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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.

Feb 17, 2011

So much to say, so little time. Mr. Chairman, first, let me point out that CO<INF>2</INF>, the greenhouse gas that is most under discussion, is not a pollutant under the classical definition of the Clean Air Act. I am creating…

Congressional Record · 2011-02-17
Feb 17, 2011

Well, you might check it out because some of the benefits and some of the costs you talk about are not borne out in the real world when you do a real analysis.

Congressional Record · 2011-02-17
Feb 17, 2011

I thank my friend Congressman Serrano. Would Mr. Waxman agree with me that, if you get one of these new squiggly mercury bulbs and break it, you're going to be exposed to more mercury than the amount of mercury you're exposed to from a…

Congressional Record · 2011-02-17
Jan 25, 2011

Congressional oversight, if effective, leads to better functioning of government, one that protects the taxpayers.

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Jan 25, 2011

The importance of congressional oversight cannot be overstated.

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Jan 25, 2011

Every independent analysis has said it would cost millions of U.S. jobs and hundreds of billions of dollars.

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Jan 25, 2011

Who can be opposed to that, Mr. Chairman?

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Jan 25, 2011

I don't see that your organization has done anything to slow that down.

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Jan 25, 2011

Just the regulations issued under the new health care law are in the thousands.

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Jan 24, 2011

The gentleman is correct again. So here you have a State that is noted for its State regulatory protection regulations at the State level; and yet that State has one area, the Los Angeles basin, that has been in the worst category for…

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