Joe Barton: “I am pleased that we are beginning our discussions with an area I believe we can all embrace and that is jobs and the…”

I think that Mr. Flores and Mr. Shimkus have done a very good job in trying to patch together a compromise bill that's good politics.

Truth is a powerful drug. Use it sparingly.

That's hard to stomach. We wouldn't be having this discussion if there wasn't a general agreement that your company has discriminated against conservatives, most of whom happen to be Republican.

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