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Joe Barton: I hate to be the skunk at the garden party, but every now and then I am.

On the recordFebruary 14, 2012
I hate to be the skunk at the garden party, but every now and then I am.
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Joe Barton
Republican · Texas

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Joe Barton expresses skepticism about proposed user fee increases for the FDA.

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