Joe Barton

Let us look at a program, Ms.--that Ms. Castor and I are very supportive of, the Ace Kids Act.

Of course, those of us that are red, in that sense, you know, if they would listen to us more, we would have less of those people.

I want to thank leadership on both sides: our Speaker, John Boehner; our majority leader, Kevin McCarthy; and our whip, Steve Scalise, who played in the game. On their side, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Hoyer, and Mr. Clyburn were all there. So both…

If you will send one of your crack aids to the Republican Study Committee Taskforce on Energy Seminar this afternoon, you will hear 4 or 5 experts all say that if we allow our oil to be exported, U.S. production will stabilize and probably…

I have a list here of studies where they have looked at what would happen to the price in the United States at retail for gasoline, and... have all concluded that if we allowed our oil to be exported, there would be no increase in the…

If we let the producers have the option of putting that oil on the world market, the consumer in the United States could potentially benefit from the world price going down.

Would you agree that if we were to let our domestic oil potentially be exported, that it would, at a minimum, keep prices from going up on world markets?

I would say Moniz is money. So not superstar but money.

Put simply: this is unacceptable. Medicaid is supposed to provide our most vulnerable with vital medical services, but continued waste and fraud undermines this important goal.

We need to allow for those differences at the legislative level, but also at the regulatory level at FERC.

Texas is an anomaly because of ERCOT. Two-thirds of our power generation and our consumption is intrastate, within the State, and is controlled by the State.

If that is the case, as we are coming up with this national bill, do we have the responsibility to allow for regional differences in these standards and requirements?

I support the discussion draft's increased authority for the FERC if the FERC will use it.

If we are going to shut down all these coal plants... we are going to have to replace them at some point in time with some other kind of plant.

I just want to say amen to the Governor of Maine. Move to Texas. We like your attitude.

Is it also not true that, if Mr. Simpson and Ms. Kaptur and their subcommittee and the full committee accepts this and works in good faith to actually implement it, that the subcommittee and the full committee can use these unobligated…

Is it not true there literally is an escrow account in Texas with $30 million in it that they wish to send to the Federal Government?

In reclaiming my time, we are trying to give money to the Federal Government that your subcommittee can use. It is a good amendment. I appreciate your support, Mr. Chairman. I reserve the balance of my time. {time} 0000

I rise in strong support of the gentleman's amendment. I think it is absolutely the right thing to do. It is pure common sense. As you know, these newer bulbs, while they may be more energy efficient, they are much more expensive. I have…

I support these three bills. I would hope, Mr. Chairman, that you would change your mind.

I support the three bills that we are having the hearing on. I think they are all reformative, and I think they are positive, and they are transparent; and I think the more of that the better.

I have introduced a bill that would repeal the current ban on crude oil exports.

Well, I am certainly not opposed to there being a review of biomedical research, but in my opinion, to create a brand new group doesn't make sense...

I want to compliment you and all the people that have worked on it. I am extremely pleased with what is in the draft.

I am pleased that we are beginning our discussions with an area I believe we can all embrace and that is jobs and the economy.