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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.

Apr 10, 2018

Facebook does tremendous good. ... That is a success story in anybody's book.

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Apr 10, 2018

Is there any reason that we couldn't have just a no-data-sharing policy period until you are 18?

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Mar 19, 2018

This is a difficult hearing because I think everybody has the same bottom line.

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Mar 19, 2018

According to the latest numbers that this committee staff has, 115 people a day are dying of opioid overdoses.

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Mar 19, 2018

I stand corrected. I can't blame that on the Senate, then.

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Mar 19, 2018

Well, thank you. More importantly, I am the current vice chairman, such as that is.

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Mar 19, 2018

Now, you're aware that we passed a bill that's languishing, I believe, in the Senate that would change the law...

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Mar 13, 2018

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…

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Mar 13, 2018

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.

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Mar 13, 2018

So far you have done a very good job of dissimulating and not saying a darn thing so----

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Feb 26, 2018

I do believe there's a legitimate public interest certainly in the permitting and licensing part of these big infrastructure projects.

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