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On the recordDecember 9, 2013
About 5 or 6 years ago I started an effort and held a hearing on the BCS, and everybody thought that was crazy.
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Joe Barton
Republican · Texas

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Joe Barton discusses past efforts on BCS reform that were initially dismissed.

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