http://joebarton.house.govNews RSS FeedNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d413Thursday was a historic day in the U.S House of Representative, but for the wrong reasons. The Democrat majority played politics with funding for members of our military fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan and the result was no funding for our troops, which could lead to furloughs.5/16/2008 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d412WASHINGTON- U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, released the following statement today about the final location of the FutureGen site, which was announced today by the FutureGen Alliance.12/18/2007 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d411WASHINGTON- U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, introduced legislation today that will give those who serve in the United States military reserves the opportunity to receive the money they have set aside for health care expenses instead of having it disappear when they are called to active duty.12/11/2007 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d409AUSTONIO, TX – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, announced today that the Austonio Volunteer Fire Department has been awarded a $75,977 federal grant to aid in the acquisition of a new vehicle. This award is made available through the Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters program.11/14/2007 12:30:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d406WASHINGTON- U.S. Rep Joe Barton, R-Ennis, urged his colleagues in the House of Representatives today to vote in favor of a bill that will provide essential tools for the fight against the exploitation of children over the Internet.11/14/2007 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d410WASHINGTON- U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, helped introduce legislation today that will improve the safety of toys and other products designed for use by children.11/1/2007 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d405WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement today after the House tabled a censure resolution reprimanding U.S. Rep. Pete Stark’s comments last week during the SCHIP debate:10/23/2007 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d404WASHINGTON- U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, delivered the following statement today on the floor of the House on the vote to sustain the president’s veto of the Democrats’ SCHIP bill. 10/18/2007 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d403WASHINGTON- U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, met with Czech Ambassador Petr Kolar yesterday to discuss relations between the U.S. and the Czech Republic, as well as the newly- established Congressional Czech Caucus that Barton helped found.10/3/2007 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d402Congressman Barton announced the details of two upcoming "County Days," in which area residents can meet with a member of his staff to receive assistance in matters related to the federal government.10/2/2007 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d401WASHINGTON- U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, joined President Bush at the White House today as the President signed into law a bill to enhance the safety of our nation’s drug supply.9/27/2007 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d400WASHINGTON- U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, introduced legislation yesterday evening to ensure that the children covered by the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) continue to receive the care they need after the program’s set expiration date of September 30.9/20/2007 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d399WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, made the following statement on the passing of U.S. Rep. Paul Gillmor, R-Ohio. 9/5/2007 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d398WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, delivered the following statements today on the floor of the House opposing the “Children’s Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007”:8/1/2007 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d397WASHINGTON- U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, will hold the following town hall meetings during the month of August. 7/17/2007 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d396WASHINGTON- U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, made the following remarks on the floor of the House of Representatives yesterday evening following the passing of former First Lady Lady Bird Johnson.7/12/2007 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d395WASHINGTON- U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, lauded today’s announcement by the Office of Management and Budget that the federal deficit for fiscal year 2007 is $39 billion less than expected.7/11/2007 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d394WASHINGTON- U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, announced the appointments of six area students to the U.S. service academies.7/10/2007 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d393WASHINGTON- U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, issued the following statement in response to the defeat of the Senate immigration bill:6/28/2007 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d392WASHINGTON- The U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation today that was co-authored by Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, in an effort to protect Americans from the deceptive practice known as Caller ID “spoofing.”6/12/2007 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d390WASHINGTON- U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, voted in favor of legislation today that seeks to protect the computers of Americans from being infected with spyware. Known as the “Securely Protect Yourself Against Cyber Trespass Act,” or “Spy Act” for short, this legislation makes it illegal to use spyware to obtain the personal information of another individual.6/6/2007 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d391WASHINGTON- U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, joined a group of Republican Members of Congress at the U.S. Capitol today to unveil a common-sense approach to energy policy. 6/6/2007 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d389WASHINGTON- U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, voiced his support today for funding to spur the process of cleaning up contaminated sites in Arlington. 5/15/2007 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d388WASHINGTON- U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, voted against legislation today that seeks to unjustly make a crime committed against certain individuals more serious than if it had been committed against others. Known as the “Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007,” the legislation bolsters federal involvement in crimes motivated by a victim’s race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability.5/3/2007 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d386WASHINGTON- U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, released the following statement today after voting to sustain the President’s veto of legislation that would undermine the efforts of soldiers and military commanders serving in Iraq. The House of Representatives failed to achieve the 2/3 majority necessary to override a veto. The final vote tally was 222 in favor of overriding the veto, and 203 supporting the President’s veto.5/2/2007 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d387WASHINGTON- U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, helped raise awareness about asthma today while serving as the lead Congressional co-chair of the tenth annual Asthma Awareness Day Capitol Hill. Sponsored by the Allergy and Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics, the event, held on Capitol Hill, educates the public and Members of Congress about asthma and related disorders.5/2/2007 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d385WASHINGTON- U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, lent his support yesterday to legislation that seeks to enhance the quality of math and science education being provided to America’s students.4/25/2007 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d384WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, delivered the following statement today as part of an Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing entitled, “Diminished Capacity: Can the FDA Assure the Safety and Security of the Nations’ Food Supply”:4/24/2007 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d382WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, today proposed a debate over the TXU buyout, in a letter to former Secretary of State James A. Baker.4/13/2007 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d383U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, will jointly host “Academy Day” on Saturday, April 21, 2007, giving middle and high school students the opportunity to meet with representatives from the five U.S. service academies. 