Joe Barton: “This country has been so blessed with natural resources, and then doubly blessed with an economic system based on…”

I think it's good to have this and I think it's very good that we try to work to tighten up and, as the gentlelady just said, let's determine what the real intent is and then legislate accordingly.

Every now and then, we have a day when it reminds us why we ran for Congress. Today is one of those days.

Before Congressman Hensarling leaves, I just want to commend him for his service and tell him what a privilege it has been for me to serve with him and to know him as a friend. We are both retiring, and we are both, so far as I know, going…

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