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Joe Barton: “I have been in Congress 21 years, and I have heard colleagues on both sides of the aisle constantly talk about the goal…”

On the recordJuly 8, 2015
I have been in Congress 21 years, and I have heard colleagues on both sides of the aisle constantly talk about the goal of making our country energy independent.
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Joe Barton
Republican · Texas

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Joe Barton reflects on the bipartisan goal of U.S. energy independence.

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