Joe Barton actually said...

I see what is going on in Pakistan today, and even if we get those lines across Afghanistan to provide power, I don't believe that government has what it takes to collect the revenues needed to sustain a big energy economy.

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Barton expresses skepticism about the capacity of governments in Afghanistan and Pakistan to manage energy economies.

02/26/2014

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