Joe Barton: “You recommended and I support the recommendation that you made to the President that we withdraw from the Paris climate…”

I don't want to speak for the Department of Energy, but the draft legislation allows, without going through the appropriation process, funds generated by using this facility for private purposes to be used for maintenance of the facility.

Every now and then, we have a day when it reminds us why we ran for Congress. Today is one of those days.

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

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.