the kind of regulation America can afford. The WOTUS rule is so … | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://www.barrasso.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=5a83da79-6603-450a-9401-13afbd7fcad8 | Senate Majority Votes to Stop EPA Water Rule | 2015-11-03 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | WY | John Barrasso | B001261 | www.barrasso.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, DC Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) released the following statement after the Senate failed to proceed to S. 1140, his bipartisan Federal Water Quality Protection Act. A clear bipartisan majority of senators voted today to stop the Environmental Protection Agencys federal water grab. Regrettably, too many Senate Democrats chose to block this first real opportunity to vote yes to clean water and no to extreme bureaucracy. Instead of standing with Americas farmers, ranchers, small businesses and private-land owners, these senators chose to side with President Obamas out-of-control EPA. While we may have fallen short today, this is not the end of this issue. One way or another, Republicans wont stop until this rule is withdrawn or the courts ultimately strike it down for good. Background on S. 1140: S. 1140 directs the Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers to issue a revised waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule that protects traditional navigable water and wetlands from water pollution, while also protecting farmers, ranchers and private landowners. Senator Barrasso introduced S. 1140 on April 30, 2015 with Senators Joe Donnelly (D-IN), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), Pat Roberts (R-KS) and Joe Manchin (D-WV), among others. S. 1140 has a total of 46 cosponsors, including Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY). The bill passed the Environment and Public Works Committee on June 10, 2015. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://www.barrasso.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=f097e7fd-8dc2-4520-b20a-5a63b715699a | Barrasso Calls on Senate to Support Federal Water Quality Protection Act | 2015-11-03 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | WY | John Barrasso | B001261 | www.barrasso.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor in support of the bipartisan Federal Water Quality Protection Act (S. 1140). Senator Barrasso introduced the legislation in response to the Environmental Protection Agencys overreaching waters of the United States rule. The Senate will vote on the motion to proceed to S. 1140 at 2:30 pm ET today. Transcript of Senator Barrassos remarks: I appreciate the opportunitytoday to move this legislation,that is bipartisan and itprotects our environment, and ithelps small businesses allacross the country. S. 1140, the Federal Water Quality Protection Act, is legislation that I introduced with Democrat Senators Donnelly, Heitkamp and Manchin, along with many other senators. The senator from California previously spoke, and I would just point out to her that the California Chamber of Commerce supports my legislation. The California Farm Bureau supports my legislation. Because this legislation will protect our nations navigable waterways and the streams and wetlands that help keep our navigable waters clean. This bill is a testament to the hard work that both sides of the aisle have done in achieving an agreement on an environmental protection bill. Our rivers, our lakes ,our wetlands and other waterways are among Americas most treasured resources. In my home state of Wyoming we have some of the most beautiful rivers in the world the Snake River, the Wind River, and dozens of others. People from around the world come to Wyoming they come to visit - because we have an environmental landscape that is second to none. Anyone who has gone to my state and experienced Yellowstone National Park, the Grand Tetons and the Big Horn Mountains, comes away with a sense that Wyoming is a pristine and beautiful place. Its what Wyoming sells, and it is what makes Wyoming so unique. The people of Wyoming are devoted to keeping these waterways safe. We want to preserve the water for our children and grandchildren. We und… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://www.barrasso.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=63e4ae50-8b3d-4cd9-b08c-1c6174602558 | ICYMI...Washington Times: Beginning of the End of Obamacare | 2015-11-02 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | WY | John Barrasso | B001261 | www.barrasso.senate.gov | legacy | Beginning of the End of Obamacare By: U.S. Sen. John Barrasso, M.D. Nov. 2, 2015 Washington Times Obamacares third year of open enrollment began on Sunday. People hoping to sign up saw a website with fresh photos and high-tech features. They found the actual insurance of the presidents signature law has gotten even worse. Unless something dramatic happens, this may be the year of the health care laws collapse. Prices keep rising and service keeps fading. It should not surprise the administration that people are not signing up. Despite all the Obama administration has done to completely upend health care in this country, there are still more than 30 million uninsured people in America today. The reason theyre not buying Obamacare isnt because they havent heard enough about it. Theyre not buying because its a bad deal for them. As people log on to the government exchanges this year, they will see the telltale signs of Obamacares impending failure. These include: costs soaring, cancellations mounting, and choices disappearing. The first thing most people will notice is the higher price tag. Premiums are jumping by double digits in many states. In Alaska, premiums will be nearly 40 percent higher next year. People buying insurance on the Minnesota exchange will pay anywhere from 14 to 49 percent more. Premiums are just one part of the high-cost story. Many plans are raising deductibles, co-pays, and other out-of-pocket costs. Remember when President Obamas mantra was If you like your health care plan, you can keep it? Now the administration is singing a different tune: If you have an Obamacare plan, you better shop around. Thats about the only advice Washington has for people who want to avoid brutal rate increases. If youre willing to switch insurance plans each year, your rates may go up by slightly less. For some people, their old plan wont be available at any price. This includes more than a half-million people insured by one of the health co-ops that have shut down in 11 states over the past few mont… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://www.barrasso.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=c0be6c73-8a5a-4e27-8e6c-47a24d5c3023 | Key Endorsements Fuel Momentum for Bipartisan WOTUS Vote | 2015-11-02 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | WY | John Barrasso | B001261 | www.barrasso.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, DC Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) announced hundreds of national, state and local endorsements of his bipartisan Federal Water Quality Protection Act, S. 1140. The Senate is scheduled to vote on the motion to proceed to S. 1140 on Tuesday, Nov. 3 at 2:30 pm ET. Several state attorneys general, the National Association of Counties, National League of Cities and hundreds of agriculture, electricity and builders associations and small-business groups have endorsed S. 1140. Some of these groups include the American Farm Bureau Federation, National Cattlemen's Beef Association, National Association of Home Builders, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association, American Public Power Association, National Federation of Independent Business and the American Road & Transportation Builders Association. The National Federation of Independent Business and U.S. Chamber of Commerce are also scoring Tuesdays vote on S. 1140 as a key vote. For a full list of endorsements of S. 1140 click here. Background on S. 1140: S. 1140 directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers to issue a revised waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule that protects traditional navigable water and wetlands from water pollution, while also protecting farmers, ranchers and private landowners. Senator Barrasso introduced S. 1140 on April 30, 2015 with Senators Joe Donnelly (D-IN), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), Pat Roberts (R-KS) and Joe Manchin (D-WV), among others. S. 1140 has a total of 46 cosponsors, including Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY). The bill passed the Environment and Public Works Committee on June 10, 2015. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://www.barrasso.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=fec36d5d-1248-41a3-8a5e-35f031d89d31 | Key Endorsements Fuel Momentum for Bipartisan WOTUS Vote | 2015-11-02 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | WY | John Barrasso | B001261 | www.barrasso.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, DC Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) announced hundreds of national, state and local endorsements of his bipartisan Federal Water Quality Protection Act, S. 1140. The Senate is scheduled to vote on the motion to proceed to S. 1140 on Tuesday, Nov. 3 at 2:30 pm ET. Several state attorneys general, the National Association of Counties, National League of Cities and hundreds of agriculture, electricity and builders associations and small-business groups have endorsed S. 1140. Some of these groups include the American Farm Bureau Federation, National Cattlemen's Beef Association, National Association of Home Builders, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association, American Public Power Association, National Federation of Independent Business and the American Road & Transportation Builders Association. The National Federation of Independent Business and U.S. Chamber of Commerce are also scoring Tuesdays vote on S. 1140 as a key vote. For a full list of endorsements of S. 1140 click here. Background on S. 1140: S. 1140 directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers to issue a revised waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule that protects traditional navigable water and wetlands from water pollution, while also protecting farmers, ranchers and private landowners. Senator Barrasso introduced S. 1140 on April 30, 2015 with Senators Joe Donnelly (D-IN), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), Pat Roberts (R-KS) and Joe Manchin (D-WV), among others. S. 1140 has a total of 46 cosponsors, including Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY). The bill passed the Environment and Public Works Committee on June 10, 2015. ### https://www.barrasso.senate.gov Twitter | Facebook | You Tube | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/the-enzi-insider?ContentRecord_id=2631c534-ce14-400c-b45f-26c414f1870b | The Enzi Insider October 30, 2015 | 2015-10-30 | 2015 | 2015-10 | Republican | House | WY | Michael Enzi | E000285 | www.enzi.senate.gov | legacy | Legislation Enzi Sponsored and Cosponsored Federal Lands Invasive Species Control, Prevention and Management Act would develop a better strategy for invasive species control. Led by Senator John Barrasso (R-WY). Small Business Saturday Resolution would encourage consumers to support their communitys small businesses on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Led by Small Business Committee Chairman David Vitter (R-LA) and Ranking Member Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH). Letters Enzi Signed Signed Wild Horse Letter to Bureau of Land Management Director Neil Kornze asking about the agencys plan to manage wild horse numbers. Led by Senator John Barrasso (R-WY). Signed Thunder Basin FACA Letter to Agriculture Secretary, Tom Vilsack, asking for the creation of a Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) group for prairie dog management on the Thunder Basin Grassland. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://www.barrasso.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=04d71f1f-a9f1-424e-876c-fa2fa0aaeee6 | Barrasso Announces Vote on Bipartisan Bill to Protect Navigable Waters in the United States | 2015-10-29 | 2015 | 2015-10 | Republican | House | WY | John Barrasso | B001261 | www.barrasso.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, DC Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) announced that the Senate will vote on the motion to proceed to his bipartisan Federal Water Quality Protection Act, S. 1140, during the week of Nov. 2. S. 1140 directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers to issue a revised waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule that protects traditional navigable water and wetlands from water pollution, while also protecting farmers, ranchers and private landowners. The Senate has the opportunity now to take up the Federal Water Quality Protection Act, a strong bipartisan bill that will direct the Environmental Protection Agency to write a reasonable rule to protect our navigable waterways, said Barrasso. Our beautiful rivers and lakes deserve protection, and this bill does nothing to block legitimate efforts to safeguard the true waters of the United States. By striking the right balance, well restore Washingtons attention to the countrys traditional waterways, protecting these cherished natural resources. At the same time, well give certainty to farmers, ranchers and small-business owners that they can use their property reasonably without fear of constant Washington intervention. The recently finalized rule on Waters of the U.S. is the posterchild of EPA overreach. Many of my colleagues, particularly those from rural states in both parties, have talked about their concern with the rule. This will be their chance to show their constituents that they are ready to do something about it. Senator Barrasso introduced S. 1140 on April 30, 2015 with Senators Joe Donnelly (D-IN), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), Pat Roberts (R-KS) and Joe Manchin (D-WV), among others. S. 1140 has a total of 46 cosponsors. The bill passed the Environment and Public Works Committee on June 10, 2015. