Barrasso: Trump Administration Decision on Uranium Imports is a Missed Opportunity - Press Releases - U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works

Barrasso: Trump Administration Decision on Uranium Imports is a Missed Opportunity - Press Releases - U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works: Chairman says relying on Vladimir Putin and his satellites to supply America with uranium is dangerous and unacceptable

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), released the following statement on the Trump administration’s final decision regarding its Section 232 investigation into whether uranium imports into the United States threaten to impair U.S. national security. U.S. Senator John Barrasso previously joined with American uranium producers calling for the Commerce Department to conduct the investigation.

“The decision by the Trump administration is a missed opportunity to protect America’s uranium producers,” said Barrasso. “Uranium producers, including those in my home state of Wyoming, deserve to compete on a level playing field. Russia, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan have unfairly undermined America’s uranium producers for years. In their investigation, the Commerce Department correctly concluded that uranium imports are not just a matter of energy security; they are a matter of national security. America should not rely on Vladimir Putin and