Joe Barton

I am a supporter of free markets and a robust American energy policy.

We think over 2,000 trillion feet of natural gas resides beneath our lands in the United States.

I don't think we are going to build 19 LNG export facilities.

there is hope. We might actually burst out in bipartisanship on LNG exports.

The positive effects are being felt both in the U.S. and abroad, and this is just the beginning.

If you believe in free markets this is a win-win.

Currently our oil and gas sector is creating about 9 million jobs a year and sending in taxes more than $30 billion to the Federal Treasury every year.

Together, we benefit knowing the safety and security of our energy supply will not be subject to the whims of adversaries seeking to use energy as a political weapon.

it wouldn't be the end of the world if the environmental community broke down and actually supported a positive energy-production bill.

The increase in oil and gas development is strengthening our economy here at home by supporting nearly 9 million jobs.

In reclaiming my time, Mr. Chairman, before I yield back, I want to thank my staff member Emmanual Guillory. He has worked tirelessly on this issue and on this amendment. I also want to thank Congressman Ed Markey of Massachusetts and his…

I yield such time as he may consume to the distinguished chairman of the Intelligence Committee and also a distinguished member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, a former FBI agent, the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Rogers).

When this same bill or bill similar to it was on the House floor last year, I had to reluctantly rise in opposition to it because it was my opinion that the privacy protections in the bill were not sufficient to protect the privacy of the…

(Mr. BARTON asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

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 the bill, add the following new section: SEC. 4. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION RELATING TO CONSUMER…

I want to apologize to the chairman and the ranking member and our esteemed witness for not being here to hear the opening treatment.

It is our job at this committee to also take a hard look at the agency under our jurisdiction, the FDA, and ask: did its processes work?

The FDA, the agency responsible for protecting the public health and safety, did not act properly.

The company involved acted negligently and didn't follow proper sterilization and sanitation practices.

I was puzzled as I listened to you evade the answer to the chairman's questions about when you learned.

Job one for the FDA is making sure the medicines we take are safe, but this mission seemed to be lost.

The Keystone pipeline should have been approved years ago.

It boggles most people's minds when they look at this from a commonsense perspective and say why does the President continue to say no to Keystone?

I don't think it is a secret that I am a proponent and supporter of the Keystone pipeline, so it is somewhat redundant for me to ask too many questions.

By those standards, I am happy to say H.R. 3 passes the test overwhelmingly.