Mar 2, 2015
I am the sponsor of the bill to repeal the ban on crude oil exports. So I am pro crude oil exports.
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.
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Mar 2, 2015
As we go forward in this Congress, we need to work together, hopefully in a bipartisan fashion, to craft an energy policy that is acceptable to all sides.
Mar 2, 2015
The United States is probably the most blessed Nation in the world in terms of energy resources.
Mar 2, 2015
Mr. Speaker, 179 years ago, in a hamlet in what is now Grimes County, Texas, called Washington-on-the-Brazos, a handful of brave Texans voted to declare independence from Mexico. We call this day Texas Independence Day. As those brave men…
Feb 24, 2015
The President made this big announcement about China, and ballyhooed it as a major breakthrough, and a major agreement, but I am told there is actually no written agreement.
Feb 24, 2015
You don't just stand up and say, you know, we have this agreement, and hug, and everybody just loves each other.
Feb 24, 2015
When the President of the United States, or the Secretary of State, or you, as the Administrator of the EPA, represent the United States in international exchanges, if agreements are made, something is signed.
Feb 10, 2015
you can make things happen by punitive measures or you can make things happen by incentives
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