Honorable Joe Barton
United States Representative, Texas, Republican
Representative Barton, of the Sixth District of Texas, was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1984. He was a White House Fellow with the U.S. Department of Energy from 1981 to 1982 and a consultant with Atlantic Richfield Company from 1982 to 1984. He serves on the Commerce Committee and as Chairman of the Energy and Power Subcommittee within that Committee. He is also a member of the Science Committee and of the House Republican Steering Committee. The following statement is from October 19, 2000, hearings before the Subcommittee on Energy and Power of the House Commerce…
