Feb 4, 2014
this is one of the few things that Republicans and Democrats both agree on is a problem
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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Jan 14, 2014
I have served on this committee since 1986. I have served with three of the four former Chairmen.
Jan 14, 2014
I was here in 1996. And that act was a philosophical change from where the committee had been...
Dec 11, 2013
I was pleasantly surprised to learn that the NRC can review a design application in a few months.
Dec 11, 2013
I want a general ballpark estimate. Are we talking about a few million, several hundred million, a billion?
Dec 9, 2013
Absent a clear mandate from Congress, we risk exposing our constituents to an environment of a race to the bottom.
Dec 9, 2013
Well, my first bill that I introduced in this committee was to repeal the Natural Gas Policy Act of wellhead pricing on natural gas.
Dec 9, 2013
What your company is advertising here, except for the geography, is the same thing that my bill does, and my bill is poker only.
Dec 9, 2013
About 5 or 6 years ago I started an effort and held a hearing on the BCS, and everybody thought that was crazy.
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