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 thank the distinguished gentleman from Kentucky. I would like to start off, Mr. Chairman, by making the point that the TRAIN Act doesn't change any existing environmental law or existing environmental rule. It simply delays proposed…
We want the EPA and the administration to comply with its own principles as outlined in the President's Executive Order on regulation.
There are many things that are ailing our country right now, Madam Administrator, and it seems that your agency appears to be at ground zero of a fair number of them.
over-regulation by the EPA's 18,000-plus employees could damage the economy.
the President issued an edict from the White House saying he wants to roll back regulations.
Is there any evidence, monitored data evidence, of any criteria pollutant under the Clean Air Act that is increasing in density...
We are basically saying let us take a timeout until the economy can regain its footing...
In my home State of Texas just last week, one company, one company announced the closure of two lignite coalmine...





