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…
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.
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.
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 oversight, if effective, leads to better functioning of government, one that protects the taxpayers.
Every independent analysis has said it would cost millions of U.S. jobs and hundreds of billions of dollars.
Just the regulations issued under the new health care law are in the thousands.
The gentleman is correct. Name the State that has the largest net out-migration from its State to Texas?
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…