4/13/2007 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d381WASHINGTON- U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, sent the following letter to each member of the Texas Legislature today and asked that they consider three key principles as they evaluate the proposed buyout of TXU by KKR and TPG. Below is the text of the letter:4/10/2007 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d380WASHINGTON- U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, sent the following letter to Texas State Representative Phil King in light of the PUC regulation bill under consideration today:4/4/2007 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d379WASHINGTON- U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, voted in favor of legislation Wednesday that will improve the medical care provided to members of the Armed Forces. Known as the “Wounded Warrior Assistance Act of 2007,” the bill applies to those who have been injured while in active duty.3/28/2007 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d378WASHINGTON- U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, made the following statement today during a hearing entitled “Perspectives on Climate Change.” Barton, who serves as Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, made the statement in response to the testimony of former Vice President Al Gore, who was a witness at the hearing.3/21/2007 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d376WAXAHACHIE, TX – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, announced today that the Waxahachie Fire Department has been awarded a $46,840 grant by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.3/14/2007 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d377WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, was recognized with the C.W. Bill Young Award Wednesday by the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP). This award is given annually to public officials who have championed measures to improve bone marrow and cord blood donation.3/14/2007 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d375WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, today sent letters to state and federal regulators, asking for their views about the proposed buyout of TXU by Texas Pacific Group, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., and Goldman Sachs.3/12/2007 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d373WASHINGTON – U.S. Reps. Joe Barton, R-Texas, and Nathan Deal, R-Ga., today introduced the Guaranteed Access for SCHIP’s Target Population Act of 2007, a bill to address the funding shortfalls in the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). Ranking Member Barton issued the following statement:3/6/2007 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d374WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, expressed his support today for legislation to name the Department of Education building in Washington, DC after former President Lyndon Baines Johnson.3/6/2007 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d372WASHINGTON – With five months to go until the FutureGen site is officially selected, U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, joined with several members of the Texas Congressional delegation for a meeting with Texas Railroad Commissioner Michael Williams on Tuesday.2/28/2007 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d371WAXAHACHIE, TX – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, announced today the award of a $79,753 grant to the Waxahachie Rural Fire Department by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.2/14/2007 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d370WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, issued the following statement today following the passing of Rep. Charlie Norwood (R-GA):2/13/2007 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d368WASHINGTON – Leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, including U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, introduced major, bipartisan legislation today to outlaw pretexting and spyware, and to shield Social Security numbers and other personal data from identity thieves. 2/8/2007 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d369WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, voted today in favor of legislation that will spur research into ways to make biofuels more compatible with the nation’s existing infrastructure. The legislation, known as the Advanced Fuels Infrastructure Research and Development Act, passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 400 to 3.2/8/2007 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d367WASHINGTON – The government’s super-secret nuclear weapons lab in Los Alamos, N.M., still can’t keep a secret, a bipartisan cross-section of House members charged Tuesday, and one wondered if squeezing their fees might convince the lab’s operators to plug their leaks.1/30/2007 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d366WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, made the following remarks following President Bush’s State of the Union address:1/23/2007 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d365WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, spoke on the House floor today in opposition to a bill that would put government bureaucrats in charge of controlling the amount seniors pay for prescription drugs. 1/12/2007 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d364WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, began serving his twelfth term as a Member of the House of Representatives today during a swearing-in ceremony in the United States Capitol. 1/4/2007 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d36310/6/2006 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d3629/22/2006 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d361U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, voted in favor of three major pieces of border security legislation today. 9/21/2006 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d360U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, voted today in favor of a bill to strengthen the federal election process by requiring voters to present a photo ID when casting their ballot.9/20/2006 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d358U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, was honored by the National Capitol Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America with the “Communications Good Scout Award” yesterday. 9/14/2006 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d359U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, lent his support today to legislation seeking to eliminate vulnerabilities in the border and further strengthen it against illegal crossings. 9/14/2006 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d3429/11/2006 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d341WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, delivered the following statement today as part of an Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing entitled, "BP's Pipeline Spills at Prudhoe Bay: What Went Wrong?":9/7/2006 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d340WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, announced today that the Leon County Community Coalition will receive $99,428 through the Drug-Free Communities federal grant program. The coalition is one of only 107 new grant recipients across the nation, and was selected from 353 applicants.9/6/2006 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d3438/25/2006 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d3448/11/2006 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d339U.S. Rep. Joe Barton will host a series of town hall meetings during the month of August. Click this link for a listing of dates, times and locations.8/7/2006 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d3457/28/2006 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d338WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, issued the following statement today following the announcement that the Jewett, Texas site made the short list of proposed FutureGen locations:7/25/2006 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d336WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, voted today to protect traditional marriage as the House of Representatives considered H.J.Res.88, the Marriage Protection Amendment.7/18/2006 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d337WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, spoke on the House floor today about two very important pieces of legislation and their effect on human life.7/18/2006 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d3467/14/2006 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d334WASHINGTON- U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, gave the following testimony before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation Wednesday. The hearing examined the Wright Amendment compromise negotiated by the cities of Fort Worth, Dallas and other interested parties.7/12/2006 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d335WASHINGTON – When it came down to protecting lawyers or saving puppies, guess who won? 7/12/2006 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d333WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, lent his support today to legislation that will help increase our domestic energy supply by opening up deep sea resources located in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The House of Representatives passed H.R. 4761, the Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act, by a vote of 232 to 187.6/30/2006 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d3476/30/2006 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d3486/19/2006 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d332WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, issued the following statement today regarding the negotiations by local leaders on the future of the Wright Amendment:6/14/2006 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d331WASHINGTON – Thursday evening, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 5252, the Communications Opportunity, Promotion, and Enhancement Act of 2005, by a strong vote of 321-101. This legislation, sponsored by Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, will help bring choice and competition to TV and Internet services.6/9/2006 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d329WASHINGTON - The House on Wednesday sent the president legislation that will sharply raise fines on broadcasters that pollute the airwaves with indecent content.6/7/2006 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d330WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives today passed H.R. 5254, the Refinery Permit Process Schedule Act, co-sponsored by U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis.6/7/2006 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d3496/2/2006 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d3505/19/2006 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d328WASHINGTON – Congressman Joe Barton, R-Ennis, made the following statement in response to President Bush’s immigration address this evening:5/15/2006 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d3515/5/2006 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d3245/3/2006 11:56:47 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d327WASHINGTON - Gouging drivers on the price of a gallon of gasoline will become a federal crime under legislation passed Wednesday in the House. The bill, supported by U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, passed on a vote of 389-34.5/3/2006 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d326WASHINGTON - Flanked by seniors saving hundreds of dollars under the Medicare prescription drug plan, U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, urged those eligible to enroll in the program before the May 15 deadline.4/27/2006 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d3524/21/2006 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d325ARLINGTON, TX – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mark McClellan held an event today to raise awareness about the Medicare Prescription Drug benefit and assist seniors in enrollment as the May 15 deadline approaches.4/20/2006 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d3534/7/2006 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d322WASHINGTON – The House Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis), unanimously approved new data security laws Wednesday that will ensure consumers' personal information is closely guarded and consumers are notified when they are at risk.3/29/2006 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d3543/24/2006 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d321WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, issued the following statement today following the announcement of two Texas sites that will compete for the FutureGen project:3/14/2006 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d320Once upon a time, the functions of prescription drugs were relatively simple: alleviate a symptom, kill the bacteria, make someone well. 3/10/2006 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d3553/10/2006 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d318FORT WORTH – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, may be accustomed to speaking before Members of Congress, but on Monday, he addressed a very different, but equally valuable audience on a highly important topic- literacy. Barton spoke before an assembly of pre-kindergarten through second graders on the importance of reading before visiting Mrs. Alison Day’s first grade class and reading the book House Mouse, Senate Mouse.3/8/2006 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d319WASHINGTON – The House Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, took steps Wednesday to protect consumers' privacy by unanimously approving the Prevention of Fraudulent Access to Phone Records Act. The bill will not only stop data sellers from lying to obtain individual consumers' personal phone records, but also fine telephone companies that don't do enough to protect this information.3/8/2006 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d317Houston County Judge Chris von Doenhoff visited U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, in Barton’s Washington, D.C. office today to discuss reauthorization of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act.3/7/2006 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d3562/24/2006 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d3572/10/2006 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d316Each year, approximately 1.1 million Americans suffer a heart attack. It wasn’t until two months ago when I became a part of this statistic that the numbers began to really hit home for me. 2/10/2006 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d315WASHINGTON – After working tirelessly on critical reforms to telecommunications and Medicaid, U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, saw his work take effect today as President George W. Bush signed the Deficit Reduction Act into law. Barton joined the President and other relevant lawmakers for the signing ceremony, which took place in the East Room of the White House.2/8/2006 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d314ARLINGTON – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, announced today that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded a $1,090,140 grant to the City of Arlington for emergency sheltering costs following Hurricane Katrina.2/6/2006 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d312WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement today as part of a full committee hearing entitled, "Phone Records For Sale: Why Aren't Phone Records Safe From Pretexting?"2/1/2006 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d313WASHINGTON - The U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday gave final approval to historic reforms to save Medicaid and to bring television into the digital age, legislation crafted by the Energy and Commerce Committee under U.S. Rep. Joe Barton's chairmanship.2/1/2006 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d311WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, made the following statement in support of President George W. Bush’s State of the Union address, specifically praising his remarks on the future of energy in the United States.1/31/2006 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d3231/27/2006 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d310WASHINGTON – The House today approved landmark proposals to save Medicaid and to bring digital television to viewers nationwide, both of which were originally proposed by the Energy and Commerce Committee under U.S. Rep. Joe Barton’s chairmanship. 12/19/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d30912/18/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d30812/16/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d307 12/15/2005 1:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d306WASHINGTON – The fight against terrorism and illegal drug use received critical support today as the House passed the conference report on H.R. 3199, the USA PATRIOT and Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2005. U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, voted in favor of the legislation, which passed by a vote of 251-174.12/14/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d305Bonham, TX – Fifty years after ground was broken for the Sam Rayburn Library and Museum, Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, joined in a presentation to designate the site as a national landmark.12/9/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d304WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, voted today to help protect Texans from a higher tax burden, while supporting economic growth and job creation. 12/8/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d303BLOOMING GROVE, TX – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis) announced today the award of a $40,817 grant to the Blooming Grove Volunteer Fire Department by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.11/17/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d301WASHINGTON - Medicare recipients began enrolling in the Medicare prescription drug benefit (Medicare Part D) today, helping them afford the medications that have become such an integral part of the provision of health care.11/16/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d302WASHINGTON - Medicare recipients began enrolling in the Medicare prescription drug benefit (Medicare Part D) today, helping them afford the medications that have become such an integral part of the provision of health care.11/15/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d300WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, spoke on behalf of consumers’ rights today during a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing titled “Right to Repair: Industry Discussion and Legislative Options.” 11/10/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d299WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement today as part of a hearing entitled, "Assessing the National Pandemic Flu Preparedness Plan":11/8/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d296WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, has been named a “Taxpayer Hero” by the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) for his commitment to fiscal responsibility and his efforts to restrain federal spending.10/25/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d297WASHINGTON – Legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, to recognize the 40th Anniversary of the prestigious White House Fellows Program passed the House on Tuesday by a vote of 401-0.10/25/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d298WASHINGTON - The House Committee on Energy and Commerce, chaired by Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, released draft legislation that will begin reforming the Medicaid program while providing health care to hurricane victims and delivering energy assistance to those who will need it most this winter.10/25/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d294WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, voted today in favor of H.R. 554, The Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act of 2005, to prevent frivolous lawsuits against the food industry.10/19/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d295WASHINGTON - As the threat of avian flu virus grows, the House Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, today announced plans to introduce new legislation to help America handle an outbreak of the lethal H5N1 strain.10/19/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d293WASHINGTON - The House today voted 212 to 210 to deal with the price spikes and dry pumps that drivers encountered nationwide after hurricanes shut down many Gulf Coast oil refineries.10/7/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d292WASHINGTON - House Energy and Commerce Chairman Joe Barton has released a discussion draft of the Gasoline for America's Security Act of 2005, aimed at increasing domestic refining capacity.9/26/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d291As Texas braces for the arrival of Hurricane Rita, several resources are available to provide you with information and assistance before and after the storm hits. Below is a listing of telephone numbers and websites to help you in the wake of Rita:9/23/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d290WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement today as part of a hearing entitled, "Assessing Public Health and the Delivery of Care in the Wake of Katrina."9/22/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d288According to the Minerals Management Service (MMS), as of 11:30 Central Time August 30, Gulf of Mexico oil production was reduced by over 1.4 million barrels per day as a result of Hurricane Katrina, equivalent to about 95 percent of daily Gulf of Mexico oil production. The MMS also reported that 8.8 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas production was shut in, equivalent to 88 percent of daily Gulf of Mexico natural gas production. 