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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.
Mr. Chairman, 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…
Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from New Hampshire (Ms. Kuster), who is an original cosponsor of the amendment and has worked very hard on it.
Madam Speaker, I rise in support of the pending legislation before us. I believe it is very important that we show that we do want to address this issue, and I think the Goodlatte-McCaul bill does that in a humane way. Now, we have this…
Mr. Speaker, I rise in honor of the new head football coach at Ennis High School, Coach Sam Harrell. Coach Sam Harrell was born in 1975 in Seminole, Texas. He went to high school in Brownwood, Texas, where he was valedictorian. He became…
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…
Mr. Speaker, when I was a little boy, I used to read comic books, and one of them I read was Superman. In the Superman comic books, way back in the 1960s, Superman had an alterego that lived on Bizarro World. {time} 1615 In Bizarro World…
Mr. Speaker, 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…
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.
Mr. Chairman, 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…
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,''…
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