WASHINGTON, July 30 -- -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-- Wyoming, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-- WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), released draft legislation to revitalize the United States' nuclear infrastructure. The draft legislation, the American Nuclear Infrastructure Act of 2020, will enable U.S. international leadership, preserve America's uranium supply  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), applauded the U.S. Department of the Interior's proposed rule defining "habitat" under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). "The Trump administration is making the Endangered Species Act work better for people and wildlife," said Barrasso. "By  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following remarks at a hearing entitled "Lessons Learned from Remote Working during COVID-19: Can the Government Save Money Through Maximizing Efficient Use of Leased Space?": The hearing featured testimony from Mark Pringle, senior vice president of Corporate Real Estate, Global Facilities and Environment, Health, and Safety at Dell Technologies; Kate Lister, presiden  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement on House passage of the Water Resources Development Act (H.R. 7575): "The House just passed a bipartisan water infrastructure bill," said Barrasso. "The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee has unanimously reported legislation to improve our dams, ports, flood-prevention infrastructure, and reservoirs. America's Water Infrastructure Act wil  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) joined Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) and four other senators, along with six members of the House of Representatives, in sending a letter to Justice Department Antitrust Division Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim Wednesday, asking him to immediately open an investigation into the acquisition of a Mountain States Rosen (MSR) lamb processing facility in Greeley, CO. "MSR i  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) highlighted how Wyoming continues to lead the way on carbon capture and sequestration technologies during a Senate Energy and Natural Resources hearing. Barrasso also questioned Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy Steven Winberg and other energy experts about how we can expand the scope of carbon capture projects and encourage other countries like China and India to en  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyoming, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release: The United States Senate confirmed Derek Kan as the deputy director of the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The Senate earlier this month confirmed Russell Vought to be Director of OMB. "Mr. Kan has the necessary experience for this key position at OMB, and I am glad he is willing to serve in this important role," said Senate Budget Committee Chairman   more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Michael B. Enzi, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., and Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., introduced legislation to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the change in design from the Morgan silver dollar to the Peace silver dollar that memorialized the peace following World War I. The bill would allow the U.S. Mint to produce Morgan and Peace silver dollars composed of 90 percent silver and is estimated to generate $30 million  more