Senator John Barrasso News

What can you do with helium other than inflate balloons? If you're the Senate, apparently you can fund rural schools and the cleanup of old oil wells.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., accompanied by members of the GOP leadership, meet with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 18, 2013, following a Republican strategy session.

The House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources has advanced the Grazing Improvement Act on a bipartisan vote of 27-15.

Energy companies are pressing hard for the U.S. government to lift restrictions on exports of liquefied natural gas , with the American Petroleum Institute recently moving to expand its already robust lobbying force in Washington.

John Barrasso, a Republican from Wyoming, is a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Debate finally began on the U.S. Senate floor last week on the bipartisan immigration reform bill seen as the best opportunity on a while - or for a while - to overhaul the nation's immigration laws.

Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval on Thursday vetoed Democratic-backed legislation that would have strengthened gun-control rules by requiring background checks on customers in all gun sales in the state, including private transactions.

Thomson served as secretary of state from 1963 to 1987. She went into politics following the death of her husband, former U.S. Rep. Keith Thomson, R-Wyo.

In Washington, D.C. politicians call 'common ground' a fundraising event and those with 'common values' are those that contribute.

SENATE DEMS DIVIDED ON IMMIGRATION The Gang of Eight's bipartisan immigration bill cleared two key hurdles on Tuesday, but Democratic negotiators are running into resistance from some unlikely critics.

The figurative cauldron containing recently revealed federal government shenanigans just might be overflowing.

The Senate on Tuesday voted to open debate on a comprehensive immigration overhaul bill on overwhelmingly bipartisan lines, staving off a filibuster 82 to 15. All 15 senators voting to block debate were Republicans: John Barrasso of Wyoming, John Boozman of Arkansas, Michael D. Crapo of Idaho, Ted Cruz of Texas, Michael B. Enzi of Wyoming, Charles ... (more)

U.S. Senators John Barrasso and Joe Manchin Thursday introduced the "The North American Alternative Fuels Act" .

Beset by multiple controversies in Washington, President Obama tried to turn the nation's attention to his 2010 health care overhaul during a Friday trip to California where he encouraged all Americans who are currently uninsured, and specifically Latinos in the state, to enroll in government-subsidized insurance exchanges.

President Obama is scheduled to give a speech in San Jose on Friday about his health care law.

Livestock producers from around the state are gathered in Cheyenne for the Wyoming Cattle Industry Convention and Trade Show this week.

U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell highlighted the challenges facing his agency as it continues to respond to increasingly extreme wildfires, in a statement before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee yesterday.

Grand Teton National Park will launch a new Active Trails program in cooperation with St. John's Medical Center, kicking-off the program at Miller Park in Jackson from 5:00 to 7:00 pm Thursday.

The Yellowstone Park Foundation which serves as the fundraising partner of Yellowstone National Park has been awarded a 2013 America's Best Idea Grant.

Wyoming's US Senator John Barrasso who serves as chairman of the Senate Republican Policy Committee says Americans who are justifiably outraged that the IRS has chosen to play favorites for political reasons will be even more troubled when they learn how involved the agency will soon be in their health care choices.