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“It will be better for the country

if the American people wake up
next Wednesday morning to a
new reality in Washington.”
-U.S. Senator John Barrasso

In the middle of so much
international turmoil, we know
that we must take action to
strengthen our energy security.
We’ll send bills to the president
that empower domestic energy
producers to explore responsibly
offshore, on public lands and
in Alaska. And after six years
of delay, we’ll force President
Obama to finally give Americans
an answer on the Keystone XL
pipeline.
There is already bipartisan
support for the administration to
move quickly to export American
liquefied natural gas to other
countries. Washington should
finally let allies across the world
buy American energy instead of
being held hostage by thugs like
Vladimir Putin.

President Obama holding his
veto pen for two more years.
Meanwhile, we’ll do everything
we can to systematically strip
away the very worst pieces
of ObamaCare that have hurt
patients, providers and our
economy. We will vote to repeal
the employer and individual
mandates that prevent Americans
from choosing the care that’s
right for them.
There is also bipartisan
agreement that we must restore
the 40 hour work week so the
law does not continue to target
the take home pay of part-time
workers.

Republicans will stand up for
Americans who are demanding
that Washington finally improve
our healthcare system.

We will vote to abolish the
medical device tax that threatens
jobs and life-saving innovation.
And a Republican Congress will
look out for taxpayers who are
currently facing a $1 billion tab to
bailout insurers that lose money
offering ObamaCare coverage.

Republicans will work to
fully repeal ObamaCare,
we understand the reality of

Our overarching goal will be to
focus on what Americans wanted
all along – access to quality,

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affordable health care. Instead
of another legislative monstrosity
with endless negative
consequences, we will offer step
by step reform bills.
We are going to do everything
possible to transfer the power
back from Washington to the
American people so they can
choose the care they need, from
a doctor they want, at a
lower cost.
We will lead on trade with our
international allies. The President
mentioned the benefits of
increased trade in five of his
State of the Union Addresses. If
he is serious, he should welcome
Republicans’ commitment to
expanding trade. The next time
the president calls on Congress
to approve Trade Promotion
Authority legislation – he’ll hear
a resounding “yes” from the new
majority party.
It will be better for the country
if the American people wake
up next Wednesday morning
to a new reality in Washington.
President Obama should get
ready for a real year of action.
Republican John Barrasso
represents Wyoming in the U.S.
Senate. He serves in the Senate
as a member of both the Energy
and Environment Committees.