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Republicans on the committee are again pressing EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson to explain why and how a career EPA official’s views were suppressed when he questioned Democrats’ policy on global warming. More here.

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Press Releases

Barton: Under Obama Cap-and-Trade Plan, Taxpayers Will Face $522 Tax Hike (March 13, 2009)

Cap-and-Trade's Fools Rush In (March 12, 2009)

GAO Report Raises Serious Doubts about Effectiveness of Carbon Offsets – Barton (March 5, 2009)

The Cap-and-Trade Budget: Higher Electric Bills, Fewer Jobs, More Global Warming (February 26, 2009)

How to Stimulate Higher Bills for Using Less Electricity (February 13, 2009)

Select Global Warming Solutions That Won’t Launch a Depression – Barton (February 12, 2009)

Keep People Warm, Fed and Working (December 8, 2008)

Oversight Function Must Be about Facts, Not Political Motivation, Barton Says (September 18, 2008)

Barton, Whitfield Press CDC for TCE Contamination Data (November 26, 2007)

Barton Offers Strong Support for Do-Not-Call Renewal (October 30, 2007)

Letters

Response from EPA Administrator Jackson Regarding the CO2 Endangerment Finding (July 10, 2009)

Response from Chairman Waxman Regarding an Investigation into EPA's CO2 Endangerment Finding (June 29, 2009)

Response from EPA regarding the Anne Sholtz Emissions-Trading Fraud Case (June 26, 2009)

Letter to Chairman Waxman and Chairman Stupak Requesting an Investigation into EPA's CO2 Endangerment Finding (June 25, 2009)

Letter to EPA Administrator Jackson Regarding the Suppression of a Staff Report (June 24, 2009)

Response from Secretary Solis Regarding 'Green Jobs' (June 10, 2009)

Response from Secretary Chu Regarding 'Green Jobs' (June 5, 2009)

Response from Secretary Chu Regarding the Future of Nuclear Waste and Yucca Mountain (June 1, 2009)

Response by Chairman Wellinghoff to Letter Regarding His Position on Nuclear/Coal Energy (May 13, 2009)

Response from FERC Commissioner Moeller Regarding Views on CCS (May 11, 2009)

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Republican Views

Executive Summary of Waxman-Markey Climate Legislation (April 22, 2009)

Section-By-Section Analysis of Waxman-Markey Climate Legislation (April 22, 2009)

U.S. Representative Joe Barton

U.S. Representative Joe L. Barton
Joe Barton was first elected to congress by the people of Texas' Sixth Congressional District in 1984. In 2004, he was selected by his House colleagues to be the chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce...
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