Joe Barton actually said...

"Texas has chosen to regulate hydraulic fracturing, but to allow it."

"The issue before the subcommittee and this panel is really, who is going to set the policy? Who is best able to set the policy?"

"But the basic policy decisions on these issues appear to me to be best made at the State."

"This kind of innovation should be encouraged by local and federal agencies and these agencies should maintain oversight throughout the process..."