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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
June 24, 2011 Members Introduce Bipartisan Internet Poker Bill Washington, DC
June 23, 2011 Barton: Time to Tap our Natural Resources, Not our Emergency Supply Washington, DC
June 22, 2011 Letter to Commissioner Astrue Washington, DC
June 22, 2011 Jobs and Energy Permitting Act of 2011 Washington, DC
June 14, 2011 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 Washington, DC
June 13, 2011 Barton Proud to be Founding Member of the Asthma Caucus, Hopes to Improve and Save Lives Washington, DC
June 6, 2011 Letter to The Honorable John Boehner Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives and The Honorable Eric Cantor Majority Leader, U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC
May 13, 2011 Markey, Barton Release Bipartisan "Do Not Track" Kids Online Privacy Legislation Washington, DC
May 6, 2011 Barton, Markey Release Discussion Draft of Their "Do Not Track" Kids Online Privacy Legislation Washington, DC
May 6, 2011 Markey, Barton Release Discussion Draft of Their "Do Not Track" Kids Online Privacy Leg Washington, DC
May 3, 2011 Repealing Mandatory Funding for the School Health Center Construction Washington, DC
May 3, 2011 Repealing Mandatory Funding for the State Health Insurance Exchanges Washington, DC
May 2, 2011 Barton Responds to Death of bin Laden Washington, DC
April 29, 2011 Texas Congressman Unite to Protect Business and Environment from Political Retribution Houston, TX
April 26, 2011 In Case You Missed It: The Hill - Celebrating clean energy's castoff by Rep. Joe Barton Washington, DC
April 14, 2011 Barton votes No on Budget Deal Washington, DC
April 14, 2011 Letter to NASA Administrator Charles Bolden Washington, DC
April 8, 2011 Disapproving FCC Internet and Broadband Regulations Washington, DC
April 6, 2011 Providing for Consideration of H.R. 910, Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011 Washington, DC
April 6, 2011 Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011 Washington, DC
March 31, 2011 Fighting for Fiscal Responsibility Washington, DC
March 28, 2011 Letter to Michael Mack, MD, President Society of Thoracic Surgeons Unknown
March 27, 2011 Houston Chronicle- Republican Lawmakers From Texas Praise State's Air Pollution Permit Program Washington, DC
March 22, 2011 Letter to President, Barack Obama Washington, D.C.
March 17, 2011 Barton Votes to End Federal Handout to NPR Washington, DC
March 15, 2011 Barton Votes No, Says New Spending Bill Doesn't Fix Problems Washington, DC
March 9, 2011 Barton Balks at Giving ObamaCare a Blank Check Washington, DC
March 7, 2011 Pain at the Pump - a Column by Rep. Barton Washington, DC
March 2, 2011 Barton frustrated by waste, fraud and abuse in Medicare and Medicaid Washington, DC
March 1, 2011 Letter to the Honorable Barack Obama, President of the United States Washington, DC
March 1, 2011 Barton concerned that increasing Medicaid costs will crush states' budgets Washington, DC
Feb. 18, 2011 Letter to the Honorable Barack Obama, President of the United States Washington, DC
Feb. 15, 2011 Texas Congressmen File Amendment to Block Funding for EPA Mandates Washington, DC
Feb. 15, 2011 Barton vows to protect the economy from stifling overregulation Washington, DC
Feb. 10, 2011 Rep. Barton calls for investigation of broadband stimulus spending Washington, DC
Feb. 9, 2011 Rep. Barton rebukes EPA for using overreaching regulations to put straightjacket on economy Washington, DC
Feb. 3, 2011 Rep. Barton on blackouts: "Grid failed when Texans needed it most" Arlington, TX
Feb. 2, 2011 Barton, Markey Ask Facebook About Plan to Enable Access to User Addresses, Cell Numbers Washington, DC
Jan. 26, 2011 Barton Vows to Use Oversight to Protect Taxpayers From Needless, Job Killing Regulations Washington, DC
Jan. 26, 2011 Commending the Efforts of National School Choice Week Washington, DC
Jan. 25, 2011 Rep. Barton: President's Speech a Good First Step, Hopeful Talk Match Actions Washington, DC
Jan. 25, 2011 Granger Star Telegram Op-Ed: Barton, Burgess, Granger, Marchant: Why Replacing Healthcare Act is Necessary Unknown
Jan. 24, 2011 EPA's War on Texas Washington, DC
Jan. 24, 2011 Protecting the Unborn: Rep. Barton Supports Pro-Life Proposals Washington, DC
Jan. 19, 2011 Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act Washington, DC
Jan. 19, 2011 Repeal Today, Replace Tomorrow: Rep. Barton Votes to Repeal ObamaCare Washington, DC
Jan. 14, 2011 Rep. Barton Writing Legislation and Creating Task Force to Fight EPA, Save Texas Economy Washington, DC
Jan. 6, 2011 Barton Leads Republican Effort to Repeal Light Bulb Ban Washington, DC
Jan. 6, 2011 Pajamas Media - No, These Aren't Health Care Reform Fairy Tales Unknown
Jan. 5, 2011 Barton Grateful as He Begins 14th Term in Congress Washington, DC

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