Joe Barton: “Now, you said in your testimony and you said in response to a question that Texas is not requiring monitoring of their…”

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

Mr. Chairman, my time has expired. Next time I would ask unanimous consent if I could ask the question and then answer it myself so that I could make sure I get the right answer I want.

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. ____________________

We are just trying to adopt the SPR to the modern situation.