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://www.barrasso.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=6c04a210-8022-4e7e-9416-da0dca7aa811 | Barrasso: Congress Works to Rein in Irresponsible EPA | 2015-10-29 | 2015 | 2015-10 | Republican | House | WY | John Barrasso | B001261 | www.barrasso.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor highlighting the recent report that confirms the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) could have prevented the Gold King Mine spill. Barrasso also details some of the Obama administrations most egregious new rules and how members of Congress are working to stop them. Transcript of Senator Barrassos remarks: Back in August, several western states and Indian tribes suffered an enormous environmental disaster. Its been called the Gold King Mine Spill. In this disaster, the Environmental Protection Agency spilled three million gallons of toxic wastewater into a tributary of the Animas River in Colorado. This plume of toxic waste threatened people in Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. It stretched to the land of the Navajo Nation, and the Southern Ute Indian Tribe. Last month, I chaired a hearing of the Indian Affairs Committee that looked at the spill. The EPA was there to testify. The EPA claimed that it was taking full responsibility and that it did everything it could to deflect actual blame. They said theyre taking full responsibility, then they did everything they could to deflect actual blame. The agency administrator actually told our committee that the spill was inevitable. Does that sound like someone whos actually taking full responsibility? Well, last week we got the results of the investigation by the Interior Department about what actually happened at the Gold King Mine. On Friday, the Washington Post reported, EPA gets blame for mine spill into rivers. According to this report, the EPAs crew didnt take engineering into account when it was working on the mine. The agency didnt understand that water in these mines can create hydraulic forces similar to a dam. How could the experts from the EPAthe U.S. governments Environmental Protection Agencynot know that? The report also said that the conditions and actions that led to the Gold King Mine incident are not isolated or unique, and … | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=3c8607ab-c8df-45cb-91d0-6627bdb937ef | Senators Introduce Bill to Withhold Bonuses from Tax Cheat Bureaucrats | 2015-10-29 | 2015 | 2015-10 | Republican | House | WY | Michael Enzi | E000285 | www.enzi.senate.gov | legacy | Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) and Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), along with Senators John Thune (R-SD), Pat Roberts (R-KS) and Mike Enzi (R-WY) yesterday introduced No Bonuses for Tax Cheats Act, which withholds bonuses from federal employees who are delinquent on their taxes or have engaged in documented misconduct. Today, were taking the first step to prevent bureaucrats from getting paid bonuses while fleecing the taxpayers at the same time, said Senator Burr. Its unconscionable that federal employees are eligible for bonuses, paid for by Americans, while they have dodged the tax collectors. We know of too many examples of bad behavior from individuals like the IRSs Lois Lerner, who targeted Americans for their political beliefs and received over $129,000 in bonuses even as she was engaged in wrongdoing. The IRS alone has paid over $2.8 million of taxpayer money to employees who havent paid their own taxes. This bill will put a stop to this egregious practice, once and for all. The fact that millions of dollars in bonuses have been given to IRS employees who havent been paying their taxes is alarming and completely unacceptable, Senator Manchin said. No federal agency is above the law nor should anyone be able to reward tax-delinquent employees with taxpayer-funded bonuses, least of all the IRS. We cannot expect the American taxpayer, especially those struggling to make ends meet, to have faith in their government when they discover the agency they are paying their taxes to is rewarding employees who havent paid theirs. Im at glad to join this bipartisan effort to help fix this oversight. This bill is about as common sense as they come, said Senator Thune. At its core, its about accountability. This bill says to hard-working Americans that the federal bureaucrats who collect their taxes have the same responsibility they do in fulfilling tax obligations. No one, especially employees at the IRS, should be rewarded while willfully cheating on their taxes or otherwise engaging in misconduct. Simply put, IRS emplo… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=2bbf6166-d2ac-4785-b935-861960a9963d | Less expense, complication and intimidation | 2015-10-28 | 2015 | 2015-10 | Republican | House | WY | Michael Enzi | E000285 | www.enzi.senate.gov | legacy | There should be hope for the future even after you retire.A good retirement plan can help, but for employees of small businesses this can be more difficult than it is for larger employers and their employees. U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., believes making retirement plans less complicated, less intimidating and less expensive for small businesses could go a long way to help retirees.He said allowing more small businesses to join together to better manage retirement plans is the answer, but this will require the federal government to take a step back and give businesses more flexibility. As Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, Enzi invited Jackson, Wyoming small business owner Scott Anderson of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, AARP and others with retirement knowledge to sit down and discuss the issue. Enzi suggested that a bipartisan solution to help enhance retirement security for employees could be achieved by allowing the expansion of Multiple Employer Plans, which allow small businesses to join together to make retirement plans easier to manage and significantly less expensive. It seems to me that access to Multiple Employer Plans can and should be broadened to provide small businesses with administrative simplicity with regard to retirement benefits, Enzi said. Click here to access the roundtable in its entirety. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://www.barrasso.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=89ee5504-6536-4b6b-b8fd-451160bcb8d6 | Senators act to block EPAs regulations aimed at killing coal power plants | 2015-10-27 | 2015 | 2015-10 | Republican | House | WY | John Barrasso | B001261 | www.barrasso.senate.gov | legacy | Washington, DC U.S. Senator Mike Enzi and John Barrasso, R-Wyo., cosponsored two bipartisan resolutions today in an attempt to overturn the Environmental Protection Agencys unprecedented regulations aimed at putting coal out of business. Aimed at two pillars of the proposed Clean Power Plan, the resolution introduced by Senators Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., would overturn regulations aimed at existing coal-fired power plants, while the resolution introduced by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Senator Joe Manchin, D-W. Va., would protect new coal-fired power plants. The state of Wyoming is fighting this rule in federal court, and we are using the legislative tactics we have at our disposal to fight it here in Washington, Enzi said. In the face of bipartisan opposition, it is astonishing that the EPA continues to try to destroy Americas coal industry through a string of ill-thought rules and bureaucratic maneuvers. The bipartisan opposition to the Obama administrations multi-billion dollar carbon mandate only grows stronger each and every day. Its no surprise that many states, including Wyoming, have already rejected this rule by filing lawsuits to block it, Barrasso said. Todays bipartisan resolution is just one of the tools Congress can and will use to fight back against this costly and unprecedented Washington overreach. Well continue to pursue any and all opportunities to stop regulations that will crush jobs, harm public health, and increase energy prices for American families. With an estimated price tag of at least $366 billion, the Wyoming senators said the regulations would not only devastate the coal industry by mandating unrealistic carbon reductions, they will also distress American families by forcing job cuts and causing double-digit electricity rate increases in more than 40 states. Enzi and Barrasso have also cosponsored the Affordable Reliable Energy Now Act (ARENA), which would delay the compliance date of the Clean Power Plan until the courts dec… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://www.barrasso.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=d0e69d59-a101-4224-91a0-694baf0c9342 | Barrasso Questions Assistant Secretary Schneider on OSMs Anti-Coal Stream Rule | 2015-10-27 | 2015 | 2015-10 | Republican | House | WY | John Barrasso | B001261 | www.barrasso.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, DC Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) questioned Janice Schneider, the Interior Departments assistant secretary for Land and Minerals Management, about the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcements (OSM) proposed stream protection rule. Barrasso also asked Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Director Todd Parfitt, who also testified at todays Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing, to respond to the administrations estimates on the cost of the rule to states. Senator Barrasso Questions Ms. Schneider about ignoring states in rulemaking process: Click here to watch Sen. Barrasso question Ms. Schneider Ms. Schneider, I would like to turn to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). NEPA requires every federal agency to assess the environmental impacts that would result from actions taken by that agencyactions like approving a permit or issuing a new regulation. A federal agency assesses environmental impacts in what is known as an environmental impact statement. Prior to issuing an environmental impact statement, a federal agency is required to consult with other agenciesincluding state agencieswhich have special expertise with respect to the action under consideration. The federal agency preparing the environmental impact statement is called the lead agency the other agencies are called cooperating agencies. Under NEPA, the lead agency is not only required to consult with cooperating agencies. It must ensure that the participation of cooperating agencies is meaningful. So when the Office of Surface Mining began developing the so-called stream protection rule, it identified ten state agencies as cooperating agencies. The Office signed agreements with each of these state agencies in which it pledged to provide them with: copies of key or relevant documents underlying the EIS; administrative drafts of the EIS; and a reasonable time for review and return ofcomprehensive comments. Thats what you promised. However, between January 2011 and the… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://www.barrasso.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=f4c88bc9-7c1c-4556-bdd9-f86bac5ce672 | WY DEQ Director Parfitt Testifies Before Senate on Anti-Coal Stream Rule | 2015-10-27 | 2015 | 2015-10 | Republican | House | WY | John Barrasso | B001261 | www.barrasso.