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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.

Feb 7, 2012

The impact on mercury emissions is going to be so negligible that it will not have a measurable impact.

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Feb 7, 2012

The very economy that was established for us by the Federal Government is now under threat by the Federal Government.

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Feb 2, 2012

I do appreciate you for holding this hearing, you and Mr. Green, on the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standard Program.

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Jan 31, 2012

My time is expired. Mr. Chairman, I have one more question.

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Jan 31, 2012

I want to pick your two gentlemen's brains on this consent-based approach that you talk about in your recommendations.

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Jan 24, 2012

Is it a socioeconomic factor that a project might bring thousands of high-paying jobs to a region?

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Jan 24, 2012

So those socioeconomic factors might be the reason that until the radical environmentalists begin to protest...

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Jan 24, 2012

I will say that she puts the best face possible on a terrible decision that her department has made.

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Jan 24, 2012

Time and time again we hear about President Obama's commitment to American-made energy that creates jobs and reduces our dependence on foreign oil, yet he rejects a no-brainer like Keystone XL.

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Jan 24, 2012

But we fought and won World War II in less time than it has taken so far to evaluate this project.

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