Wyoming’s Barrasso secures No. 2 GOP post as Senate Minority Whip

Republican senators have elected Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso to serve as minority whip in the incoming 120th Congress. As the No. 2 party leader next year, Barrasso’s job will look different than his past two years as majority whip after Democrats swept the midterm elections and won control of the Senate as well as the House. “As the opposition party in the Senate, we must be equally clear about what we stand for and what we will fight against,” Barrasso said in a Monday letter to colleagues obtained by Politico. “We need to draw sharp, principled contrast with the left-wing Majority. We need to do it in our message, the legislation we advance, the votes we demand, and our conversations at home.” The effectiveness of Senate Republicans, Barrasso wrote, will depend on their ability to unite. “We will not agree on everything, but we remain united in our purpose,” he wrote.

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