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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.

Mar 1, 2017

I am opposed when they are causing the public the distress that they are causing them by increasing drug prices the way that they are.

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Mar 1, 2017

The transparency needs to happen. It needs to happen not only so we can bring down drug prices, but the things that is going to bring down healthcare costs all together.

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Mar 1, 2017

I am telling you, and that is what is happening with the PBMs. They are not achieving what they set out to achieve.

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Mar 1, 2017

This is causing a problem in the market, in the generic drug market. This is one of the reasons why prescription drug prices are so high.

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Mar 1, 2017

Not everything in the Affordable Care Act was bad. I know that is a shock for my friends on the minority side to hear a Republican say that.

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Feb 15, 2017

It is called voters. It is called elections. You control who your governor is.

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Feb 15, 2017

What is the expected cost? Is the problem the crumbling water lines or is the problem reprocessing or processing of the water supply?

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Feb 15, 2017

You can have both. You can have positive economic development and effective environmental protection.

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Feb 14, 2017

Time after time Tribes have seen their treaties broken, their lands taken, and sacred sites desecrated.

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Feb 14, 2017

So, it is not just the right thing to do, based on our historical experiences and historical traumas with Native Americans, it is the law.

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Feb 14, 2017

I want to reiterate again that the workers are caught in the middle of this failed system.

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