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Joe Barton

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Joe Barton is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Texas's 6th congressional district from 1985 to 2019. During his tenure, Barton served as the chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, where he played a significant role in shaping energy policy and telecommunications legislation. He was known for his advocacy of fossil fuel interests and his support for deregulation in the energy sector.

May 4, 2011

I am a cosponsor of the natural gas bill that Mr. Sullivan is the chief sponsor of.

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May 3, 2011

Is it also true that the Commission directed the board to decide that motion by June of 2010?

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May 3, 2011

The NRC should appropriately serve as an independent, strong watchdog, actually a pit bull, to ensure safe nuclear power.

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May 3, 2011

Is it true that in March of last year, the DOE did file a motion with the NRC Construction Authorization Board to withdrawal the license application?

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May 3, 2011

I am confused. I am a simple guy. I try to read things black and white.

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May 3, 2011

How can you have a vote and it not be publically known what the vote is?

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May 3, 2011

The chairman, who is an honorable, decent man, who has been in my office a number of time and I have great admiration for, appears to me to be playing some sort of a foot-dragging game--that is my characterization--because he thinks on…

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May 3, 2011

I mean it appears to me that we are just playing a shell game.

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May 3, 2011

Simply shutting the doors on an already-spent $12 billion for Yucca is not acceptable, especially with no other alternative.

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May 2, 2011

this administration promised to be transparent.

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May 2, 2011

if the President wants to meet with Al Gore about global warming, that is not a national security issue.

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