8/31/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d2898/31/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d287If Hurricane Katrina wreaks havoc on U.S. oil supplies President Bush should use the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to mitigate shortfalls in production and price spikes at the pump, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Joe Barton said today.8/29/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d285In response to the freeze on E-rate funding for the Dallas Independent School District (DISD) imposed earlier this week by the Universal Service Administrative Co., U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis) made the following remarks:8/26/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d2868/26/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d284CROCKETT, TX – Crockett is officially the home of a congressional office for the Sixth District of Texas following a ribbon-cutting ceremony yesterday by U.S. Rep Joe Barton (R-Ennis) and the Crockett Chamber of Commerce.8/19/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d283U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis) presented the city of Arlington with a $2.5 million check yesterday to be used for technological improvements at the Arlington Municipal Airport. 8/18/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d282This is a summary of the article, usually the first line of the press release.8/17/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d281U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis) will host a series of town hall meetings this month during which he will discuss legislative issues, as well as those that are important to his constituents. Barton will begin the meetings by providing an update on his activities in Washington, after which he will open the floor to questions. The meeting is open to all residents of the Sixth District.8/12/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d279WASHINGTON, D.C. – Breaking a four-year stalemate, a House-Senate conference committee today approved U.S. Rep. Joe Barton’s Energy Policy Act of 2005 (H.R. 6). The action clears the way for final passage this week and will satisfy President Bush`s ambitious goal of completing a comprehensive energy bill this month.7/26/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d280WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis) proudly announced today that the Corsicana Independent School District has been selected to receive funding under the Alcohol Abuse Reduction Grants Program.7/18/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d278WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis) issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass H.R. 1220, the Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2005:7/14/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d277WASHINGTON, D.C. – Bipartisan legislation drafted by the House Energy and Commerce Committee would offer consumers greater protection amid the growing misuse of personal information and impose new regulations on those possessing or trading the data. 7/7/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d276ARLINGTON, TEXAS – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis) received the Capitol Dome Award this week at the Arlington City Hall. The local chapter of the American Cancer Society presented the award to the congressman for his dedicated support of the Patient Navigator legislation which was signed into law last week by President Bush.7/6/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d274WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis) attended an Oval Office ceremony at the White House as President George W. Bush signed the “Patient Navigator Outreach and Chronic Disease Prevention Act of 2005” into law. The bill was supported by Barton and produced by the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which he chairs.6/30/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d275WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Energy and Commerce Committee will closely examine the proposed purchase of an American oil company by China, Chairman Joe Barton, told the House on Thursday evening.6/28/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d272WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Senate passed its version of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. The House passed its own energy bill, which was introduced by U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis), on April 21st. The two versions will be reconciled by the conference committee who will convene in coming weeks.6/28/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d273WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 458, the Military Personnel Financial Services Protection Act. The bill is aimed at protecting our nation’s military personnel from those seeking to take advantage of them financially.6/28/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d271WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, made the following statement on the United States-Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), which President Bush formally submitted to Congress last night: 6/24/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d270WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement today as part of a committee hearing entitled, "Reauthorization of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration."6/23/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d269WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House passed H.J. Res. 10, which proposes an amendment to the Constitution that would authorize Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States. U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis) issued the following statement after passage: 6/22/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d268WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis) today blasted the Independent Inquiry Committee (IIC) investigating the Oil-for-Food program for barring a former UN official from testifying before an his Energy and Commerce Committee panel on Capitol Hill.6/21/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d267WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House today voted to put the United Nations` defunct, scandal-ridden oil-for-food program in Iraq under the microscope of independent investigators.6/17/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d266WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis) today issued the following statement in honor of Flag Day:6/14/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d265WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the United States Senate passed S. 39, legislation which apologizes to the victims of lynching and which expresses regret for the filibusters that blocked three House-passed anti-lynching bills between 1920 and 1940. The stalled anti-lynching legislation would have provided restitution for victims, and would have required state and local authorities to protect citizens from the awful practice. 6/13/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d260WASHINGTON – Maile Elaine Cornish, a recent Bowie High School graduate from Arlington was accepted into the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland after being nominated by U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis).6/6/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d261WASHINGTON – Christopher Robert Conley, a student from Arlington’s Bowie High School was accepted into the United States Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, Colorado after being nominated by U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis). The Sixth District has a total of five students enrolling into the service academies this fall.6/6/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d262WASHINGTON – Benjamin Gardner, a student from Mansfield High School was accepted into the United States Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, Colorado after being nominated by U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis). The Sixth District has a total of five students enrolling into the service academies this fall. 6/6/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d263WASHINGTON – Jillian Hutchinson, a recent Summit High School graduate from Mansfield was accepted into the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland after being nominated by U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis).6/6/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d264WASHINGTON – Mansfield Summit High School’s Andrew Johns was accepted into the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York after being nominated by U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis).6/6/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d259ARLINGTON, TX – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R- Ennis) held his eighth annual dinner Tuesday night to congratulate those who received appointments to one of the three service academies. Barton had nominated the five appointees honored at the dinner, which was held at the Walnut Creek Country Club.6/2/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d257ARLINGTON – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis) spoke at the burial service for Captain Troy Gordon Cope on Tuesday, more than 50 years after F-86 pilot was shot down in China during the Korean War.6/1/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d258ARLINGTON – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis) congratulated National Semiconductor Corporation’s Arlington facility on receiving STAR status from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) during a ceremony Tuesday.6/1/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d256WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis), chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce released the following statement today in response to the State of Texas’ announcement that it will prohibit registered sex offenders from obtaining sex-enhancing drugs, such as Viagra, through Medicaid: 5/25/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d252WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an effort to extend the benefits of adult stem cell research to more patients, U.S. Reps. Joe