John Barrasso: “The Biden administration finalized a rule that prohibited…”

“Today, the United States Senate will take the first steps to undo a very harmful piece of the previous administration's reckless and radical barrage of runaway regulations. Astonishingly, last year, The Biden administration finalized a rule that prohibited new coal leasing in the Powder River Basin in my home state of Wyoming. The idea was to force Wyoming to say goodbye to producing energy that is actually affordable, available, reliable, and abundant right here in America. The Powder river basin supplies about 45% of our nation's coal.” (00:19–00:28)

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