Joe Barton: “We need to move electricity from where it is generated to where it is consumed.”

I was in Senate Chamber trying to prevent a hold on H.R. 7217. I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 434. ____________________

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.

If we did that and went to a pure market for ethanol, it would work.

I was very heartened by the opening comments of Mr. Rush and Mr. Pallone.