Joe Barton

Barton really made a good point about this, is that if we are going to be looking at these renewable energy programs and alternative energy as job creators, we really should kind of nail down the types of jobs.

Do we have an agreed-upon definition of what a green job is?

I believe that in the next Congress, if not in this Congress, we ought to have a real debate on this committee about greenhouse gases as applied to the Clean Air Act.

At some point in time it has to be a job that is sustainable in the marketplace with either no government assistance or minimal government assistance.

I would prefer that we explicitly exempt them by statute.

I certainly think somebody going to work in a solar factory that didn't exist... I would say that would be a green job.

He had a preconceived mindset, viewed himself more as an executioner than as a fair umpire.

We have strong environmental laws. We expected those laws to be enforced strongly. We expect them also to be enforced fairly.

We expect President Obama and his appointees to enforce those rules in an even and fair-handed fashion.

Why would we not make that network operational? ... If you just sit on it, it can't be used.

I have great respect for Mississippi, and when I am told that their network... has almost all been spent and it is almost ready to go.

I strongly support both of these bills. You know, obviously they are subject to tweaking and being improved, but I think the concept in both bills is noble and I hope that the subcommittee moves them, the full committee moves them, and…

Could we invite those people to the United States and have them pay their dime to come see us since we are the experts?

HHS has a huge mission, admittedly, but their answer to ever problem is to create more bureaucracy.

We have all seen the reports in the last several months about some of these abuses of public funds...

A trillion dollars is so much money that we can't even get our hands on it.

I think it is timely that these two bills, especially the first bill, H.R. 4273, have been put into play

I do rise in support of the rule. I think the number of amendments that they've made in order is consistent with Speaker Boehner's policy of running an open House. Unfortunately, one of those amendments that was not made in order is the…

I thank the chairman. The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by…

My basic problem is that I am not sure the FDA deserves a large increase in user fees given the amount of money that they have been receiving in general fund increases.

It is obvious that companies have less incentive to stay in the United States than they did before these bills became law.

Put me down, as I said at the last hearing you had on this, as undecided on this particular bill.

This Administration has indicated that the increased tax will have little to no negative effect on medical innovation in the United States. That just begs credulity, Mr. Chairman.

I think that is great.

I especially want to commend the Federal Trade Commission. You all have been doing excellent work on privacy.