Joe Barton actually said...

If a part doesn't meet the specification, why in the world would you not refuse it and only accept a part that meets the specification?

Barton questions the rationale behind accepting parts that do not meet specifications.

03/31/2014

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The only certainty would be that electricity rates would go, reliability would go down, and there would be routine blackouts.

This is not a health-based rule. It is not a rule based on a real economic science.

My bill is a very simple bill. It is a page long. It repeals the ban on crude oil exports that was first established back in 1975.

If we were to repeal the ban on crude oil exports, we would allow U.S. producers to sell their oil to any willing buyer whether it was domes...