Barton (R-Ennis), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Chris Smith (R-New Jersey), and Bill Young (R-Florida), yesterday introduced the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005.5/24/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d253WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives last night overwhelmingly passed H.R. 29, the Securely Protect Yourself Against Cyber Trespass Act (SPY ACT), by a vote of 393-4. This bipartisan landmark computer privacy legislation was authored by several Energy and Commerce Committee members and championed by U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis).5/24/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d254WASHINGTON, D.C. – After voting in favor of H.R. 810, the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005, U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis), released the following statement:5/24/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d255WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives today passed H.R. 2520, the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005. The bill, co-sponsored by U.S. Reps. Christopher Smith (R-New Jersey) and Joe Barton (R-Ennis) passed by a vote of 431 to 1.5/24/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d251WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Associated Press reported over the weekend that audits by Comptroller Alan Hevesi`s office showed that between January 2000 and March 2005, 198 sex offenders in New York received Medicaid-reimbursed Viagra after their convictions. Those included crimes against children as young as 2 years old.5/23/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d250WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement today as part of a subcommittee hearing on the Drug Free Sports Act 2005.5/18/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d249WASHINGTON, D.C. – When officers searched a San Antonio probation violator they had just arrested in the summer of 2002, they didn`t find a weapon, they found a Whizzinator. "You can probably guess from the name what the device was designed to do," local District Attorney Susan Reed told Congress at a hearing today. "...A Whizzinator is designed to fool the person observing the drug test."5/17/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d248WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement today as part of a hearing entitled, "The United Nations` Oil-for-Food Program: Saddam Hussein`s Use of Oil Allocations to Undermine Sanctions and the United Nations Security Council":5/16/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d247WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, announced today that an all-star cast from the professional sports world will headline two days of hearings next week of his committee’s Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. The hearings on the Drug Free Sports Act of 2005 (H.R. 1862) will take place Wednesday and Thursday, May 18 and 19 at 10 a.m. in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building.5/12/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d245WASHINGTON, D.C. – Friday is Military Spouse Appreciation Day, and the thoughts of U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis) are with military spouses as they continue to hold down the fort on the home front while their husbands and wives are doing the important work of fighting the War on Terror.5/5/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d246WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis) today marked Cinco de Mayo with the following statement acknowledging the significance of the holiday and of the ties between the United States and Mexico:5/5/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d244WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis) late last night introduced the "Motor Vehicle Owners` Right to Repair Act" in the House of Representatives. 5/4/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d242WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis) joined the Allergy and Asthma Network of Mothers of Asthmatics (AANMA) today to promote the 8th Annual Asthma Awareness Day Capitol Hill. Barton is a founding congressional co-chairman of the yearly event.5/4/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d243WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis) proudly listed the accomplishments of the House of Representatives during the first 100 days of the 109th Congress that will improve the economy and help small businesses create new and better jobs for American workers. 5/3/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d241Congressman Joe Barton has proudly served the Sixth Congressional District since 1984 and currently serves as chairman of the prestigious House Energy and Commerce Committee.4/29/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d239ARLINGTON, TX – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis) announced today that the University of Texas at Arlington School of Nursing has received a $496,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education.4/26/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d240WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, welcomed a bipartisan plan to fight performance enhancing drugs among professional and amateur athletes. Barton said the committee will take action this year on the "Drug Free Sports Act," authored by Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-Florida).4/26/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d238CORSICANA – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis) announced today that the Pearce Collections Museum at Navarro College has been awarded two grants totaling $8,430 by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).4/25/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d237WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House today passed the bipartisan Energy Policy Act of 2005 by a vote of 249 to 183, and U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis) praised the vote as "a big vote for America`s energy future." 4/21/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d235WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, was a guest at the White House yesterday after President George W. Bush invited him to the Oval Office to discuss the comprehensive energy bill Barton is currently pushing through Congress.4/20/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d236WAXAHACHIE – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis) today welcomed a $112,740 airport improvement grant which has been awarded to Mid-Way Regional Airport located between Midlothian and Waxahachie. 4/20/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d234WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis) was a guest at the White House today after President George W. Bush invited him to the Oval Office to discuss the comprehensive energy bill Barton is currently pushing through Congress. 4/19/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d232WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last night, U.S. Reps. Joe Barton (R-Ennis) and Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-Flower Mound) voted in favor of a successful measure in the House Energy and Commerce Committee to send the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to the House floor for a vote next week. The legislation is a balanced and bipartisan bill that seeks to lower energy prices for consumers, spur the economy and create hundreds of thousands of new jobs, and take unprecedented steps to promote greater energy conservation and efficiency. 4/14/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d233WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House today approved by a 302-126 margin bipartisan bankruptcy reform legislation that cracks down on those abusing the bankruptcy system and provides additional consumer protections during the bankruptcy process. Because S. 256, the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005, passed the Senate last month in identical form, the legislation now heads to President Bush for his signature.4/14/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d231WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis) cast his vote in favor of legislation that would permanently kill the “death tax” levied against millions of Americans each year. The Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2005 will extend a death tax repeal that is currently in effect beyond 2010. Repealing the tax will increase the productivity of our economy and result in increased jobs for Americans. 4/13/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d229FORT WORTH – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis) spoke to members of the Fort Worth Petroleum Club and Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce yesterday about energy conservation and the continued effort to make the air in North Texas even cleaner. The congressman’s speech was part of a monthly luncheon series sponsored jointly by the Petroleum Club and the Chamber of Commerce called “Leaders in Government.”4/12/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d230WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, made the following statement today in reaction to news reports that Lexis-Nexis has released more than 300,000 private records on individuals.4/12/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d228WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last year, Congress passed long-overdue legislation that allows taxpayers to deduct their state and local sales taxes from their federal tax return.4/11/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d227WASHINGTON, D.C. – Vice President Dick Cheney met with U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis) today in the Capitol to discuss legislation being taken up in the House Energy and Commerce Committee.4/5/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d226DALLAS, TEXAS – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis) joined Ambassador James Oberwetter today on the campus of Southern Methodist University to address students, faculty, and professionals regarding international energy policy issues.4/4/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d225WASHINGTON, D.C. – A National Academy of Sciences report concluded that the government does not fully understand the risks posed by a terrorist attack on large quantities of radioactive spent fuel stored in pools of water.4/1/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d224COLLEGE STATION – The Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A&M University honored three former students as outstanding alumni this evening in a ceremony at the Briarcrest Country Club in Bryan, Texas.3/31/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d202WAXAHACHIE - U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis) paid a visit to Waxahachie High School this morning to participate in a program designed to combat drinking and driving.3/31/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d222ARLINGTON – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis) was the keynote speaker at a Medicare Town Hall Meeting and Health Fair today at Vandergriff Park in Arlington. Mayor Cluck and Medicare Center representative Rodney Clark joined Barton in discussing health care with nearly 300 local senior citizens. 