Joe Barton

May I ask how much time remains, Mr. Chair? The CHAIR. The gentleman from Texas has 10\1/2\ minutes remaining, and the gentleman from New Jersey has 4\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I yield an additional 30 seconds to the gentleman from Ohio on the understanding that he will not play his best game against us next summer.

I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from the great city of Kinderhook, New York (Mr. Gibson).

My understanding, in general debate, the majority, or proponents, have 30 minutes, and then the opponents have 30 minutes; is that correct? The CHAIR. On this bill, yes, the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and…

Could the Chair educate the illiterate Member from Texas on how I could give Mr. Cuellar time that he may control on his side? If I can't yield it unanimously, how can I do that? The CHAIR. The gentleman from Texas may yield from his own…

Continuing the parliamentary inquiry, if I do that, can he reserve part of that time, or does he have to use it all in one slot? The CHAIR. The other gentleman from Texas would not control the time.

I have an additional parliamentary inquiry. The CHAIR. The gentleman will state his parliamentary inquiry.

I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from the Golden Gate State of California (Mr. Hunter), a distinguished subcommittee chairman of the Armed Services Committee.

I just want to say ``amen'' to what the gentleman from Georgia just said. Mr. Chairman, what time is remaining on each side? The CHAIR. The gentleman from Texas has 15 minutes remaining. The gentleman from New Jersey has 7\1/2\ minutes…

I make a point of order that the motion to recommit is not germane. Oh, it is germane. I withdraw the point of order. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The point of order and the reservation of the point of order is withdrawn. The gentleman from…

I thank the gentleman from Midland, Texas, the chairman of the Agriculture Committee and a stalwart original sponsor of the bill. I appreciate your leadership, and I appreciate you doing this Special Order. Mr. Speaker, tomorrow we are…

as somebody who voted for the Clean Air Act Amendments and as a conservative who believes that, if it is the law, it should be implemented, and corporate, especially international corporations should honor those laws, your company has not.

There was a knowingly and willful decision to deceive in one of the most important markets in the world, and that, sir, is just wrong.

I must tell you, sir, that it is extremely disappointing to look at the--I don't know the right word to use--immorality of the corporate decision to knowingly and willfully cheat on U.S. emissions standards.

I am pro-life because I believe that all life is precious and should be respected and I back that up with my vote.

I don't know what the penalty should be, but it should be more than just a slap on the wrist.

I think that's just wrong.

I respect your integrity, I respect your commitment to what you do but, again, I was here in 1990.

A lot of times at these kind of hearings we have to ask political questions and sometimes we have to ask 'got you' questions.

I think it's a true statement that back in 1990 when we passed the Clean Air Act amendments...

I am firmly opposed to proposals to impose a tax on devices that use unlicensed spectrum.

With all respect, ma'am, in the State of Texas we're going to have to shut down existing coal plants and build more wind power than the rest of the world has.

I made Ds in electrical engineering. I am an engineer. But I made Ds in electrical engineering.

If Congress were to explicitly strip Planned Parenthood funding, are there other women's health organizations already in existence that could accept those funds and provide the same services?

Is there any medically necessary reason to utilize that procedure to get a body part to use in another medical situation?