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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.

Nov 1, 2017

I don't have any frame of reference but it would appear to me, when you see the potential danger...

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Oct 31, 2017

I think that we are going to have to change the law and that we are going to have to do more than require disclosure.

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Oct 31, 2017

The current system is not working.

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Oct 24, 2017

I am going to recommend to the chairman that we bring the wrath of this committee down on DEA.

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Oct 24, 2017

Should we make that an illegal act? When Chairman Walden says some pharmacy in West Virginia gets 11 million pills...

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Oct 24, 2017

We represent the people of the United States. When you get a letter or your agency gets a letter from this committee that is signed by the chairman and the ranking member and maybe the subcommittee chairman, you are supposed to answer it.

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Oct 23, 2017

we had a hurricane in Texas too. We're a little bit more developed as a state, so our ability to endure it was possibly somewhat stronger.

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Oct 23, 2017

I want to extend my personal welcome to our newest member, Mr. Duncan. He's an outstanding member of the Republican baseball team that I manage.

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Oct 11, 2017

And it discourages me that Fermi 3, right now the license is there, the utility is not really thinking about using it at this point in time because of economics and politics.

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Oct 11, 2017

Thank you for your service, and I look forward to following up on the rest of this.

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Oct 11, 2017

We all want a good, robust energy policy, and nuclear policy for America.

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