Joe Barton actually said...

I would hope you all would abolish it. Whatever needs to be done, between Mr. Waxman's troops and my scalawag band of troops, we can get it ...

I would add one item to Chairman Waxman's agenda. That is the reauthorization of the National Institute of Health.

What I cannot do, with all due respect, is support the entire increase that Chairman Waxman has just outlined of 11.4 percent this year and ...

I certainly commend Chairman Waxman for trying to alleviate some of the suffering of the staff relocation.