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, DC Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) welcomed Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Director Todd Parfitt before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.Senator Barrasso invited Parfitt to testify on the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcements (OSM) proposed stream protection rule. Parfitt testified alongside Janice Schneider, the Interior Departments assistant secretary for Land and Minerals Management, and three others. The Obama administration has botched the stream rulemaking process from the beginning. Ithas flagrantly violated its obligations under the National Environmental Policy Act and, for that reason alone, it should scrap this proposed rule and start over, said Barrasso. No one knows this better than Wyoming DEQ Director Todd Parfitt. Director Parfitt can attest firsthand to how the Office of Surface Mining left state agencies out of the rulemaking process for four and a half years. He can also explain how the administration continues to ignore the costs that this job-crushing regulation poses to Wyoming and the entire nation. Parfitt, testified about how OSM is understating the cost of this rule that will negatively impact coal states like Wyoming. The Regulatory Impact Analysis grossly underestimates the financial impact of implementing the new standards and grossly underestimates the impact of the proposed rule on Wyoming and federal tax revenue, understating that impact by more than $1.3 million per year, said Parfitt. Parfitt also discussed OSMs lack of engagement with state agencies and how they missed an opportunity to work with states to create a more appropriate proposal. The proposed rule is a one-size-fits-all regulation imposing nationwide standards without consideration for the fundamental regulatory, environmental, ecological or economic differences amongst the states, said Parfitt. In summary, the failure of OSM to engage cooperating agency states throughout this process is reflected in the poor quality of the proposed rul… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=edf6cbfe-4034-4029-bd84-16fe18ba1d9c | Senators act to block EPAs regulations aimed at killing coal power plants | 2015-10-27 | 2015 | 2015-10 | Republican | House | WY | Michael Enzi | E000285 | www.enzi.senate.gov | legacy | U.S. Senator Mike Enzi and John Barrasso, R-Wyo., cosponsored two bipartisan resolutions today in an attempt to overturn the Environmental Protection Agencys unprecedented regulations aimed at putting coal out of business. Aimed at two pillars of the proposed Clean Power Plan, the resolution introduced by Senators Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., would overturn regulations aimed at existing coal-fired power plants, while the resolution introduced by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Senator Joe Manchin, D-W. Va., would protect new coal-fired power plants. The state of Wyoming is fighting this rule in federal court, and we are using the legislative tactics we have at our disposal to fight it here in Washington, Enzi said. In the face of bipartisan opposition, it is astonishing that the EPA continues to try to destroy Americas coal industry through a string of ill-thought rules and bureaucratic maneuvers. The bipartisan opposition to the Obama administrations multi-billion dollar carbon mandate only grows stronger each and every day. Its no surprise that many states, including Wyoming, have already rejected this rule by filing lawsuits to block it, Barrasso said. Todays bipartisan resolution is just one of the tools Congress can and will use to fight back against this costly and unprecedented Washington overreach. Well continue to pursue any and all opportunities to stop regulations that will crush jobs, harm public health, and increase energy prices for American families. With an estimated price tag of at least $366 billion, the Wyoming senators said the regulations would not only devastate the coal industry by mandating unrealistic carbon reductions, they will also distress American families by forcing job cuts and causing double-digit electricity rate increases in more than 40 states. Enzi and Barrasso have also cosponsored the Affordable Reliable Energy Now Act (ARENA), which would delay the compliance date of the Clean Power Plan until the courts decide if the ru… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/the-enzi-insider?ContentRecord_id=7f0935e8-738e-45de-9cd7-09c2b7515deb | The Enzi Insider - October 23, 2015 | 2015-10-26 | 2015 | 2015-10 | Republican | House | WY | Michael Enzi | E000285 | www.enzi.senate.gov | legacy | Letters Enzi Signed Sent Letter to OMB Director Shaun Donovan to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Shaun Donovan to voice concerns about spending by Executive Branch entities on messaging activities. Led by Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY). Legislation Enzi Sponsored and Cosponsored Regulatory Authority Clarification Act would allow Congress to provide additional clarification on what regulatory authority has or hasnt been granted to executive agencies through the use of concurrent resolutions that do not require the presidents signature. Led by Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY). Career and Technical EducationAct Bipartisan Reauthorization Process sets out seven bipartisan principles for reauthorization of the Perkins Career and Technical Education Act to the education and workforce community asking for their submissions of specific policy recommendations. Led by Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY) along with Senators Bob Casey (D-PA), Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Patty Murray (D-WA). Ensuring Access to Affordable Home Care for Seniors and the Disabled Act would reverse the Department of Labors rule that makes it harder for elderly or disabled individuals to get third-party companion care. Led by Senator Pat Roberts (R-KS). No Bonuses for Tax Cheats Act would deny the payment of discretionary bonuses to Internal Revenue Service employees (IRS) involved in either misconduct or delinquent taxes. Led by Senators Richard Burr (R-NC) and Joe Manchin (D-WV). | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=d6b512df-1c67-4ab6-9ace-bdd17b3e3069 | Senators introduce bill to rein in regulatory authority | 2015-10-23 | 2015 | 2015-10 | Republican | House | WY | Michael Enzi | E000285 | www.enzi.senate.gov | legacy | A group of senators introduced legislation today to help Congress rein in out-of-control executive agencies who interpret laws incorrectly to help grant themselves more regulatory authority than Congress intended. The Regulatory Authority Clarification Act, introduced by U.S. Senators Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., and Steve Daines, R-Mont., would allow Congress to provide additional clarification on what regulatory authority has or hasnt been granted. Although Congress can already rein in agencies by passing new laws or using the Congressional Review Act, these methods require the presidents approval, effectively creating a two-thirds majority requirement to override a veto. Under the Regulatory Authority Clarification Act, Congress could pass concurrent resolutions that are not subject to presidential approval to make it clear what authority Congress has or has not granted agencies in law and to overrule improper interpretations by agencies. The resolutions would not be able to rescind authority that is explicitly granted, or create new authority that didnt exist in the original law. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://www.barrasso.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=092221ae-d432-42f0-8b1a-37dd2bfb4624 | Barrasso Statement on Presidents NDAA Veto | 2015-10-22 | 2015 | 2015-10 | Republican | House | WY | John Barrasso | B001261 | www.barrasso.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) released the following statement after President Obama vetoed the bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). With todays veto of the bipartisan defense authorization bill, President Obama is choosing to hold American troops hostage. This bill gives our men and women in uniform the tools they need to protect our country, and a quality of life that they deserve. Despite Congress agreeing with the president on the amount of military funding, he is ransoming the well-being of our service members for more money to carry out his partisan domestic agenda through the IRS, the EPA and other agencies unrelated to Americas national security. That the president would veto this bill at all and do so at a White House photo-op is disgraceful. That he would do so on a day when an American soldier lost his life in Iraq makes a mockery of what is at stake for American security. Our service men and women deserve better than the support theyre receiving from this president. Its time for Congress to override this veto. ### https://www.barrasso.senate.gov | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://www.barrasso.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=ae7d9292-1772-40c5-847e-397f1eef52bb | Barrasso: New Report Confirms EPA Could Have Prevented Gold King Mine Disaster | 2015-10-22 | 2015 | 2015-10 | Republican | House | WY | John Barrasso | B001261 | www.barrasso.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) released the following statement after the Department of Interior announced its report confirming that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) could have prevented the Gold King Mine disaster. Literally and figuratively, the EPA blew it. The governments own report directly refutes the EPAs claim that a toxic spill that caused 3 million gallons of toxic wastewater from the Gold King Mine to poison rivers in three states was likely inevitable. Responsibility for this disaster lands directly on the EPAs doorstep. I want to know who at the EPA will be held accountable for this disaster. Senator Barrasso, as chairman of the Committee on Indian Affairs, held a hearing on the Gold King Mine disaster with EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy on September 16, 2015. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=5289926a-3962-4d84-81b2-4d502d708d21 | Enzi: Help the economy by stopping onslaught of regulations | 2015-10-22 | 2015 | 2015-10 | Republican | House | WY | Michael Enzi | E000285 | www.enzi.senate.gov | legacy | It is often said that there are two constants in life death and taxes, but according to U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., it appears there is one more issue that Americans cant seem to escape from regulations. Speaking on the Senate floor today, Enzi said this inability to escape federal regulationsis making it harder for Americans by slowing down the economy and making it more difficult to find a good job. This is a relationship that is clear to the people that experience the difficulties of complying with more and more regulations that make it harder to succeed, Enzi said. I hope that what is clear to business owners, employees, and communities across the country can be understood here in Washington. Enzi introduced legislation today to help fight back against executive agencies that overreach using laws passed by Congress to grant themselves more authority than Congress intended. The Regulatory Authority Clarification Act would allow Congress to provide additional clarification on what regulatory authority has or hasnt been granted. Although Congress can already rein in agencies by passing new laws or using the Congressional Review Act, these methods require the presidents approval, effectively creating a two-third majority requirement to override a veto. Under the Regulatory Authority Clarification Act, Congress could use concurrent resolutions that are not subject to presidential approval to make it clear what authority Congress has or has not granted agencies in law and to overrule improper interpretations by agencies. Along with the billions of dollars that recent regulations from the EPA and other agencies are predicted to cost the economy, Enzi noted that the regulations slowing the economy also grow the debt by decreasing revenue for business and individuals, meaning less tax revenues. With $18 trillion in debt, Enzi said the nation cannot afford to accept the notion that were entering into what some are calling a new normal of anemic economic growth. We need to help our … | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=6247ae9a-4c6c-4983-9f42-c505ea538808 | Enzi statement of President Obamas veto of defense authorization | 2015-10-22 | 2015 | 2015-10 | Republican | House | WY | Michael Enzi | E000285 | www.enzi.senate.gov | legacy | President Obama went through with his threat to veto legislation that sets Americas defense policy and authorizes spending for the military, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Senator Enzi issued the following statement in regard to the veto. President Obama had a photo op so he could be seen vetoing a bill that exists to strengthen our countrys national defense and support our troops. Its a bill that had pretty solid bipartisan support in both the House and the Senate. I hope my fellow legislators on both sides of the aisle will finally say enough is enough, and support Americas military as we attempt to override this ill-advised veto. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/speeches?ContentRecord_id=31c16f0d-2e64-479a-92f2-56a53abe6975 | True Cost of Regulations on Americas Economy | 2015-10-22 | 2015 | 2015-10 | Republican | House | WY | Michael Enzi | E000285 | www.enzi.senate.gov | legacy | Mr. President: It is often said that there are two constants in life death and taxes but I would like to add one more for consideration regulations. We often talk about the threat Americas growing debt poses to our economy and our future but the growth in federal regulations also poses a serious threat to our nations long-term economic growth and job creation. According to the Congressional Budget Office or CBO, the potential growth rate of our economy (or that rate of growth that is possible given the education of workers, the quality of capital equipment, and the business formation rate) averaged 3.3 percent for the period 1950 through 2014. However, CBO expects that annual rate to fall to 2.1 percent or the period 2015 through 2025. Thats a 36 percent reduction in the potential growth rate of the economy. Why is this so critical? According to the Presidents own Office of Management and Budget, a 1 percent increase in the economys growth rate will yield more than $400 billion in new revenues to the government. But when that growth rate falls, when we grow more slowly than we could and arent meeting our full potential, government revenues also fail to keep up with budget projections. So what happens when the government revenue comes up even shorter in the face of growing overspending? More borrowing, bigger deficits, and expanding debt. Senators from Western states know all too well the economic effects of regulations coming out of bureaucracy-bloated agencies like the Environmental Protection Agency. Today I want to focus not just on the impact of recent regulations on my home state of Wyomings economy, but the drag they are creating on our economy nationwide. The State of Wyoming is the largest coal-producing state in the nation. Coal represents almost 40 percent of our share of electricity generation across the United States. It is abundant. It is affordable. It is stockpileable. This is an energy source that has the potential to power our country for hundreds of years, supports jobs for hundreds of t… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://www.barrasso.