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U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, ranking member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, has released an implementation timeline on ObamaCare. Click here for a copy.

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Press Releases

Barton Demands Salary Answers from Commerce Secretary (November 30, 2010)

Barton, Burgess Ask GAO to Review NPR Funding (November 18, 2010)

Energy and Commerce Members United Against Jurisdiction Grab (November 18, 2010)

Former House Chairmen: GOP Rule Doesn’t Include Ranking Member Service (November 11, 2010)

GAO Report Chides FDA’s Actions during Heparin Contamination Crisis (November 9, 2010)

NRC Commissioner Calls Chairman Jaczko's Decision 'Grossly Premature' (November 2, 2010)

Barton, Burgess Ask Administration for Answers on Medical Isotopes (November 1, 2010)

Barton, Burgess Ask EPA to Explain Costs of Multiple Billion-Dollar Regulations (October 14, 2010)

Republicans Ask Waxman for Hearing on Child-Only Insurance Policies (October 8, 2010)

Global Warming Reports From China, Others Are Old & Questionable, GAO Finds (August 4, 2010)

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Letters

Letter to Commerce Secretary Locke Requesting Information on Federal Salaries (November 30, 2010)

Letter to CPSC Chairman Tenenbaum on the Proposed Publicaly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database (November 23, 2010)

Letter to GAO Requesting an Examination of Federal Funds Usage at NPR (November 18, 2010)

Letter to Chairman Leibowitz Regarding the FTC's Decision to End Its Inquiry into Privacy Concerns With Google Streetview (November 12, 2010)

Letter to GAO Requesting an Examination of the Use of Title 42 Pay Authority at HHS and EPA (October 28, 2010)

Letter to Commssioner Astrue of the Social Security Administration Regarding Its Coordination With HHS on ID Validation in LIHEAP (October 28, 2010)

Letter to HHS Secretary Sebelius Regarding the Effect of Health Care Reform on Low-Cost Health Plans (October 22, 2010)

Letter to EPA Regarding the High Costs and Job Impacts Associated With Regulating Greenhouse Gases (October 14, 2010)

Letter to GAO Requesting an Examination of Policies and Procedures used by the AHRQ (October 13, 2010)

Letter to Special Advisor to the Treasury Secretary Elizabeth Warren Requesting a Briefing on Her Goals for the New CFPB (October 5, 2010)

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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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