Joe Barton actually said...

"The economy is still struggling, although it is somewhat better, this Congress is facing some of the most difficult spending decisions in our history."

"It is difficult for me to see the value of EPA providing taxpayer funding grants to organizations and governments outside the United States for things such as 'good governance capacity-building' in Jo..."

"It is difficult to see for these grants that they are required by law or necessary or what the compelling public need is, at least for American citizens."

"Taxpayer dollars should be spent on projects that have an obvious benefit to the American people and these foreign grants do little, if anything, to benefit Americans."