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=f45096f4-10e2-421d-b2e0-331cf4470035 | Barrasso: Obamacare Fails Rural Americans | 2015-10-21 | 2015 | 2015-10 | Republican | House | WY | John Barrasso | B001261 | www.barrasso.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor highlighting Obamacares failures in addressing rural health care. Transcript of Senator Barrassos remarks: Mr. President, I'd like to associate myself with the remarks of the majority leader and point out that in today's New York Times, Wednesday, October 21, the big headline, Insurance out of reach for many despite law. Despite this law, insurance is out of reach for many. And I know that my colleagues who are back home visiting with people around their home states last week, listening to what was on constituents' minds, heard exactly this, the problems of the health care law. I was at home in Wyoming, and I heard from a lot of people who are very concerned about President Obamas collapsing health care law. People in Wyoming just learned that the insurance company WINHealth will no longer be selling insurance through the Obamacare exchange in our state. The company said that it had to stop selling Obamacare plans because there was just no way to make money without big taxpayer subsidies coming from Washington. This company was already planning to raise rates significantly next year. It turns out that even that wasnt going to be enough money to make it worthwhile. In less than two weeks, Obamacare exchanges across the country will start selling insurance for next year. So the total number of companies left selling insurance in the exchange for the state of Wyoming will be exactly one. There will be no competition at all in the Obamacare exchange. If your doctor doesnt take that insurance you are out of luck. If you cant afford it you are out of luck. Is that what the president promised the American people? I got an email from one of my constituents Al Harris in Green River, Wyoming. He wrote: HELP!!!!!! He says, WINHealth has become the latest casualty of Obamacare. Al says that at his business, I have about 30 people that now will have no insurance at least not this insurance. I am s… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=8a45f027-24d0-4d15-ac7c-528e48431f9e | Enzi: Healthy budget process strengthens democracy | 2015-10-21 | 2015 | 2015-10 | Republican | House | WY | Michael Enzi | E000285 | www.enzi.senate.gov | legacy | Today U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, held a hearing on the need to take action on reforming the federal budget process. Testifying were Michael Peterson, President and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation and Dr. Douglas Holtz-Eakin, President of the American Action Forum and former director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). A well-functioning budget process strengthens democracy by giving citizens a better understanding of government's role, which provides them with the knowledge that their tax dollars are being spent wisely, Enzi said. When the process breaks down, so do the people's faith in government and their elected officials. Enzi noted that regular order has been incredibly rare in the budget process and that Congress has passed budget resolutions in less than half of the last 15 fiscal years. Prior to this year's balanced budget resolution, the last time Congress passed a 10-year balanced budget was in 2001. Enzi said over the past 40 years, the appropriations process has been completed on time in only four fiscal years. In 15 of those years, not one appropriations bill was enacted on time. Instead, since 1977, Congress enacted 173 short-term spending bills for an average of 186 days per year over half the year. Hardworking Americans yearn for a government that is both accountable and effective, Enzi said. This is why it is critical to reform the federal budget process by encouraging regular order and predictability, active legislative oversight, and spending transparency, all critical ingredients to strengthening our democracy and reducing our nations unsustainable spending and debt. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://www.barrasso.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=040ffdbf-1192-4021-85c3-cb9c910cf394 | Barrasso Questions DOE, DOI Nominees on Uranium, Anti-Coal Stream Rule IG Report | 2015-10-20 | 2015 | 2015-10 | Republican | House | WY | John Barrasso | B001261 | www.barrasso.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) questioned Department of Interior (DOI) nominee Mary L. Kendall and Department of Energy (DOE) nominee John Frances Kotek about excess uranium management and an inspector generals (IG) report on the DOIs anti-coal stream rule. Ms. Kendall is nominated to be inspector general at DOI. Mr. Kotek is nominated to be an assistant secretary at DOE (nuclear energy). Question to Ms. Kendall on Stream Buffer Zone Rulemaking IG Report Ms. Kendall, Id like to ask you about a report that your officethe Office of Inspector Generalissued on the Office of Surface Minings ongoing stream buffer zone rulemaking. For years, members of Congress have expressed grave concerns about this rulemaking. Prior to the issuance of your report, the House held a number of hearings which examined the rulemaking, including the jobs that would be lost as a result of the rule. A redacted copy of the report indicates that your office completed the report on February 28, 2013. But your office did not release the report to the public or to Congress until December 20, 201310 months after your department completed the report. So you completed it, and then we waited 10 months until you released it. So December 20. I would note that December 20th was the Friday right before Christmas. It was also three days after this committee held a confirmation hearing on Janice Schneidernow she was nominated to oversee the very office under investigationthe Office of Surface Mining. So you waited 10 months, and then you released it the Friday before Christmas, three days after the committee held the confirmation hearingso we couldnt ask questions about it. So the question is, shouldnt it have occurred to you that the Senate and the public had an interest in seeing your report prior to Ms. Schneiders confirmation hearing? To people who look at this, it certainly seems like youre playing games with Congress. So I would love to hear back from you on that. You know, I understand you did provide a copy o… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://www.barrasso.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=0c2e8c31-956d-4ee3-8283-a276e8697a95 | Barrasso Chairs Subcommittee Hearing on Paris Climate Talks | 2015-10-20 | 2015 | 2015-10 | Republican | House | WY | John Barrasso | B001261 | www.barrasso.senate.gov | legacy | Click here to watch Sen. Barrassos Opening Remarks. WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy, and Environmental Policy, presided over a hearing on the economic and environmental impacts of the international climate negotiations to be concluded in Paris this December. The hearing featured testimony from Todd Stern, the lead U.S. negotiator for the Paris talks. For more information and video of Mr. Sterns testimony, click here. During the hearing, Barrasso questioned Mr. Stern about what a Paris agreement would look like and if it would be legally binding on the United States. To watch Senator Barrasso question Mr. Stern, click here. Transcript of Senator Barrassos Opening Statement: Good afternoon. I would like to call this hearing to order, the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy and Environmental Policy. I would also like to welcome our Ranking Member, Senator Udall, and our guests today. Today, we are examining the objectives and the intentions of the administrations international climate negotiations in Paris, as well as the potential ramifications for the United States. The International Climate Change Conference will take place from November 30 to December 11 in Paris this year. With this event happening in a matter of a little more than a month, I think its important that we examine what this administration plans to accomplish in Paris. So I am pleased to welcome our witness from the State Department, Mr. Todd Stern. He is the United States Special Envoy for Climate Change, and will be the lead negotiator for the Paris climate change conference. He has a unique perspective as to what it is that this administration is negotiating for in any climate change deal, and what any final deal may look like. So Mr. Stern, th… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://www.barrasso.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=c45e0b16-d483-49f4-bfe2-87d8092f6c4f | Barrasso Applauds Court Decision Blocking WOTUS | 2015-10-09 | 2015 | 2015-10 | Republican | House | WY | John Barrasso | B001261 | www.barrasso.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) released the following statement after the United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals halted action on the Environmental Protection Agencys (EPA) waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. Todays ruling is a welcome reprieve for farmers, ranchers and small-business owners across the country, said Barrasso. The courts decision confirms that the EPA does not have the authority to completely circumvent Congress and the American people to further its radical regulatory agenda. The EPA is fixated on unilaterally imposing impractical, ideology-based rules. Its time for the agency to go back to the drawing board and work with Congress to write a reasonable rule that truly protects Americas waterways while also safeguarding the rights of citizens. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=6ca725e8-d003-44c0-8804-86602239edcf | Enzi comments on court decision halting WOTUS | 2015-10-09 | 2015 | 2015-10 | Republican | House | WY | Michael Enzi | E000285 | www.enzi.senate.gov | legacy | Today U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., issued the following statement after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit haltedenforcement of the waters of the United States regulations issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers. Todays court ruling is a relief for people across the country worried about the Environmental Protection Agencys attempt to regulate every creek and pond, Enzi said. Just as the court recognized the massive scope and potential damage this rule could cause, it is time for the EPA to recognize that they dont have the authority to circumvent Congress. What the EPA is doing is more about control than protection. For the sake of farmers, ranchers, manufacturers and small businesses it is time to end this outrageous regulation and create a more commonsense approach. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=4ccf8a34-f5b8-42e0-a98a-f47f5096979b | Enzi Pushes OMB Director to Disclose Spending by Feds on Outside Public Relations Activities | 2015-10-08 | 2015 | 2015-10 | Republican | House | WY | Michael Enzi | E000285 | www.enzi.senate.gov | legacy | Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, in a letter today to Shaun Donovan, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), voiced concerns about spending by Executive Branch entities on messaging activities. Enzi noted that according to a recent report by the Congressional Research Service, oversight on agency spending on advertising, public relations and media relations is largely unknown because it is hard to tell how much is spent and where the money is going. The Chairman is requesting Director Donovan to provide an Executive Branch-wide total of all spending on advertising, public relations and media relations efforts in FY 2015, as well as a breakdown of how much was spent within each category. Federal law prohibits the use of appropriated federal funds for publicity or propaganda purposes. Excerpts follow: I am concerned about how much is being spent on this SAMHSA contract and other such messaging activities conducted by Executive Branch entities. Agency spending on advertising, public relations and media relations is largely a black box, according to a recent Congressional Research Service (CRS) report. Its hard to tell how much is spent and where the money is going, according to CRS, which reports that agencies tend to have great discretion over how such funds are spent. CRS did estimate that close to a billion dollars was spent on advertising and public relations services contracts in FY 2013 alone, including $892.5 million dollars on advertising services contracts, and another $86.6 million for public relations services. That is all apart from the cost of in-house media relations activities conducted by federal employees. Please provide an Executive Branch-wide total of all spending on advertising, public relations and media relations efforts in FY 2015. Describe the manner in which the Administration categorizes such spending, and a breakdown of how much was spent within each category. Also provide an agency-by-agency accounting of such spending, broken d… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=9fbd1ca6-6c4f-4955-86b4-925bd5dbc799 | Senate committee passes bipartisan regulatory reform bills | 2015-10-07 | 2015 | 2015-10 | Republican | House | WY | Michael Enzi | E000285 | www.enzi.senate.gov | legacy | U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., and the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted on a bipartisan basis today to approve four bills that reform the regulatory process. The bills would increase accountability and improve the regulatory process. Taken together, these bills would address gaps among agencies in the requirement to do cost-benefit and other analyses and to build automatic lookback procedures so that regulations are reviewed after several years. The reforms address deficiencies in the rulemaking process by improving the quality of regulatory analysis, making analysis requirements more uniform across all agencies, and codifying smart regulation principles that have been supported by Democratic and Republican administrations for over two decades. There is no doubt that people in Wyoming and across the country are frustrated by the regulatory burden imposed on them from Washington, Enzi said. These bills may just be the first steps in a long list of needed reforms to inject common sense into how regulations are developed, but the bipartisan cooperation and support we saw today is a good sign of the progress that we can make if we continue to work together. The committee also approved seven other bills unanimously, including the Fair Chance Act, legislation that would give an opportunity to formerly incarcerated individuals to have a fair chance at employment. Also approved was legislation to reduce government waste, increase accountability and help protect the nations borders. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=dd99f026-ec3a-4524-bb0e-8bc1656e0896 | Senator Enzi accepting applications for nominees to military academies | 2015-10-07 | 2015 | 2015-10 | Republican | House | WY | Michael Enzi | E000285 | www.enzi.senate.gov | legacy | U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., is encouraging Wyoming youths interested in a military career to apply for a nomination to the military service academies for the 2016 school year. Candidates who are interested can apply through Enzis office for nominations to the Air Force Academy, the Merchant Marine Academy, the Military Academy at West Point and the Naval Academy. Military service academies provide outstanding opportunities to our nations youth through education and training. Attending one of these academies is a great way for our young men and women to serve our country, develop leadership skills and begin a career in military service, Enzi said. For every vacancy available at each academy, Enzi is allowed to nominate 10 people. Nominations are based on an evaluation of leadership, extracurricular activities, applicants personal statement of interest, SAT/ACT test scores, and letters of recommendation. Based on the applicants interview with Enzis selection committee, applicants are recommended to Enzi for final approval. Following Enzis nomination, final selection for an appointment will be made by each academy. All applicants for service academies require a Congressional nomination. Applications for nomination are due to Enzis Cheyenne office by November 10. Address: 2120 Capitol Ave. Ste. 2007 Cheyenne, WY 82007 Applicants will be interviewed in Senator Enzis Casper office on December 5th and final nominees will be announced in late December. The application, procedures, and specific applicant criteria are available at enzi.senate.gov in Academy Nominations under the Students tab. For additional application information, contact Karen McCreery at (307)527-9444 Karen_McCreery@enzi.senate.gov. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://www.barrasso.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=5c057dd0-cfb0-46ae-85d2-51fa452ece1d | Barrasso Questions Energy Secretary on U.S. Crude Oil Exports | 2015-10-06 | 2015 | 2015-10 | Republican | House | WY | John Barrasso | B001261 | www.barrasso.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) questioned U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz about the ban on American exports of crude oil and the energy security of our nations allies. Secretary Moniz was testifying before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on the potential modernization of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) and other related energy security issues. On U.S. Crude Oil Exports and Energy Security of U.S. Allies As you talk about the role that energy plays in our national security, global securityin your testimony, you advocate for: an expanded view of energy security that broadly encompasses the needs of the United States, our allies, and trading partners. You go on to say that: The crisis in Ukrainehighlighted the vulnerability of our European allies to increasing reliance on a single, dominant supplier for much of its energy supplies. You explain that: [t]his is not only true in regard to natural gas, but also crude oil. Your words. You cite the European Commissions finding that: some European refineries are optimized for using Russian crude, [and] that EU refining capacity is increasingly in the hands of (a shrinking number of) Russian owners. So, Im encouraged that the administration continues to approve U.S. liquefied natural gas exports. But I question about the administration, why it seems to be dithering when it comes to crude oil exports? Click here for video of Sen. Barrasso questioning Sec. Moniz on US oil exports and energy security On if Obama Administration Opposes Lifting U.S. Crude Oil Export Ban Mr. Secretary, later this week, the House plans to vote on legislation, repealing the crude oil export ban. Last month, the White House press secretary, stated that the administration: wouldnt support legislation like the one thats been put forward by Republicans. But last week, the Senate Banking Committee advanced legislationintroduced by Senator Heidi Heitkamp, a Democratto repeal the crude oil export ban. So it doesnt seem the admi… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://www.barrasso.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=d26cdec0-5f3b-4bfc-8c1a-5b72a5c192d7 | Barrasso: Obama Regulations Stifle Economic Growth | 2015-10-06 | 2015 | 2015-10 | Republican | House | WY | John Barrasso | B001261 | www.barrasso.senate.gov | legacy | Click here to watch Sen. Barrassos remarks. WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor about the onslaught of costly and job-crushing regulations coming out of the Obama administration. Transcript of Senator Barrassos remarks: Last Friday, the Obama administration released the latest numbers on unemployment and jobs. Once again, the numbers were grim. Experts predicted that our economy would create 200,000 new jobs in September. Instead, they fell woefully short, got just 140,000, so theyre about 60,000 jobs short. Now thats a big miss and its nowhere near as many jobs as American families need right now. So heres how Investors Business Daily put it in a headline Monday, Oct. 5th, yesterday: Private Hiring Pace Is Worst in 3 Years; Labor Force Shrinks. Wages have gone almost nowhere for six years they actually declined in September. Its 74 straight months with wage growth below 2.5 percent. Before the recession, we routinely got three percent growth, month after month. President Obama seems to be satisfied with this limping progress. He bragged over the weekend about how many jobs have been created while hes been president. Is missing expectations good enough for President Obama? Its not good enough for me. Its not good enough to give the economic growth that we need in this country and that we should have had coming out of a recession. One of the very big reasons for this slow growth is all of the regulations that this administration has piled onto the backs of American families. Since 2009, this administration has come out with more than 2,500 regulations, new regulations. According to the American Action Forum, the total cost of all these new regulations, this new red tape, is about $680 billion. Now thats more than $2,100 for every man, woman, and child in America right now. According to the World Bank, the United States is 46th in the world in terms of how easy it is to start a business. Is 46th in the world good enough? … | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=b5f573d4-c905-47f1-8033-f1215b08bf45 | Senate advances defense bill with bipartisan vote | 2015-10-06 | 2015 | 2015-10 | Republican | House | WY | Michael Enzi | E000285 | www.enzi.senate.gov | legacy | Today the U.S. Senate voted 70-27 to advance legislation that sets Americas defense policy and authorizes spending for the military, overcoming a key procedural hurdle. U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., who voted in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), said he was glad that senators from both sides of the aisle were able to come together to support the legislation, which would help strengthen the countrys national security and support the troops. Along with prohibiting the transfer or release of Guantanamo detainees and preventing the reduction of our current ICBM force, Enzi said the bill includes legislative efforts he previously introduced in the Senate that would improve opportunities for small businesses competing for federal contracts. These changes would require agencies to credit small businesses for the past experience of their partners when competing for contracts and direct the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) in each agency to assist small businesses and make sure that contracts are not being structured to exclude them. This legislation is a win for our troops, for Wyoming, for small businesses and for the country, Enzi said. We still have a lot of work left to actually fund the government. I hope the support for this legislation is a sign that senators will be able to come together in the near future to support the spending bills that came out of the appropriations committee with almost 80 percent bipartisan support. The bill is expected to land on the President Obamas desk after the Senate takes a final vote on the legislation later this week. Though the bill authorizes defense spending at the amount Obama requested, he has threatened to veto the bill. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=75b2f2e5-5231-4613-980a-bfa36b74da43 | Congress passes bipartisan healthcare bill to protect small business | 2015-10-05 | 2015 | 2015-10 | Republican | House | WY | Michael Enzi | E000285 | www.enzi.senate.gov | legacy | Last week the Senate passed the PACE Act unanimously which protects Americas small businesses from healthcare premium increases under the Affordable Care Act. The House passed the same bill and now it awaits the presidents signature. U.S. Senators Mike Enzi and John Barrasso, both R-Wyo., cosponsored the PACE Act introduced by U.S. Senators Tim Scott, R-S.C., and Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H. Currently under the Affordable Care Act, on January 1, 2016, the definition of the state based small group markets is scheduled to change from employers with up to 50 employees to include employers with up to 100 employees. This change would require many small and mid-sized businesses to be subject to different rating rules and requirements, with the potential of increasing the health insurance premiums for small businesses, their employees and their families. According to a recent report, if the small group definition moves to 100 employees, premiums could increase by approximately 18 percent for a majority of the mid-sized employers. As a result, many employers may choose to self-insure instead of remaining in the small group market because those employers will no longer be subject to the various requirements of the small group market. This could further increase the premiums for those left in the newly expanded risk pool. The PACE Act is backed by a coalition representing small and mid-sized businesses, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Retail Federation, the National Restaurant Association, the National Federation of Independent Business, and has bipartisan support from state regulators and health policy experts. Click here for a full version of the PACE Act. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/the-enzi-insider?ContentRecord_id=8862c99f-86ee-4e2f-a829-defe28c67c7e | The Enzi Insider - October 5, 2015 | 2015-10-05 | 2015 | 2015-10 | Republican | House | WY | Michael Enzi | E000285 | www.enzi.senate.gov | legacy | Legislation Enzi Sponsored and Cosponsored Cosponsored Joint Resolution of Disapproval of Clean Power Plan Rule for Existing Power Plants would nullify the EPAs final rule requiring existing power plants to achieve carbon dioxide emissions reductions and establishing state-specific emissions reduction requirements. It would also prevent the EPA from again promulgating the same or a similar rule. Led by Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV). Cosponsored Joint Resolution of Disapproval of Clean Power Plan Rule for New, Modified and Reconstructed Power Plants would nullify the EPAs final rule limiting carbon dioxide emissions from new, modified and substantially reconstructed power plants. It would also prevent the EPA from again promulgating the same or a similar rule. Led by Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY). Cosponsored National Character Counts Week Resolution which encourages individuals, families, schools, youth organizations, religious institutions, civic groups, and other organizations to spend the week of October 18th, 2015 focusing on character education. Elements of good character are defined as trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship. Led by Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA). Cosponsored Toxic Substances Control Act Modernization Bill would revise and reform the Toxic Substances Control Act. Led by Senators Tom Udall (D-NM) and David Vitter (R-LA). Letters Enzi Signed Cosigned CPFB Prepaid Card Letter to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Richard Cordray expressing concerns that the Bureaus proposed prepaid card rule would impose overly burdensome restrictions on providers that would prevent them from meeting the growing and diverse consumer demand for innovative prepaid products. Led by Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD) and Representative Scott Tipton (R-CO). Cosigned Positive Train Control Letter requesting the Senate take up an extension of the deadline for the Positive Train Control (PTC) requirements that go into effect in 2016. Led by Senator Jerry… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://www.barrasso.