Joe Barton
Joe Barton
Joe Linus Bartonis a Republican politician, representing Texas's 6th congressional districtin the U.S. House of Representatives since 1985, and a member of the Tea Party Caucus. The district includes Arlington, part of Fort Worth and several rural areas south of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Following the primary defeat of Ralph Hall, Barton became the dean of the Texas Congressional delegation...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth15 September 1949
CountryUnited States of America
This would definitely limit states' flexibility, ... And again the underlying basis of the bill is to give states more flexibility, not less flexibility.
We have witness after witness that's testified to the staff and answered questions today that they thought they were still being covered,
What you see is not always what you get.
Updating the communications laws is one of my highest priorities. We have made some changes and we're going to make some changes to this draft.
Updating the communications laws is one of my highest priorities, ... We have made some changes and we're going to make some changes to this draft.
He's (Bryan) been one of the leaders. He's been ahead of the curve on a consistent basis.
Under CAFTA, prosperity and payrolls in Texas will only grow as our products and services become more competitive in these markets.
Basically, it takes the money and spends it all. It doesn't leave anything for deficit reduction.
I'd like to see Exxon Mobil take some of their $10 billion and announce some refinery expansion,
I don't know what it would take to make a change in management, but if I was a dues-paying member of the Guild, I would want a change in management,
What you are seeing here is an exercise in futility in the worst case, or an exercise in fantasy in the best case, and nothing I have seen this week is going to be voted on in a positive way,
I can only guess at the excuses that will be offered by people who profit by engaging in an obvious fraud, by invading personal privacy, and by assisting criminal behavior.
I am a pretty good poker player, and I'd say the odds are 2-1 that the president is going to sign a bill this year. Obviously, it's going to be modified and amended, but I think it has real power and I believe the president will sign a version very close to this bill sometime this calendar year.
We cannot stop hurricanes, but we can mitigate some of these adverse impacts on our energy infrastructure and our economy that hurricanes can have. We need to tackle this problem for one simple reason: Our country needs more oil refineries because the people who work for a living need gasoline to get to work.