Facebook does tremendous good. ... That is a success story in anybody's book.
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.
Is there any reason that we couldn't have just a no-data-sharing policy period until you are 18?
This is a difficult hearing because I think everybody has the same bottom line.
According to the latest numbers that this committee staff has, 115 people a day are dying of opioid overdoses.
Well, thank you. More importantly, I am the current vice chairman, such as that is.
Now, you're aware that we passed a bill that's languishing, I believe, in the Senate that would change the law...
Mr. Speaker, I have listened to my friends on the minority talk about the reasons they are opposing this bill, and a normal piece of legislation that would have some merit didn't go through regular order, things of this sort. But, Mr…
This is an important hearing that we are having today because it addresses an issue that we really haven't done a very good job of addressing--this issue of cybersecurity and emergency response.
So far you have done a very good job of dissimulating and not saying a darn thing so----
I do believe there's a legitimate public interest certainly in the permitting and licensing part of these big infrastructure projects.





