Joe Barton: “I think we ought to work on using the authority that we have, as opposed to trying to get additional authority at the…”

There's a saying that a lot of us use quite a bit. It's called no good deed goes unpunished.

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 minute to the…

I was very heartened by the opening comments of Mr. Rush and Mr. Pallone.

I can't tell you how excited I am to have this hearing. It's really exciting for me.