So if they come out with this regulation where we cannot even build a new coal power plant, even though the new plant emissions are much lower than the old plants, and then if they go further and start regulating existing plants, then…
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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.
I yield back the balance of my time. Amendment No. 22 Offered by Mr. Holt The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, 2-minute voting will continue. There was no objection. The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded…
Mr. Chairman, I have my 7-year-old son, Jack, with me this week. As we walked on the floor, he asked me, ``Daddy, why is that trophy on that desk?'' And I said, ``Well, son, they won the game last night.'' So I rise in reluctant…
Can you assure me that you and the Department will stand by American workers and American businesses, support the Jones Acts and the related American jobs?
It was an excessively high number of waivers. It took jobs from American maritime industries, American cargo vessels.
Decent is good. There are other D words that I could use that are not good, but decent is good.
The Department of Energy in my view should not treat conventional energy and renewable energy as an either/or proposition.
The President says himself that he is for 'all of the above' and yet, frequently, in his Administration, that absolutely is not the case.
I will never forget then-Secretary of Energy Chu made the statement that coal is his worst nightmare.
The law is vital to our Nation's economic and national security because it supports the core maritime industries of our country, American shipbuilding and American jobs.





