Joe Barton: “As we go forward in this Congress, we need to work together, hopefully in a bipartisan fashion, to craft an energy…”

I was in Senate Chamber trying to prevent a hold on H.R. 7217. I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 434. ____________________

Truth is a powerful drug. Use it sparingly.

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

It is always good to have hearings like this to try to, through bipartisan basis, get facts on the table.