Senator Barrasso: ‘Clean Wyoming Coal is the Lifeblood of an Affordable, Prosperous Future’
Conservative principles face implementation challenges as policy meets political complexity.
The mainstream coverage of Sen. Barrasso’s speech tends to treat “clean coal” as a branding exercise, as if any defense of Wyoming is really a defense of the past. That framing skips over the basic question families are asking right now: why are energy prices being squeezed on purpose when the country has abundant resources?
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U.S. Senator and Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-WY) spoke on the Senate Floor Thursday about Republican efforts to lower prices by unleashing affordable energy, starting with clean Wyoming coal.
Senator Barrasso applauded President Trump’s recent announcement to keep the Dave Johnston plant in Converse County open, as well as
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The mainstream coverage of Sen. Barrasso’s speech tends to treat “clean coal” as a branding exercise, as if any defense of Wyoming is really a defense of the past. That framing skips over the basic question families are asking right now: why are energy prices being squeezed on purpose when the country has abundant resources?
Conservatives hear “transition” and see higher bills, shakier grids, and rules written to satisfy activists instead of engineers. Keeping the Dave Johnston plant open is not nostalgia. It is an argument for energy reliability and a refusal to gamble with communities that actually produce the power the rest of the country consumes.
The principle is straightforward: affordable energy is not a luxury item, and national security is not strengthened by outsourcing the backbone of the grid. A serious energy policy starts with what works, at home, under the rule of law.
Commentary written with AI assistance by the New Republican Times Editorial Board.