Joe Barton: “The bill that passed out of this committee is a long-term permanent solution, bipartisan.”

As dean of the Texas delegation, I ask unanimous consent that the gentleman from Texas, the Honorable Michael Cloud, be permitted to take the oath of office today. His certificate of election has not arrived, but there is no contest and no…

My Texas pride doesn't need to be hurt by that, is what you are telling me.

I am a little bit skeptical if we are doing this simply because we don't like natural gas power, we don't like coal power, we don't like nuclear power, because that would be an added cost that somebody's got to bear.

The allegation that we made, the Republicans, is that you're discriminatory against us--against the Republicans.