Joe Barton

I want to thank Congressman Rush for working with me as one of the two lead bipartisan sponsors.

We are just trying to adopt the SPR to the modern situation.

I am a little bit skeptical if we are doing this simply because we don't like natural gas power, we don't like coal power, we don't like nuclear power, because that would be an added cost that somebody's got to bear.

My Texas pride doesn't need to be hurt by that, is what you are telling me.

Well, then the manufacturer doesn't have to give the coupon. If they don't give the coupon to the doctor, the doctor doesn't give it to the patient.

It is not complicated if you are an elected member of Congress and all of a sudden Medicare recipients start showing up at their town, town hall.

It is always good to have hearings like this to try to, through bipartisan basis, get facts on the table.

Then we should just stiff the Medicare recipients?

As dean of the Texas delegation, I ask unanimous consent that the gentleman from Texas, the Honorable Michael Cloud, be permitted to take the oath of office today. His certificate of election has not arrived, but there is no contest and no…

There's a saying that a lot of us use quite a bit. It's called no good deed goes unpunished.

It is my honor to introduce to the House of Representatives the new Congressman for the 27th Congressional District of Texas, the Honorable Michael Cloud. Michael is a husband and a father. His wife and three children are either in the…

It's obvious that, to me, anyway, this program is being abused.

I think it's good to have this and I think it's very good that we try to work to tighten up and, as the gentlelady just said, let's determine what the real intent is and then legislate accordingly.

I can't tell you how excited I am to have this hearing. It's really exciting for me.

I helped lead the fight, and a lot of Members on the committee did, to repeal the ban on crude oil exports 3 or 4 years ago.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of title III, insert the following new section: SEC. 304. HIGH-QUALITY, EVIDENCE-BASED OPIOID…

We have a great piece of legislation before us today. Chairman Walden and Ranking Member Pallone have been great leaders in shepherding dozens of opioid-related bills through the Energy and Commerce Committee. This particular bill, H.R. 6…

Can I inquire how much time I still have. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Texas has 1 minute remaining.

I thank Congressman Olson for his leadership as vice chairman of the subcommittee and a tireless leader on behalf of energy in this country. Also, I want to thank Congressman Johnson for his strong efforts and also compliment him on his…

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The bill has already passed the House on a bipartisan vote. I think I am right that it passed with 261 votes the last time we sent it. The House bill is a little bit better bill than the Senate, but the Senate bill is better than no bill…

I would think it's not possible unless you increase the output.

This is a very complicated issue. The average person doesn't understand the difference between a New Source Review or whatever else we are talking about here.

I can't think of a more unrewarding, difficult, fruitless issue to be asked to be the leader on than trying to find a solution to high-level nuclear waste. Can you imagine if, when you get elected to Congress, you are called into the…

You are going to have a way to begin, if this bill becomes law, to get the waste that is now stored on-site at deactivated, in some cases, nuclear power plants, consolidated to interim storage, make a decision on Yucca, ``yea'' or ``nay,''…