3/30/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d223ARLINGTON – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis) was a special guest at the “Take Control of Your Television” Media Smart Families program last night at an Arlington High School PTA meeting.3/30/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d220WASHINGTON, D.C. – A National Academy of Sciences report concluded that the government does not fully understand the risks posed by a terrorist attack on large quantities of radioactive spent fuel stored in pools of water.3/29/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d221ARLINGTON – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis) was featured as the luncheon speaker at The World’s Best Technology Showcase today in Arlington, which is a national event that brings together seed and pre seed stage technologies developed at the nation`s top universities, federally supported research and development institutions, and private companies.3/29/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d219FORT WORTH – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis) today welcomed a $2.7 million airport improvement grant which has been awarded to Spinks Airport in Fort Worth.3/28/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d205ARLINGTON, TX – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis) visited the Arlington Pregnancy Center (APC) this morning to present the “Unsung Heroine” award to Judi Martin for her volunteer work at the center. The award is a check for $10,000 presented on Martin’s behalf to the APC and is sponsored by the Mitsubishi Motors USA Foundation.3/25/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d216ARLINGTON, TX – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis) met with a women’s focus group in Arlington today to discuss Social Security reform. Barton has organized several focus groups comprised of leaders from various sectors of the community whom he consults regularly on issues being discussed on Capitol Hill. 3/22/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d217ARLINGTON, TX – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis) was hosted as a guest speaker today at an Arlington Chamber of Commerce luncheon. Today’s luncheon was part of a series of legislative luncheons planned to promote continued cooperation between Arlington community leaders and lawmakers. 3/22/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d218WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis) welcomed a special member of the new freshman class of U.S. representatives to his office today. Barton, an 11-term Republican congressman met with the first-term Democratic representative of the Fifth District of Missouri, U.S. Rep. Emmanuel Cleaver (D-Kansas City). The two gentlemen may differ in party affiliation and Washington experience; however they find common ground in Ellis County. 3/17/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d215WASHINGTON – A multi-billion dollar program intended to close the digital divide remains plagued by mismanagement, waste, fraud and abuse with no end in sight, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations was told today. At a subcommittee hearing members were briefed on the results of a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) review of the troubled E-rate program.3/16/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d214WASHINGTON – The widespread sale of Social Security numbers by commercial data brokers came under glaring attention today as a key House committee chairman representing parts of North and East Texas made it clear that the next order of business might be legislation to ban that exchange. 3/15/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d213WASHINGTON – Not long ago, your Social Security number was between you and the government and nobody else. Nowadays, everybody seems to have your number, and that knowledge is the open door through which identity thieves can steal both your money and your reputation.3/11/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d211WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis) was presented today with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s “Spirit of Enterprise” award for his strong support for a pro-economic growth legislative agenda in Congress.3/10/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d212WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement today as part of a joint Commerce, Trade & Consumer Protection and Health subcommittee hearing on steroids is sports: 3/10/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d210WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis) released the following statement today to recognize International Women’s Day: “Today marks a unique opportunity when women on all continents, often divided by ethnic, economic, cultural and political differences come together to acknowledge the years of hard work that has been sacrificed for their equality, justice, peace and progress.3/8/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d208ARLINGTON, TX – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis) announced today that the University of Texas at Arlington has received a grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The $186,080 grant was issued to UTA by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, which is a division of HHS. The university will be directing the newly acquired federal funds into pharmacology, physiology, and biological chemistry research. 3/4/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d209ARLINGTON, TX – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis) announced today that Arlington and Fort Worth have been awarded grants from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) totaling $10,464,536. This FY05 allocation is part of DHS’s “Urban Area Security Initiative” (UASI) program in which several of Texas’ major cities are participating. The UASI program provides financial assistance to address the unique planning, equipment, training, and exercise needs of Arlington and Fort Worth and to assist them in building an enhanced and sustainable capacity to prevent, respond to, and, if necessary, recover from threats or acts of terrorism. 3/4/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d207WASHINGTON – With a top OPEC official predicting Thursday that oil prices could reach $80 per barrel, U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, renewed his call for a sweeping energy reform bill. 3/3/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d206WASHINGTON – In a hearing today led by U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis) the House Energy and Commerce Committee found that mergers planned by some of America`s telecom giants can generate services and access to information that were undreamt of when Congress last wrote rules for the industry just nine years ago. 3/2/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d203WAXAHACHIE - U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis) paid a visit to Waxahachie High School this morning to participate in a program designed to combat drinking and driving.2/23/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d204CROCKETT – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis) Houston County’s new voice in Washington spent Friday in Crockett to attend a Chamber of Commerce luncheon and visit the East Texas Medical Center.2/23/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d200WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis) announced today that the Bardwell Area Volunteer Fire Department has been selected to receive $171,000 to purchase a firefighting vehicle as part of the Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program.2/16/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d201Barton Plays Pivotal Role in Cleaning America’s Airwaves2/16/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d198WASHINGTON, D.C. – Wednesday, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce sent H.R. 310, the Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2005, to the House floor and will soon be put to a vote. The committee, which is chaired by U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis), passed the measure by a bi-partisan vote of 46-2.2/11/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d199WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis) today issued the following statement following House passage yesterday of the Real ID Act by a vote of 261-161. This measure, which was co-sponsored by Barton, would implement much-needed driver’s license reforms, close asylum loopholes, enhance border security, and strengthen deportation laws.2/11/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d197WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Energy and Commerce Committee chaired by U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis) is taking up energy legislation basically identical to last year`s comprehensive bill, Barton said today at a hearing called to give the new secretary of Energy, Sam Bodman, his broadest exposure to Congress since his confirmation a week earlier.2/9/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d195WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis) chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today sent a letter to Mark Malloch Brown, chief of staff for the Executive Office of the UN Secretary-General, regarding his comments during a Friday news interview. Brown suggested that the UN has been cooperating with Congressional investigators.2/8/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d196WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis) welcomed Florida Governor Jeb Bush to his office on Capitol Hill today. The two men discussed Medicaid and medical liability reform during their meeting. Governor Jeb Bush, the younger brother of President George W. Bush, is a native of Midland, Texas. