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.
Oct 11, 2011
The problem is not government guidelines. The problem is not knowing what is nutritious.
Oct 5, 2011
I thank the distinguished subcommittee chairman. I listened with interest to Mr. Waxman's remarks. Sometimes, when there's not a lot you can say substantively against an issue, you just put a lot of stuff out there and hope something…
Oct 4, 2011
We have to stop spending money we don't have and we started to make that fiscally responsible decision...
Oct 4, 2011
The President's budget was brought up in the Senate. Not one member of the Senate voted for the President's budget...
Oct 4, 2011
In these challenging times when we are facing both rising deficits and a sinking economy, budget reform is not an option; it is an imperative.
Oct 4, 2011
If you don't expand the protections of the law to 13- to 17-year-olds explicitly, how do we protect them?
Oct 4, 2011
The legislation offered by Representative Joe Barton and Representative Ed Markey known as the Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011 is based on these principles.
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