Joe Barton: “About 5 or 6 years ago I started an effort and held a hearing on the BCS, and everybody thought that was crazy.”

As dean of the Texas delegation, I ask unanimous consent that the gentleman from Texas, the Honorable Michael Cloud, be permitted to take the oath of office today. His certificate of election has not arrived, but there is no contest and no…

My Texas pride doesn't need to be hurt by that, is what you are telling me.

It is always good to have hearings like this to try to, through bipartisan basis, get facts on the table.

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