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=cede3a1a-6c41-4ad3-b615-c5aba743d094 | Senator John Barrasso Delivers Weekly Republican Address | 2015-10-03 | 2015 | 2015-10 | Republican | House | WY | John Barrasso | B001261 | www.barrasso.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. In the Weekly Republican Address, Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming says the Obama Administration is saddling the nation with thousands of costly and burdensome regulations that are driven more by ideology than practicality. In the past six years, the administration has issued more than 2,500 new regulations that are expected to cost the American economy a staggering $680 billion. You might ask, what do Americans get for all this time and money? One of EPAs rules on power plants would cost as much as $2,400 for every $1 in direct benefits. This imbalance is a big reason why Americans wages have been stagnant since President Obama took office, says Barrasso. The Weekly Republican Address is available in both audio and video format and is embargoed until 6:00 a.m. ET, Saturday, October 3, 2015. The audio of the address is available here, the video will be available here and you may download the address here. A full transcript of the address follows: Hi. Im Dr. John Barrasso, United States Senator for Wyoming. Let me tell you a story about a family in my home state. Andy Johnson is 32, he works as a welder. He and his wife Katie have four kids and they live out in the country. They have a few cows and some horses. Two years ago, the Johnsons wanted to build a small pond in their front yard. They got their plan approved by the state, and used the pond to provide water for their animals. They thought it was a beautiful addition to the dry landscape. The pond attracts birds and other animals that make our state a special place to live. Everything was fine until the Johnsons got a visit from the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Even though the state of Wyoming had approved the pond, the federal government had not. The Johnsons now face fines of more than $37,000 every day, until they remove the pond. This is whats happened to government in America. Its gotten so aggressive, so inflexible, and so unyielding and seemingly for so little purpose. And its going to get worse. The Obam… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://www.barrasso.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=28ea5a85-001e-4594-9e82-fadd0255120b | Barrasso Chairs Hearing on Bipartisan American Soda Ash Competitiveness Act | 2015-10-01 | 2015 | 2015-10 | Republican | House | WY | John Barrasso | B001261 | www.barrasso.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining, delivered the following opening statement at the subcommittee hearing on the American Soda Ash Competitiveness Act (S. 2031). In September, Senator Barrasso introduced S. 2031 with ranking member of the subcommittee Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), to maintain a competitive royalty rate on Americas natural soda ash. Soda ash is critical in manufacturing industrial products like glass, chemicals and detergents. The bill will set the royalty rate on sodium compounds produced from federal land at 2 percent for five years. Wyomings Fred von Ahrens, vice president for manufacturing at Tronox in Green River, testified in support of S. 2031 today. Click here for Mr. von Ahrens written testimony and video of his testimony here. The hearing also featured testimony from Amanda Leiter, deputy assistant secretary for Land and Minerals Management at the U.S. Department of the Interior; Chris Douville, president of American Natural Soda Ash Corporation; and Rick Finn, federal affairs manager for the Port of Portland. Click here for more information on their testimony. Senators Mike Enzi (R-WY) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) are original co-sponsors of the Soda Ash Competitiveness Act. Senator Barrassos opening remarks: This afternoon, the Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining will hold a hearing on S. 2031the American Soda Ash Competitiveness Act. Last month, the Subcommittees ranking memberSenator Wydenand I introduced this bipartisan legislation along with Senators Enzi and Merkley. The purpose of our bill is to help Americas natural soda ash producers compete in the global market. Natural soda ashalso known as sodium carbonateis a raw material used to manufacture glass, chemicals, and other industrial goods. Natural soda ash is produced from tronaa mineral found in high concentrations primarily in California and Wyoming. The production of soda ash supports… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://www.barrasso.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=002f8643-6e02-4851-bcc2-b92a1dd9eeef | Barrasso Questions Administration Witness on WOTUS, Regulatory Overreach in WY | 2015-09-30 | 2015 | 2015-09 | Republican | House | WY | John Barrasso | B001261 | www.barrasso.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) questioned Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) Jo-Ellen Darcy about the Obama administrations Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule, highlighting a family in Wyoming who was fined for building a stock pond on their property. Darcy was testifying before todays Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife oversight hearing. Excerpts of Senator Barrassos remarks: I want to read a story that was on the front page of the New York Times, September 18th this year. The story is entitled Family Pond Boils at Center of a Regulatory War in Wyoming. The story highlights the plight of a young man, Andy Johnson, hes 32, hes a welder, hes a part-time caterer, hes a father of four girls, lives in Fort Bridger, Wyoming. The article talks about a pond that Mr. Johnson built on his property the EPA now says violates the Clean Water Act and that he should have gotten a permit from the Army Corps of Engineers. Now, Wyomings already said its ok to do this. The article states that Mr. Johnson and his wife, Katie, had spent $50,000 most of their savings to create a pond of water to help his 10 head of cattle and four horses. Mr. Johnson and his family have been threatened with fines of $37,500 a day thanks to the EPA and the Corps heavy-handed management of water policy. The article states that the family has accrued fines of as much as $16 million. He sold off most of his livestock to pay his legal fees and environmental studies. Something is terribly wrong with the EPA and your agency where you destroy peoples lives over a pond. You may claim your rule and regulatory approach is based on science, but it certainly is not based on common sense. I dont want to see this happen to anymore Wyoming families, families anywhere in the country. Why should any family trust EPA or the Corps with this Waters of the United States rule that will ultimately empower unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats to steamroll families, take their coll… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://www.barrasso.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=08e97599-7dfe-4948-bd9e-7b283f309394 | Barrasso: More Bad News on Obamacare | 2015-09-30 | 2015 | 2015-09 | Republican | House | WY | John Barrasso | B001261 | www.barrasso.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor highlighting recent alarming headlines about President Obamas health care law. Transcript of Senator Barrassos remarks: The American people have gotten used to hearing bad news about their health care ever since the Democrats passed Obamacare. It seems like each and every day theres another headline about another way the health care law is hurting people. Last Wednesday, there was a remarkable amount of bad news in one day. The Wall Street Journal, Wednesday, September 23, the headline Health Insurers Defend Deals. You flip the page over and the bottom half of that page, Cost of a Family Health Plan Tops $17,000. One day, one page. The top article about the wave of health insurance company mergers weve been seeing recently. Now, the president said that his health care law would increase competition among insurance companies. Just like a lot of other predictions that President Obama made, this one has not come true. Back in June, the insurance company Aetna announced plans to buy Humana. Then the company, Anthem, decided to buy Cigna. If these mergers are approved, it means that the five largest insurance companies in the United States would now be down to three. The president said that there would be more competition well, Americans are about to have much less competition. Its not only because of these giant insurance company mergers. Obamacare also set up health co-ops in 24 states. These co-ops were supposed to add competition and help keep prices down. Taxpayers put up $2.4 billion to help these companies get started. Well, over the past few months, whats happened? These co-ops have been dropping like flies. Just the other day, regulators in New York shut down the largest Obamacare co-op in the country. Why? Because its lost so much money. 215,000 New Yorkers will now have fewer options for where they can buy their Washington-mandated insurance. This is the fourth co-op to fail in just… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://www.barrasso.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=a5ba2012-c29d-46b7-8c24-a2b12aad81cb | Barrasso: Final Jordan Cove EIS Great News for Rocky Mountain Natural Gas | 2015-09-30 | 2015 | 2015-09 | Republican | House | WY | John Barrasso | B001261 | www.barrasso.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) released the following statement regarding the Federal Energy Regulatory Commissions (FERC) publication of its final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Jordan Cove liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal: Now that FERC has given a second positive environmental review of the Jordan Cove LNG export project, I call on the Department of Energy to quickly give its final approval to this important project. The administration has given communities along the Gulf Coast and East Coast the opportunity to access overseas markets. It must not leave the West behind. The administration must give western states and Indian tribes equal opportunity to access overseas markets and fully reap the benefits of LNG exports. Background: The Jordan Cove LNG export terminal would be located in Coos Bay, Oregon. The terminal would provide Rocky Mountain states and Indian tribes access to overseas markets. On January 12, 2015, Senator Barrasso led a group of bicameral lawmakers from Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah in a letter to FERC Chairman Cheryl LaFleur expressing their support for the proposed Jordan Cove LNG export terminal. On February 9, 2015, the Southern Ute Indian Tribe (Colorado) sent a letter to FERC Chairman LaFleur expressing support for the proposed Jordan Cove LNG export terminal. On March 24, 2014, the Department of Energy (DOE) approved a conditional license to Jordan Cove to export LNG to nations that do not have free trade agreements with the United States. On November 12, 2013, Senator Barrasso led a group of bipartisan, bicameral lawmakers from Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah in a letter to the Secretary of Energy expressing their support for the proposed Jordan Cove LNG export terminal. On October 29, 2013, the Ute Indian Tribe on the Uintah and Ouray Reservation (Utah) sent a letter to the Secretary of Energy expressing its support for the project, and on January 27, 2014, the Southern Ute Indian Tribe sent a letter to the Secretary of Energy… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=aeec0069-f04e-41f5-940f-1254ab7b2a4f | Enzi: Congress should pass annual spending bills instead of continuing resolutions | 2015-09-30 | 2015 | 2015-09 | Republican | House | WY | Michael Enzi | E000285 | www.enzi.senate.gov | legacy | U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, today released the following statement after the Senate passed a short-term continuing resolution, which would fund government agencies through December 11, 2015: Earlier this year, Congress approved its first joint 10-year balanced budget since 2001. Now one of our top priorities must be to approve fiscally responsible spending legislation to match this sensible blueprint, Enzi said.For the first time in many years, the Senate Appropriations Committee has approved 12 spending bills that fit within that budget, but are currently being blocked from Senate consideration. It is unfortunate that a minority of Senators has thwarted implementation of our budget plan, resulting in the need for this continuing resolution. Hardworking taxpayers deserve responsible spending from their leaders in Washington, so we can begin to pay down the nations debt, which threatens future generations. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://www.barrasso.