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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.

Sep 11, 2012

This is protecting our nuclear material. It has top priority.

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Sep 11, 2012

Let us assume that we actually had good security. What would have happened had it been discovered that these three individuals were trying to get in the facility?

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Sep 11, 2012

I do thank you for bringing up the inadequacies of our security system.

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Sep 10, 2012

The economy is still struggling, although it is somewhat better, this Congress is facing some of the most difficult spending decisions in our history.

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Sep 10, 2012

It is difficult to see for these grants that they are required by law or necessary or what the compelling public need is, at least for American citizens.

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Sep 10, 2012

Taxpayer dollars should be spent on projects that have an obvious benefit to the American people and these foreign grants do little, if anything, to benefit Americans.

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Sep 10, 2012

It is difficult for me to see the value of EPA providing taxpayer funding grants to organizations and governments outside the United States for things such as 'good governance capacity-building' in Jordan or 'regulatory dialogue' on…

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Sep 10, 2012

The Accountability in Grants Act would prohibit any more American tax dollars from being used under Section 103 of the Clean Air Act for purposes outside of the U.S.

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Aug 1, 2012

There have been tens of thousands of wells in Colorado that have used hydraulic fracturing to increase their productivity, and we can't find anywhere in Colorado a single example of the actual process of fracturing that has polluted…

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Jul 17, 2012

I see just nothing but trouble coming from this legislation.

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Jul 17, 2012

This is a hell of a way to do business.

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