Joe Barton actually said...

"That's hard to stomach. We wouldn't be having this discussion if there wasn't a general agreement that your company has discriminated against conservatives, most of whom happen to be Republican."

"I want to thank Congressman Rush for working with me as one of the two lead bipartisan sponsors."

"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..."

"It doesn't change the basic mission statement. It doesn't change the authorized level of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve."