Joe Barton actually said...

I want to be explicitly clear. If there really is a regulatory gap--based on the record that I have reviewed, I don't believe there is.

Barton discusses the possibility of a regulatory gap and bipartisan support for legislation.

11/13/2012

More Joe Barton Quotes

What guarantees do we have on behalf of the taxpayers that changes are going to be made in the existing loans?

Rarely, if ever, have I seen a more mismanaged program than the Solyndra loan guarantee.

If you're asking me the question, yes, sir, I think he broke the law.

nowhere in the law, nowhere in the definitions does it say that that program is to subsidize the loss of principle.