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin, and is currently serving his second term as Florida’s chief executive. 2/8/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d194WASHINGTON, D.C. – While families are busy preparing tax returns and figuring out deductions, U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis) has joined a multi-state, bi-partisan delegation of sixty members of Congress lead by U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady (R-The Woodlands) in officially introducing H.R. 519 the Permanent Sales Tax Deduction Act of 2005. This bill would make the current two year sales tax deduction permanent. 2/6/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d193WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis) commended the State of the Union address delivered tonight by President George W. Bush to a joint session of Congress.2/2/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d192ARLINGTON – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis) congratulated Arlington’s Catholic schools, students, parents, and teachers for their ongoing contributions to education, and for the key role they play in promoting and ensuring a brighter and stronger future.2/1/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d191ARLINGTON – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis) announced today that non-profit organizations and local government entities in his district have received a combined total of $6.6 million through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Continuum of Care grants. The grants provide transitional housing to the homeless community, and fund crucial services including health and childcare, mental health counseling, substance abuse treatment and job training.1/28/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d190Program Seeks to Serve Economically Disadvantaged Students WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis) today encouraged students in his district to consider the Texas Department of Transportation’s Conditional Grant Program, which is open to students who are economically disadvantaged and pursuing a college degree in civil engineering, computer science, management information systems or computer information systems.1/26/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d188WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis) was given a vote of confidence by his colleagues in the House Republican Conference this week to continue his leadership as chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Barton was first selected to the chairmanship last February.1/7/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d1891/7/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d187Congressman Spearheads Fundraising Drive for American Red Cross International Response Fund1/4/2005 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d183WASHINGTON ­- U.S Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, received the 2004 “American Dream” award from the Hispanic Alliance for Progress Institute this week during a ceremony in Washington, D.C.11/19/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d18411/19/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d18511/19/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d18611/19/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d18211/15/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d18011/10/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d18111/10/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d17911/9/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d17811/2/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d17711/1/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d17610/29/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d17510/27/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d17410/21/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d17310/19/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d17010/18/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d17110/18/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d17210/18/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d16910/12/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d16710/7/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d16510/6/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d16610/6/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d16810/2/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d16410/1/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d1629/24/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d1639/24/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d1619/23/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d1609/22/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d1599/17/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d1589/16/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d1579/15/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d1559/14/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d1569/14/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d1549/9/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d1538/26/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d1518/18/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d1528/18/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d1508/13/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d1498/12/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d1488/6/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d1478/5/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d145WAXAHACHIE, TX -- U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, joined Judge Chad Adams of Ellis County, Regional Administrator Richard Greene of the EPA, as well as officials from Caterpillar, Inc. on Wednesday morning to inform North Texans about the local benefits of the EPA`s "Clean School Bus USA" initiative.8/4/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d146WAXAHACHIE, TX - U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, met with his Ellis County advisory panel this evening in Waxahachie to discuss spyware legislation that he is leading through Congress.8/4/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d139WASHINGTON -- Tiny radio tags on products can cut costs through improved inventory control and faster check-out, and they might even help in the war on terror, but the technology also poses a challenge to privacy advocates, U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, said Wednesday.7/15/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d140WASHINGTON - In response to passage today of legislation enacting Project Bioshield, a program to combat nuclear, chemical and biological terrorism, U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, had this statement:7/15/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d137EVERMAN- U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis) announced today that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded the Everman Independent School District funds needed for the Smaller Learning Communities Program. This program is designed to create smaller environments geared towards high school students that need more guidance in order to better prepare for the transition into college or a career in the workforce.7/9/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d138CEDAR HILL- U.S. Representative Joe Barton (R-Ennis) announced today that the Department of Education had awarded Cedar Hill High School funds needed for the Smaller Learning Communities Program. This program is designed to create smaller environments geared towards high school students in order for them to have the necessary skills and knowledge to transition into post-secondary education or a career in the workforce.7/9/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d144For most Americans, taxes are a necessary evil: necessary because they help provide for many of the programs and services that help keep the nation strong and evil because I have never met a person who gladly handed over their hard-earned money to the government with the belief that the government knows how it should best be spent.7/9/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d136WASHINGTON -- In just over a month, the Food and Drug Administration and Homeland Security Department will launch a high-tech screening system designed to stop bio-terrorists from poisoning the food we import, but American food suppliers have some changes to suggest.6/28/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d135The distributors of spyware are heading for a crash, the chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee predicted as the Safeguard Against Privacy Invasions Act passed his full committee today.6/24/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d143The most important travel document that an American citizen can possess is a United States passport.6/18/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d133Congressional determination to restore American jobs and reverse America`s declining ability to refine gasoline for American drivers has generated a 239-192 vote in the House today to move toward reopening refineries in high-unemployment areas.6/16/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d134U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R- Ennis, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and U.S. Rep. James Greenwood, R-Pa., chairman of the subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, today requested that the Departments of Commerce, Energy, and Health and Human Services, as well as the Consumer Product Safety Commission, Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Communications Commission, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Federal Trade Commission, Food and Drug Administration, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board, and Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board each reveal the extent of awards, contracts and other agreements between their employees and outside entities.6/16/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d132Local newspapers and their subscribers "do not need a written consent form to understand one another," the publisher of a community newspaper told Congress Tuesday at a hearing on legislation to repair a flaw in the nation`s prohibition against so-called junk faxes.6/15/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d1426/12/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d141Since its passage in 1935, the Social Security Act has helped to provide economic security to millions of Americans. Over the years, Social Security programs have been broadened to provide more assistance to a greater number of Americans.6/4/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d131WASHINGTON - The House Energy and Commerce Committee will have a bipartisan NIH reauthorization package "ready to move in this committee in this Congress," Chairman Joe Barton, R-Texas, promised the director of the National Institutes of Health today.6/3/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d126May is recognized as American Stroke Month by the American Stroke Association. