Unfortunately, in the last few years, we have not been able to give NIH those sorts of additional resources.
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.
I think we have got the answer to what to do about our deficit. We will just do a special tax on Chairman Waxman's rich people in his district.
This same Dr. Armendariz made a comment not too many years ago that he wanted to crucify industry. He has since resigned because of those comments. Those of us who support the McKinley motion to instruct do so because we don't think the…
I thank the distinguished chairman. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of this bill. When the American public asks, ``Why can't Congress just work together?'' we should hold this bill up as Exhibit A that it is possible. As the ranking…
I thank the gentleman for yielding. I wasn't planning on speaking on this bill. But I was listening in my office to the debate between the proponents and opponents of the bill and felt moved to come over and try to answer some of the…
Barton really made a good point about this, is that if we are going to be looking at these renewable energy programs and alternative energy as job creators, we really should kind of nail down the types of jobs.
At some point in time it has to be a job that is sustainable in the marketplace with either no government assistance or minimal government assistance.
I certainly think somebody going to work in a solar factory that didn't exist... I would say that would be a green job.
I was here in the Congress on this committee when we passed the Clean Air Act amendments in the early 1990s.