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=443c9667-e456-41f7-9a5d-6ab0635c5a8e | Barrasso Questions EPA Air Official on Ozone Rule, Clean Power Plan | 2015-09-29 | 2015 | 2015-09 | Republican | House | WY | John Barrasso | B001261 | www.barrasso.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) questioned Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation Janet McCabe about the Obama administrations new ozone rule and final clean power plan. Assistant Administrator McCabe was testifying before todays Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee hearing on the economic implications of President Obamas air agenda. On Clean Power Plan and Double Counting Benefits: Ms. McCabe, I want to follow up on some lines of questioning that I had with you at the February 11th hearing, on the presidents Clean Power Plan before this committee. I had asked you about the EPA claiming co-benefits of reductions, sort of the double counting that I believe is going on at the EPA. I asked if EPA was double counting health benefits, because it sure seems that way to mein terms of reduction in particulate matter since other EPA air rules claim the same reductions in particular matter claim the same health benefits. So my point was, you can only reduce the dust once and accrue the health benefits of that reduction once. Not over and over again to justify different rules. You stated that you were not double counting, and you say that were careful in all our regulations to make sure that we dont do this. Yet when you take a look at the EPAs own documents, you state that you are counting co-benefits of reducing the same PM 2.5 in other rules before 111d rule for existing power plants was even released. EPA stated in its Regulatory Impact Analysis for the proposed rule for existing power plants that it is possible the benefits estimated in this RIA (Regulatory Impact Analysis) may account for the same air quality improvements as estimated in the illustrative NAAQS (National Ambient Air Quality Standards) RIAs. The same air quality improvements, thats what the EPA is saying, the same air quality improvements for previous regulatory impact analyzes are being counted again. To me that means double counting. So do you still stand … | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://www.barrasso.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=8eefba14-b322-4c03-9c65-bd1477f677aa | Barrasso Discusses ESA Reform with USFWS Director Ashe and WY Governor Mead | 2015-09-29 | 2015 | 2015-09 | Republican | House | WY | John Barrasso | B001261 | www.barrasso.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) welcomed Wyoming Governor Matt Mead and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Director Dan Ashe to a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee briefing on improving the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Barrasso questioned both Director Ashe and Governor Mead about ESA reform and how the grey wolf and grizzly bear listings impact Wyoming and other states. Barrasso Questions USFWS Director Ashe on ESA Reform and Grizzly Bear: Today, there are more than 1,000 species that are listed as endangered by the Fish and Wildlife Service, even more are considered threatened. And yet, in the 40-year history of the Endangered Species Act, only 30 species have actually been delisted because they have been recovered. To me, this demonstrates clear failure of a policy that was established to provide for the recovery of imperiled plants and animals. So, my question has to do with implementation. I think the implementation of the Endangered Species Act is notoriously inconsistent. In their 2013 resolution, the Western Governors Association identified seven key goals that your agency should consider. The first was to require clear, measurable recovery parameters. In Wyoming, there have been several cases where your agency has changed population requirements multiple times through the listing process. Theyre moving targets and they compromise our states ability to engage in meaningful conservation activities. One example is the grizzly bear. The agency has continued to move the goal posts for grizzly bear recovery. Management of the bears, which are recovered, cost the state of Wyoming more than $1.5 million a year in conflict resolution, damage investigations, and landowner compensation. Isnt it fair to say that if the agency continues to use these moving targets for population, it not only creates a financial burden for states, but it also fosters a sense of distrust with your agency? Click here for video of Sen. Barrasso questioning USFWS Director Ashe … | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=b1c7a1a9-cdcf-4a93-8edb-41ba60271b3e | Delegation compliments award-winning school in Laramie | 2015-09-29 | 2015 | 2015-09 | Republican | House | WY | Michael Enzi | E000285 | www.enzi.senate.gov | legacy | The U.S. Department of Education has chosen Spring Creek Elementary School in Laramie as a National Blue Ribbon School for 2015. The Blue Ribbon Schools award honors schools which have achieved high levels of performance or made significant improvements in closing the achievement gaps among student subgroups. U.S. Senators Mike Enzi, John Barrasso and Representative Cynthia Lummis, all R-Wyo., congratulated Spring Creek on its national recognition for their hard work, dedication to learning and innovative approach to education shared by schools across the state. The Department of Education will honor the 285 public and 50 private schools who won the award at a recognition ceremony on Nov. 9-10 in Washington, D.C. Each school will receive an award plaque and a flag as symbols of their accomplishments. More information about the Blue Ribbon program can be obtained at: http://www2.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/2015/index.html . | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/the-enzi-insider?ContentRecord_id=5cd5e4f0-1323-4cf3-9cae-2f0dbc80b2f4 | The Enzi Insider - September 29, 2015 | 2015-09-29 | 2015 | 2015-09 | Republican | House | WY | Michael Enzi | E000285 | www.enzi.senate.gov | legacy | Legislation Enzi Sponsored and Cosponsored Iran Sanctions Amendment would prevent Iran sanctions from being lifted or relaxed until Iran releases U.S. prisoners and recognizes Israel. Led by Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY). Devils Tower Legislation would designate the mountain and community at Devils Tower National Monument as Devils Tower. Led by Senator Enzi with Senator John Barrasso (R-WY). Representative Lummis (R-WY) introduced companion legislation in the House. Waters of the United StatesJoint Resolution of Disapproval would nullify the final rule regarding bodies of water falling under the jurisdiction of the federal government. It would also preclude the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and United States Army Corps of Engineers from promulgating the same rule or similar rule. Led by Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA). National Retirement Security Week Resolution designating October 18-24, 2015 as National Retirement Security Week. The week is sponsored to raise public awareness of the various tax-preferred retirement vehicles, increasing personal financial literacy, and engaging the people of the United States on the keys to success in achieving and maintaining retirement security throughout their lifetimes. Led by Senator Enzi. Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act simplifies the student financial aid system and the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Led by Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN). Born-Alive Abortion Survivor Protection Act sets out requirements for health care practitioners in the event a child is born alive during the abortion process and also lays out penalties for violations of these procedures.Led by Senator Ben Sasse (R-NE). Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act would allow pharmacists to serve Medicare beneficiaries and receive reimbursement to their full scope of practice, as allowable by the state and Medicare. Led by Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA). American Soda Ash Competitiveness Act would reduce the soda ash federal mineral royalty… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://www.barrasso.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=50e4e834-c7a6-4d3a-ab7f-71577567d753 | Barrasso Accepting Military Academy Nomination Applications | 2015-09-28 | 2015 | 2015-09 | Republican | House | WY | John Barrasso | B001261 | www.barrasso.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) announced that he is accepting applications for nominations to the U.S. military service academies for the 2016 school year. Senator Barrasso nominates Wyoming students to compete for appointments to the Military, Naval, Air Force and Merchant Marine academies. Nominating some of Wyomings best and brightest students to our nations military academies is one of the greatest privileges I have as a U.S. senator, said Barrasso. I strongly encourage all those students who are interested to apply. Young men and women interested in U.S. service academies apply to members of Congress for nominations. Senator Barrassos Academy Nominations Board evaluates all students who apply based on academic achievement, leadership, extracurricular and athletic activities. To be nominated, a student must be a Wyoming resident between 17 and 22 years of age.He or she must complete an application form (available on www.Barrasso.Senate.Gov) and provide the following information: Academic record/high school transcript Letter or essay describing career goals of the applicant Results of Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) and/or American College Testing (ACT) scores Three letters of recommendation from various sources (school officials, coaches, community leaders) Following a nomination, final selection and appointment is made by each service academy based on: character, scholarship, leadership, physical fitness, motivation and suitability for a military career. To be considered for a nomination, the completed application should be postmarked by October 31, 2015. Those students who meet the requirements will be invited to an interview with my Academy Nominations Board in Casper on December 5. For more information about my nomination process, or to obtain an application packet, please contact Chelsea Rodekuhr in Senator Barrasso's Cheyenne office at: U.S. Senator John Barrasso 2120 Capitol Avenue, Suite 2013 Cheyenne, Wyoming 82001 (307) 772-2451 ### https://www.barra… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://www.barrasso.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=95859503-bb05-4fda-b8bf-3d61a080cd04 | In Case You Missed It It's Time to Unleash The Power of American Oil | 2015-09-28 | 2015 | 2015-09 | Republican | House | WY | John Barrasso | B001261 | www.barrasso.senate.gov | legacy | It's Time to Unleash The Power of American Oil By: U.S. Sen. John Barrasso FOX News Sept. 28, 2015 President Obama is scheduled to meet this week with Vladimir Putin in New York. The president plans to discuss Russias invasion of Ukraine and its military support of the Assad regime in Syria. Putin is a bully. He only understands force. That force can come just as effectively from a barrel of oil as from the barrel of a gun. President Obama should back up his talk by unleashing the power of American oil to compel Russias cooperation. American energy is a master resource, a powerful tool that could be used against belligerent nations like Russia and Iran. President Obama has been far too eager to reject that tool or trade it away. Since the 1970s, there have been tight restrictions on U.S. oil exports. Most of what we export goes to Canada. Yet American exports could quadruple if the law allowed it. American energy is a master resource, a powerful tool that could be used against belligerent nations like Russia and Iran. President Obama has been far too eager to reject that tool or trade it away. Our self-imposed limit gives Russia an added advantage to use oil to fund its aggression. Keeping American oil out of the global market helps keep international prices high, which helps to fund Putins belligerence. Republicans want to lift these restrictions. Legislation is working its way through both houses of Congress to make that happen. While these bills have bipartisan support, so far, the Obama administration has rejected the idea. The meeting at the United Nations would be a perfect moment for the president to reverse course. He should make clear that the United States will use all of the resources at our disposal to curb the actions of hostile nations. Allowing U.S. crude oil exports would concretely, and immediately, empower Americas allies and undermine our adversaries. Lower oil prices over the past year have hit the Russian economy hard and caused trouble for Putins ambitions. More American oil cou… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=59bb7048-4dd0-4731-8d0a-0ce1b57c6706 | Senate pages wanted for Spring 2016 | 2015-09-28 | 2015 | 2015-09 | Republican | House | WY | Michael Enzi | E000285 | www.enzi.senate.gov | legacy | U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., is encouraging Wyoming students who are juniors in high school to apply to be a Senate page for the spring session in Washington, DC. There are a total of 30 page positions in the United States Senate each session and Senator Enzi is fortunate to have the opportunity to sponsor a young adult from Wyoming to serve in one of these positions. The deadline for fall applications is November 4. The page program allows students to have a front row seat during debates in the U.S. Senate, said Enzi. The program will provide experiences that participants will carry with them forever. Page duties consist primarily of delivering correspondence and legislative material at the Capitol. Other duties include preparing the Senate chamber for sessions and carrying bills and amendments to the appropriate people on the Senate floor. Pages attend classes at the Senate Page School from 6:15 a.m. until 9:45 a.m. and then work until 4:00 p.m. or until the Senate adjourns for the day. The Senate Page School provides a rigorous academic course of studies and the necessary requisites for a junior year course of study. Spring page eligibility is limited to juniors in high school who will be 16 or 17 years old on or before the date of appointment. Applicants must have a minimum grade point average of 3.0. Pages live in Webster Hall located near the Capitol and receive a stipend to cover the cost of the residence. Breakfast and dinner are provided each day. The spring session runs from February 1, 2016 June 10, 2016. The application and additional information can be found by going to www.enzi.senate.gov. Further questions can be directed to Dianne Kirkbride in Senator Enzis Cheyenne office at 307-772-2477 or Dianne_Kirkbride@enzi.senate.gov. