Joe Barton: “The NIH is the gold star for medical research in the world.”

I was in Senate Chamber trying to prevent a hold on H.R. 7217. I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 434. ____________________

I think that Mr. Flores and Mr. Shimkus have done a very good job in trying to patch together a compromise bill that's good politics.

There's a saying that a lot of us use quite a bit. It's called no good deed goes unpunished.

I would repeal every existing regulation and law on oxygen and CAFE standards.