Joe Barton actually said...

"I do not want to live in a country where any time a citizen or a corporation does something that is legitimately wrong is subject to some sort of political pressure that is -- again, in my words, amou..."

"This is a good first step. But if this is all we do, it's a sterile step. On the other hand, if you really follow up and include everybody in the process, you're more than likely to get a solution tha..."

"I understand Chairman Waxman's desire to beef up the staff, and that is understandable as a new chairman."

"A budget freeze would not be the end of the world for this committee or for the Congress."