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=0d7d4048-c28b-41d0-b3d1-31649231241e | Learn how to make your bright ideas shine | 2015-09-25 | 2015 | 2015-09 | Republican | House | WY | Michael Enzi | E000285 | www.enzi.senate.gov | legacy | A single idea or invention could be all that it takes to make a business grow and thrive. But it is hard to be successful without knowing how best to patent, market and sell your invention. That is why U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., is hosting his annual Inventors Conference to bring inventors together to help educate them on how to make their ideas a reality. This years conference will be held on Saturday, October 3rd in Cheyenne in the Laramie County Community College (LCCC) Theater. I am committed to helping Wyoming's small business owners and inventors succeed in today's rapidly changing marketplace, Enzi said. That means bringing information about the patent process, business planning and marketing to peoples doorstep. The conference has become a Wyoming tradition over the years, where speakers and other Wyoming inventors share knowledge, expertise and wisdom on securing patents, developing business plans and marketing products, according to Enzi. Regardless of background or experience, everyone is welcome to attend and learn how to build on their ideas. The conference will have a day full of speakers and inventors who will share words of knowledge, expertise and wisdom on securing patents, developing business plans and marketing products. Admission to the conference is free. The room opens October 3rd at 7:45 a.m. and Enzi will lead off the days events at 8:30 a.m. Pre-registration is available now by contacting Enzis State Director Karen McCreery, at (307) 527-9444 or Karen_McCreery@enzi.senate.gov. If youre unable to pre-register, registration will be available the morning of the conference. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=fa866578-37e0-42f6-901d-28f300be0fc8 | Senate passes bill to reauthorize breast cancer research stamp | 2015-09-23 | 2015 | 2015-09 | Republican | House | WY | Michael Enzi | E000285 | www.enzi.senate.gov | legacy | The Senate last night unanimously approved a bill to renew congressional approval for the breast cancer research stamp through 2019. The stamp has raised $80.9 million for breast cancer research since its creation in 1998. The bill, introduced by Senators Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., is cosponsored by John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and 22 other senators. Representatives Jackie Speier, D-Calif., and Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., have introduced companion legislation in the House of Representatives. The breast cancer research stamp provides first-class postage and currently costs 60 cents. The additional 11 cents over the regular postal rate helps fund breast cancer research at the National Institutes of Health and the Medical Research Program at the Department of Defense. The idea for the stamp was devised by Sacramento breast cancer surgeon, Dr. Ernie Bodai. Dr. Bodai partnered with Betsy Mullen, a breast cancer survivor from San Diego, and David Goodman from Orinda, who lost his wife to breast cancer, to advocate for the creation of the stamp. The breast cancer research stamp has been incredibly successfulraising $81 million for life-saving research over the past 17 years. It offers Americans a simple way to contribute to improved screening, diagnosis and treatment for the most commonly-diagnosed cancer in women, said Senator Feinstein. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and I look forward to working with the Post Office to spread public awareness about the stamp and ensure its available at every location. This stamp provides the opportunity for any American to make a small contribution in order to make a big difference in the fight against breast cancer, said Senator Enzi. Over the years, this stamp has raised tens of millions of dollars. By passing this bill, Congress can ensure that this research will continue to be there to help the hundreds of thousands of women who will be diagnosed in the future. I am thrilled that the breast cancer research stamp will be reauthorized for an addition… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://www.barrasso.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=3b6094aa-9474-49b7-b85d-409d979b6891 | Barrasso: End the American Crude Oil Export Ban | 2015-09-22 | 2015 | 2015-09 | Republican | House | WY | John Barrasso | B001261 | www.barrasso.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor calling on the Obama administration to work with Congress to end to the ban on U.S. crude oil exports. Transcript of Senator Barrassos remarks: Last week a bipartisan majority of Senators, members of this body, voted to try to stop President Obamas dangerous and desperate deal with Iran. The president wants to give Iran relief from economic sanctions that the world had imposed. I believe that President Obama traded away these sanctionshe traded away them too readily and he got too little in return. These sanctions included limits on the sale of Iranian oil. Now, according to one estimate, Iran could soon begin to export as much as a million additional barrels of oil each and every day. The money Iran makes from these sales will go, as I know, to shoring up its economy and it will go to building up Irans military. Some of it will undoubtedly go to supporting global terrorists. Thats what President Obama traded away. Iran will be allowed to sell its oil anywhere in the world and American oil producers are largely prohibited from selling American oil anywhere in the world. Apparently, thats exactly the way the White House wants to keep things. There is legislation working its way through Congress right now to lift the ban on American crude oil exports. The Obama administration has said that it doesnt support the bill. They think that Congress shouldnt even get to decide. They think it should be up to Washington bureaucrats in the Obama administration to make the decisions. The administration thinks that they are the only ones who should be allowed to decide whether the oil export ban gets lifted. It was the Obama administration that let Iran off the hook by signing such a terrible deal. It was the Obama administration that now wants to lift the sanctions and give Iran access to more than a hundred billion dollars. Should the Obama administration be the ones to decide whether Iran gets t… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://www.barrasso.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=a4ab0fcc-a4b3-427d-bd2a-a2c0c7be63f9 | Senate Western Caucus Chairman Barrasso Statement on Sage-Grouse Decision | 2015-09-22 | 2015 | 2015-09 | Republican | House | WY | John Barrasso | B001261 | www.barrasso.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Senate Western Caucus Chairman John Barrasso (R-WY), released the following statement in response to the U.S. Fish and Wildlifes announcement that the greater sage-grouse does not warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act. The Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service also released their final land management plans today that restrict land use across the West. Todays decision not to list the sage-grouse confirms that the hard work and tough decisions made by Wyoming and other states in the West worked. Im pleased the Fish and Wildlife Service reached the conclusion that we reached a long time ago: state and local agencies are best-suited to manage lands and protect species, said Senate Western Caucus Chairman John Barrasso. While this decision may seem like a victory for the West, the administrations land management plans are nothing more than a Washington land grab. The administration should focus on policies that address real threats to sage-grouse, such as catastrophic wildfires, predators and the unchecked spread of invasive species. These would help ensure that sage-grouse and other species continue to thrive across the West. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=04a24c0f-d37d-4d0e-83f6-570000b5d3c4 | Minority in Senate blocks protections for unborn children | 2015-09-22 | 2015 | 2015-09 | Republican | House | WY | Michael Enzi | E000285 | www.enzi.senate.gov | legacy | The Senate fell six votes short (54-42) Tuesday of moving forward on the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. The bill, which the House passed in May, would generally prohibit abortions after 20 weeks.U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., is a cosponsor of the bill. At five months, an unborn child is developed.These lives deserve the same protection that the lives of other children are given, said Enzi. As the father of a child born pre-maturely, I want other children to have the same chance that my daughter had. The U.S. is one of only seven countries that allow abortions after 20 weeks. The list includes North Korea and China. Enzi applauded Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for bringing the bill up on the Senate floor, which the previous leader prevented. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=ae067d3b-a56c-4e32-8310-9a772cacab3b | Enzi statement on sage grouse decision | 2015-09-22 | 2015 | 2015-09 | Republican | House | WY | Michael Enzi | E000285 | www.enzi.senate.gov | legacy | TodayU.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., released the following statement in response to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services decision that the sage grouse does not need protection as an endangered species. This decision is a success for Wyoming and for the sage grouse, Enzi said. Wyoming has worked with stakeholders over many years to develop and implement a sage grouse management plan and I am glad that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was able to recognize their accomplishments. The Wyoming plan has a demonstrated record of success and the decision keeps the State of Wyoming in the drivers seat when it comes to sage grouse management. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://www.barrasso.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=0455697e-c4a5-4961-8cc8-5478cd2a9dbf | Barrasso: Gold King Mine Disaster Highlights Incompetence of Environmental Protection Agency | 2015-09-17 | 2015 | 2015-09 | Republican | House | WY | John Barrasso | B001261 | www.barrasso.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding the Gold King mine disaster. Transcript of Senator Barrassos remarks: I want to speak today about a tragedy that hit the American West last month that didnt get nearly as much attention as it should have. Im talking about whats been called the Gold King Mine spill, which happened on August 5. Thats when the Environmental Protection Agency spilled three million gallons of toxic waste water into a tributary of the Animas River in Colorado. This is water that contained toxic substances like arsenic and lead. The agency was doing some work at an old mine when water under very high pressure started rushing out. This disturbing incident raises serious questions about how the EPA does business. First of all, it raises questions about the agencys responsiveness. After the EPA had this accident, apparently it never occurred to them to immediately call the towns downstream and to let anyone know that this toxic plume was headed their way. The Animas River connects to the San Juan River, which connects to the Colorado River, and to Lake Powell. These are some of the most beautiful natural resources in America. They also provide water for communities all along their runs. They provide recreation, and water for irrigation of crops, and for homes. This water that was polluted by the Environmental Protection Agency flows from Colorado to New Mexico and into Utah. It flows through the land of the Navajo Nation, and the Southern Ute Indian Tribe. These waterways are a sacred part of the culture of Native Americans who live near them. So why didnt the EPA get on the phone? The Navajo Nation was not informed until a full day after the spill. It got the news from the state of New Mexico not from the agency that caused the disaster. At first, EPA didnt even want to admit how bad the spill really was. They said that it was one million gallons of waste water. Days later, they admitted that they… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |
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