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), stroke is the third leading cause of death after heart disease and cancer.5/25/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d127U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis) joined a delegation of 11 Members of Congress this weekend to meet with their Mexican counterparts at the 43rd Inter-parliamentary Conference in Guadalajara.5/25/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d128At a hearing held by the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection today, U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis) told NCAA officials that additional attention must be given to an athlete’s academic achievement during the recruiting process.5/25/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d129U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, joined U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions and Medicare Administrator Dr. Mark McClellan at a forum today, designed to educate Texas seniors on the choices available through the new Medicare prescription drug card benefit.5/25/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d130U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis) visited soldiers Monday at the Walter Reed Army Hospital near Washington, D.C. Barton made the trip, in part, to express his gratitude to soldiers wounded in battle. He and the soldiers also discussed their experiences in Operation: Iraqi Freedom and their shared concern for comrades still fighting on the frontlines of battle.5/25/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d121U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis) was presented with the Sylvia and Gary Luskey Volunteer of the Year Award by the American Diabetes Association on Saturday night.....5/13/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d122U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis) held his seventh annual dinner for his service academy appointees. The dinner honored the nine students who Congressman Barton nominated to the three service academies.....5/13/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d123Flanked by other Republican House leaders, U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) joined a group of small business owners to launch “Careers for a 21st Century.”5/13/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d124Yesterday`s hearing in the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection focused on the possible effects of H.R. 107, the Digital Media Consumers` Right Act of 2003.5/13/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d125"The medical liability crisis is driving doctors out of the practice of medicine," Barton said. "Even if you have health insurance, what is it worth when there is no doctor available to treat you?"5/13/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d119Under the leadership of U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis), the House Energy and Commerce Committee held two hearings to learn more about protecting children from online pornography.5/10/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d120Information about how Medicare beneficiaries can take advantage of the new Prescription Drug Discount Card.5/10/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d118Congressman Joe Barton met with the Waxahachie Chamber of Commerce today during their...4/23/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d115“I join President Bush in his support of the ‘Race for the Cure,’ and applaud the Susan G. Komen Foundation’s efforts to..."4/21/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d114"Recognizing Fort Worth as one of America`s most livable communities highlights its..."4/20/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d116Ozone has decreased since the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments.4/15/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d1174/15/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d113“Today’s committee passage of this legislation is a great bipartisan statement..." 3/3/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d112“I am honored to follow in the footsteps of the only other Texan to..."2/26/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d111“It is becoming apparent that the Senate Democrats don’t want an energy bill at all, which..."2/20/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d110“I am pleased to announce that the Steering Committee has voted to recommend me as the successor to Chairman Tauzin following...2/11/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d109“Chairman Billy Tauzin informed me last evening on the House floor that he will resign as Chairman of the Energy & Commerce Committee effective...2/4/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d108The Middle East has been always been a hotbed of major conflicts. The State of Israel was created in 1948 as a established state for...1/30/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d107As your U.S. Representative, it is my duty to help constituents in every way I can. I always enjoy meeting with the people of the Sixth District when they come to visit our Nation’s Capital. I encourage you to visit Washington soon and take...1/23/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d106On January 20th, President Bush will deliver his annual State of the Union address. The day will also officially begin the Second Session of...1/16/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d105Today, U.S. Representative Joe Barton, a long time proponent of manned space flight and a renewed NASA vision, praised President Bush for his comments calling for a new national focus on space travel, including a populated colony on...1/14/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d104In late December, the Federal Government raised the national threat level from an "Elevated" to a "High" risk of terrorist attack - or as is more commonly known, from Code Yellow to Code Orange. Since that time, it has been almost impossible to turn on the television, radio, or pick up a newspaper without hearing about homeland security concerns... 1/9/2004 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d103In the fall of 1993, much of the debate in Congress focused on the North America Free Trade Agreement, commonly known as NAFTA. Responding to increased regional market cooperation agreements like...12/19/2003 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d102On December 17, 1903, brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright made history when they became the first people to make a sustained, controlled, powered flight. At approximately 10:35AM that morning, Orville Wright flew a distance of...12/5/2003 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d100“Today, the U.S. Senate voted against improving our electricity transmission system, and implementing mandatory electricity reliability standards, clean coal technology, an environmentally-friendly hydrogen economy, and improved use of renewable sources such as wind, solar and biomass. They voted against...11/21/2003 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d101January 23, 1973 signified the official end of the Vietnam War for the United States when we signed the Paris Peace Accords with South Vietnam, North Vietnam, and the Viet Cong, ending...11/21/2003 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d99“This bill was a workhorse bill - common sense, and full of solutions. It has real solutions on coal, gas, nuclear and hydrogen, credits for wind and solar energy, structural reform of...11/18/2003 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d97“I am very pleased that it appears we may be moving the energy bill reports to the floor as soon as next week. This is the most comprehensive energy legislation considered by Congress in my lifetime, and will make...11/14/2003 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d98From small town parades to the Vietnam War Memorial, people gather on Veterans Day to remember and pay tribute to those who have defended our country. A one day tribute is not enough, however, to express how much...11/14/2003 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d95Almost 17 million Americans have diabetes, although a third are not even aware they are afflicted with this disease. It is for this reason that November is recognized as National Diabetes Month. Diabetes is a leading cause of death in America, contributing...11/7/2003 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d96“Today, I was pleased to vote for H.R. 1588, the 2004 Defense Authorization Act, which overwhelmingly passed the House 362-40. This legislation is a great victory for...11/7/2003 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d93(Washington, DC) - Last night, a bipartisan group of Representatives, including nine Members of the Texas Democratic Delegation, voted against a motion...10/31/2003 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d94In 1776, the United States declared its independence from Great Britain, and quickly thereafter found itself on the brink of bankruptcy...10/31/2003 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d92As your Representative, I would like to provide some resources that may be of use if you or someone you know is looking to make a career or job change. There are a number of places to go when searching...10/24/2003 12:00:00 AMNewsRoom.aspx%3fFormMode%3dDetail%26ID%3d91It has been said that knowing is half the battle. In the United States we learned that we were a vulnerable nation when terrorists attacked our citizens on our land on September 11, 2001. The le