Political Quotes

On the recordJuly 13, 2011
I have been an advocate for privacy for almost 20 years in the Congress.
Said by
Joe Barton
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Barton emphasizes his long-standing commitment to privacy advocacy in Congress.

Share & report

More from Joe Barton

Sep 25, 2018

Madam Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Madam Speaker, I have been in Congress for 34 years. I am about to retire at the end of this session. I have been on the House floor with many tumultuous battles. I have watched the…

Congressional Record · 2018-09-25
Sep 25, 2018

Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 6511) to authorize the Secretary of Energy to carry out a program to lease underutilized Strategic Petroleum Reserve facilities, and for other purposes, as amended. The…

Congressional Record · 2018-09-25
Dec 11, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman from Michigan for her kind words. I appreciate the nice gift I got yesterday from her and her husband, his new book, ``The Dean.'' I look forward to reading it over Christmas. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1…

Congressional Record · 2018-12-11
Sep 4, 2018

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

congress.gov

Other voices in this conversation