96 Quotes by Joe Barton

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,

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.

There are so many cars on the market that get 30 miles per gallon, and folks aren't buying them,

I would submit to you that Medicaid in its current form is already hurting the poor, ... This committee will not stand by and do nothing while Medicaid slowly collapses.

I would vote against it and I would encourage others to vote against it,

I think a good case can be made today that some retailers may have taken advantage of the Katrina emergency. If that's true, that is something that needs to be investigated and, in all probability, prosecuted,

I think there may be a need at the retail level to make sure we have adequate enforcement tools to prevent pure price gouging,

Our country needs more oil refineries because the people who work for a living need gasoline to get to work. These are the people who earn paychecks and buy groceries and pay their bills, including their taxes. That means they use gasoline every day. They need it, and they need it at a price they can afford to pay.