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Representative Joe Linus Barton's Public Statements

Joe Barton
Full Name: Joe Linus Barton
Office: U.S. House (TX) - District 6, Republican
First Elected: 11/06/1984
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Terri; 4 Children; 2 Stepchildren
Birth Date: 09/15/1949
Birth Place: Waco, TX
Home City: Ennis, TX
Religion: Methodist

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Date Title Location
March 8, 2012 Rep. Barton urges DOE to stop "risking billions of taxpayer dollars on unproven sources of energy" Washington, DC
Feb. 23, 2012 Markey, Barton Statement on White House Release of Blueprint For "Privacy Bill Of Rights" Washington, DC
Feb. 17, 2012 Conference Report on H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 Washington, DC
Feb. 16, 2012 President's Budget Like a Broken Record Washington, DC
Feb. 15, 2012 Protecting Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, Energy, and Resource Security Act Washington, DC
Jan. 27, 2012 Congressional Republicans Ask CMS to Clarify Changes Required by Health Care Law Washington, DC
Jan. 26, 2012 Committee Leadership Requests Information from Google on New Privacy Policy Unknown
Jan. 26, 2012 DeGette Joins Bipartisan Committee Leadership In Requesting Information From Google On New Privacy Policy Washington, DC
Jan. 26, 2012 Stearns Expresses Concern With Impact of Google's New Policies on Consumer Privacy Washington, DC
Jan. 25, 2012 Words vs. Actions: Rep. Barton Reacts to President's State of the Union Address Washington, DC
Jan. 24, 2012 Protecting the Unborn: Rep. Barton Speaks to Thousands at March for Life Washington, DC
Jan. 23, 2012 Life Begins at Conception Washington, DC
Jan. 18, 2012 Shovel Ready Jobs Buried by Obama Administration's Decision on Pipeline Washington, DC
Dec. 21, 2011 Barton: New EPA Rule Puts Environmental Activism over Economic Common Sense Washington, DC
Dec. 20, 2011 Sense of House Regarding any Final Measure to Extend Certain Expiring Provisions Washington, DC
Dec. 19, 2011 GAO Report on IPCC Spending Underscores Need for More Oversight of U.S. Funding, Better Accounting to Congress Washington, DC
Dec. 15, 2011 Barton and Cohen Announce New Congressional Collegiate Sports Caucus Washington, DC
Dec. 15, 2011 Energy, Security, American Jobs, and the Keystone XL Pipe Line Washington, DC
Dec. 12, 2011 Bipartisan Privacy Caucus To Hold Public Forum with FTC Chairman, Privacy Experts Washington, DC
Dec. 1, 2011 Terminating Presidential Election Campaign Fund and Election Assistance Commission Washington, DC
Nov. 30, 2011 Statement on Facebook Settlement with FTC Washington, DC
Nov. 29, 2011 Markey, Barton Statement on Facebook Settlement with FTC Washington, DC
Nov. 22, 2011 Stop the Madness: Democrats Reject Balanced Budget Amendment Unknown
Nov. 22, 2011 Barton "Not Surprised" by Super Committee Failure Unknown
Nov. 18, 2011 Proposing a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution Washington, DC
Nov. 17, 2011 Letter to Representative Hensarling, Senator Murray, and Members of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction Washington, DC
Nov. 17, 2011 Hearing of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee - "The Solyndra Failure: Views from DOE Secretary Chu" Washington, DC
Nov. 4, 2011 Verizon Responds to Questions about Privacy, Targeted Advertising Practices Washington, DC
Nov. 3, 2011 Barton on Solyndra Scandal Subpoenas: "American People Have the Right to Know the Facts!" Washington, DC
Oct. 31, 2011 Members of Privacy Caucus, Led by Rep. Barton, "Alarmed" by Reports of Facebook Data Retention Washington, DC
Oct. 31, 2011 CLASS Cancelled: Key Provision of ObamaCare Ends Before It Begins Washington, DC
Oct. 27, 2011 Ongoing Investigation Reveals Chinese Firms Linked to Contaminated Heparin Still Supplying Crude Heparin to U.S. Washington, DC
Oct. 21, 2011 Committee Leaders Request Briefing from Jensen Farms on Listeria Outbreak Washington, DC
Oct. 14, 2011 Hearing of the House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations - "Continuing Developments Regarding the Solyndra Loan Guarantee Washington, DC
Oct. 6, 2011 Tightening our Belts Washington, DC
Oct. 5, 2011 Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 Washington, DC
Oct. 5, 2011 The Hill - We Need "All of the Above' Strategy for Future of US Energy Production Unknown
Sept. 29, 2011 Markey, Barton to FTC: Investigate Facebook Tracking Washington, DC
Sept. 27, 2011 Markey, Barton to FTC: Investigate Facebook Tracking Washington, DC
Sept. 27, 2011 Barton, Markey Urge FTC To Investigate Use Of "Supercookies" Washington, DC
Sept. 23, 2011 Hearing of the House Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee - From DOE Loan Guarantee to Bankruptcy to FBI Raid: What Solyndra's Executives Knew. Washington, DC
Sept. 22, 2011 Stearns Questions EPA on Adhering to President's Executive Order on Regulatory Reform Promoting Health and Safety as Well as Economic Growth and Job Creation Washington, DC
Sept. 22, 2011 Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation Act of 2011 Washington, DC
Sept. 16, 2011 A Tale of Two Cities Washington, DC
Sept. 15, 2011 Markey, Barton Praise FTC's Proposed Updates to Child Internet Safety Washington, DC
Sept. 14, 2011 Rep. Barton on Solyndra: "It is Our Duty to Find Out How and Why That Money Was Wasted." Washington, DC
Sept. 12, 2011 Rep. Barton Asks "Where are the jobs?" - Obama EPA Forces 500 Layoffs in Texas Washington, DC
Sept. 12, 2011 Never Forget: Rep. Barton Reflects on the 10th Anniversary of the 9/11 Attacks Washington, DC
Sept. 9, 2011 Rep. Barton's response to President Obama's "American Jobs Act" Washington, DC
Aug. 1, 2011 Letter to The Honorable Kathleen Sebelius Secretary Department of Health and Human Services Washington, DC

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