Joe Barton actually said...

"it is obvious that part of the solution is to drill more here in the United States."

"Most of us on the Republican side do believe that a robust domestic drilling program would significantly improve production."

"gasoline prices are going up. He said it was 3.99 a gallon in Michigan, and in my hometown of Ennis, Texas, it was 3.58 a gallon, so come to Texas and you will save 40 cents."

"the proposal that the industry and your department have agreed to doubles the user fees per year for the next, I think, 4 or 5 years."