Joe Barton: “If our deadlines are too strict maybe we need to expand them a little bit.”

Before Congressman Hensarling leaves, I just want to commend him for his service and tell him what a privilege it has been for me to serve with him and to know him as a friend. We are both retiring, and we are both, so far as I know, going…

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…

Truth is a powerful drug. Use it sparingly.

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