“a stunning failure of leadership”
“This budget is the epitome of 'America Last.'”
“We are unstoppable.”
“Everything will get better.”
“I vowed not to let Israel or America’s friends in the Persian Gulf 'get hurt or fail in any way, shape, or form.'”
“I’m popular”

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On the recordJanuary 18, 2018
This country has been so blessed with natural resources, and then doubly blessed with an economic system based on freedom and free markets.
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Joe Barton
Republican · Texas
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Barton emphasizes the U.S. abundance of natural resources and a free market system.

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