Joe Barton actually said...

This country has been so blessed with natural resources, and then doubly blessed with an economic system based on freedom and free markets.

Barton emphasizes the U.S. abundance of natural resources and a free market system.

01/18/2018

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I want to commend you and the full committee chairman for starting this process.

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I applaud the Committee's oversight and investigative work on the recent meningitis outbreak.

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