Joe Barton actually said...

"I don't want to speak for the Department of Energy, but the draft legislation allows, without going through the appropriation process, funds generated by using this facility for private purposes to be..."

"We are just trying to adopt the SPR to the modern situation."

"My Texas pride doesn't need to be hurt by that, is what you are telling me."

"I am a little bit skeptical if we are doing this simply because we don't like natural gas power, we don't like coal power, we don't like nuclear power, because that would be an added cost that somebod..."