John Barrasso quotes

John Barrasso is an American politician and physician who serves as a United States Senator from Wyoming. He is a member of the Republican Party and has been involved in issues such as healthcare and energy policy. He has established himself as a leading conservative voice in the Senate. Here are 15 of his quotes:

Illegal immigration continues to be a major problem in the United States. We have people waiting to come here legally. And we should not be rewarding people who have come here illegally. (John Barrasso)
What people are seeing is that the cost of their care and their insurance is going up faster since Obamacare has been passed than if the healthcare law had not been passed at all. View quote
John Barrasso
Our state has a balanced budget. We have to live within our means in the state of Wyoming. I was in the state senate. This country needs a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution. View quote
John Barrasso
For people who don't know me, I practiced medicine in Casper, Wyoming for 25 years as an orthopedic surgeon, taking care of families in Wyoming. I've been chief of staff of the largest hospital in our state. My wife is a breast cancer survivor. View quote
John Barrasso
My dad took me to John Kennedy's inauguration when I was 8. We come every time, Republican and Democrat, because of this great country. View quote
John Barrasso
For 25 years practicing medicine, I never asked anybody if they were a Republican or a Democratic or an independent and asked if they had insurance or not. I took care of everybody. View quote
John Barrasso
I don't want anybody between a doctor and a patient - not an insurance company bureaucrat or a Washington bureaucrat. View quote
John Barrasso
The more Americans find out about President Barack Obama's health care law, the less they like it. A majority of Americans want out. View quote
John Barrasso
We need to focus on getting people back to work, focus on jobs, the economy, the debt and the spending. That's what will improve the quality of life for American families and for hard-working taxpayers. View quote
John Barrasso
Each and every day, more people pay the price of Obamacare's mountain of mandates. As I travel across the country, I continue to hear from Americans who want Washington to take its hands off of their healthcare. View quote
John Barrasso
The failed stimulus, along with Obamacare's long list of failures, show what happens when Congress passes laws in a rush. (John Barrasso)
My dad, as a guy, had to quit school in the ninth grade, fought in the Battle of the Bulge. And spent his life pushing wheel barrels of heavy wet cement. So we've gone from pushing cement to now in one generation pushing legislation. But we always want any president to succeed, to do well; that means America does well and Americans do well. View quote
John Barrasso
I'm a child of immigrants. That is the history of this country. Immigration is good and important for our country. Legal immigration needs to really be modernized. View quote
John Barrasso
I'm a conservative and I believe if you tax something more you get less of it. View quote
John Barrasso
As a physician and a U.S. senator, I have warned since the very beginning about many troubling aspects of Mr. Obama's unprecedented health-insurance mandate. Not only does he believe he can order you to buy insurance, the president also incorrectly equates health insurance coverage with medical care. View quote
John Barrasso