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	Office of Congressman :: Joe Barton
		Congressman Joe Barton was first elected to serve the Sixth District of Texas in 1984.
		A proponent of competition, Barton is additionally responsible for both the first electricity deregulation legislation to pass a House subcommittee, and for legislation which deregulated the natural gas industry.
		Joe Barton was born on September 15, 1949 in Waco, Texas.
	joebarton.house.gov /Bio.asp (546 words)

	Joe Barton - dKosopedia
		Joe Barton (R) is a U.S. House Representative from Texas, where he represents the 6th District.
		Barton was the chief sponsor of the 2005 Energy Bill.
		Barton opposes Net Neutrality, and he was one of the primary backers of the COPE bill, which would allow telecom companies to set up toll booths on the internet.
	www.dkosopedia.com /wiki/Joe_Barton (403 words)

	Joe Barton - Congresspedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Barton's office announced that on Thursday December 15, 2005 Barton suffered a heart attack and was taken to George Washington University Hospital.
		Barton, a former consultant for Atlantic Richfied Co., serves as the Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
		Barton has a potential conflict of interest in that he stands to profit if SBC Communications makes money off of this bill, which it most likely will.
	www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=Joe_Barton (1638 words)

	Joe Barton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Joe Linus Barton (born September 15, 1949 in Waco, Texas) is a Republican, representing the Texas Sixth Congressional District (map) in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1985.
		Barton was elected to represent Texas's Sixth Congressional seat in his first attempt, defeating Democratic challenger Dan Kubiak with 56 percent of the vote in a contest to succeed Phil Gramm, who left his seat to run for the United States Senate that year.
		Barton has used her as an example when discussing identity theft legislation.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Joe_Barton (1935 words)

	Free Press : Must-carry foe Joe Barton set for key chair
		Barton takes over at a time when many in government and industry believe that laws and regulations have not kept pace with technology upheavals — that innovations such as voice-over-Internet protocol telephony are wreaking havoc with the balances and compromises they have put into place over decades.
		Elected to the House in 1984, Barton is a soft-spoken conservative with a wry sense of humor.
		Barton told reporters he wanted to secure the chairmanship and convene with his subcommittee chairmen before going public with details of his agenda.
	www.freepress.net /news/2487 (1426 words)

	Rep. Barton Faces Energy Challenge (washingtonpost.com)
		Joe Barton (R-Tex.) has evolved over the past 20 years from a maverick conservative willing to cast lonely, defiant votes into a central political figure who cuts deals and raises millions of dollars for his colleagues and who marshaled a small army of lobbyists to secure for himself a powerful chairmanship.
		Barton lacks the flash of his predecessor, former representative W.J. "Billy" Tauzin (R-La.), but is considered by many to be a shrewd politician and well versed in his committee's wide-ranging issues.
		Barton was host of a $5 million-plus event for the NRCC in March 2003, gave the committee an additional $290,000, made contributions ranging from $500 to $10,000 to 82 House Republicans, and served as the main draw for lobbyists at numerous fundraisers held by junior GOP members.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A51236-2005Apr13.html (1712 words)

	Pharyngula::Joe Barton is an arrogant pissant (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		I'm not in a position to pass judgment scientifically on global warming, though I'm of a mind that indeed the preponderance of evidence indicates that this is indeed occurring and it's due to excess carbon dioxide emissions.
		Barton, though he's reaching as far as I'm concerned with regard to C.V. and some of the data he's trying to get, is asking what many people would consider to be legitimate questions.
		Barton's essentially saying prove to me you're qualified to make these statements regarding GW and why naysayers out there aren't right and you are.
	pharyngula.org /index/weblog/comments/joe_barton_is_an_arrogant_pissan (1191 words)

	McClatchy Washington Bureau \| 10/16/2006 \| Radio host Don Imus pressures Rep. Joe Barton over autism
		Barton said through his staff that it's possible a compromise will be reached to allow the bill to move ahead.
		According to committee spokesman Larry Neal, Barton first was committed to passing his legislation to change the NIH, the agency responsible for overseeing the nation's health research.
		One of Barton's priorities was to create a "common fund" that the NIH could use for promising research without Congress directing the money's use for specific diseases.
	www.realcities.com /mld/krwashington/15774734.htm (972 words)

	cbs11tv.com - Rep. Joe Barton Suffers Heart Attack (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Barton, 56, of Ennis, began feeling ill during a meeting inside the Capitol on legislation aimed at cutting the federal budget deficit, she said.
		Modlin said she did not know the symptoms Barton experienced but that Barton was able to walk on his own to the attending physician's office.
		Barton is serving his 11th term in Congress.
	cbs11tv.com /local/local_story_349220109.html (237 words)

	SEMA.org -- Representative Joe Barton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Congressman Joe Barton, first elected in 1984, is a Republican representing the 6th District of Texas.
		Congressman Barton is chairman of the House Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality of the Energy and Commerce Committee.
		Barton was a White House Fellow and was a successful businessman.
	content.sema.org /content/?id=8818 (92 words)

	The Next Hurrah: Rep. Joe Barton, 'anti-climate-change fundamentalist' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Joe Barton (R-TX) doesn't have much in his background that qualifies him as a critic on climate science studies...
		Barton also asserts that the researchers have failed to share their raw data and the computer code used in the analysis.
		Barton expressing "strenuous objections to what I see as the misguided and illegitimate investigation you have launched." The investigation, writes Mr.
	thenexthurrah.typepad.com /the_next_hurrah/2005/07/rep_joe_barton_.html (852 words)

	Joe Barton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Joe became deeply involved with the automotive business in 1966 after a tour of military duty as an aircraft mechanic and crewman.
		Joe worked with McDonnell Aircraft in the space industry division as a design engineer where he was able to work with new technology as well as finish his education.
		Joe was very instrumental in setting up ASA of Missouri and was the first state president, as well as the first president of the St. Charles, MO Chapter.
	www.caat.org /board/joe-b.htm (263 words)

	Texas Monthly November 2005: Who is Joe Barton?
		JOE BARTON, THE REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN from Ennis, was 1 of only 11 members of the 435-member U.S. House of Representatives who voted against providing aid to the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
		Barton is surely the most interesting and most important Texas politician you’ve never heard of—unless you happen to live around Dallas and see him occasionally pop up in the news, pulling another shenanigan to help the giant cement plants in his district or railing against the proposed repeal of the Wright Amendment.
		Barton was able to get it passed—and get $5.1 billion in goodies he wanted for the energy industry—by allowing the status quo to prevail on the issues Democrats cared about the most.
	www.texasmonthly.com /mag/issues/2005-11-01/hart.php (1818 words)

	The GOP Auction House: Joe Barton of Texas
		Barton voted for the GOP Medicare Prescription Drug Bill that will give billions to businesses and the health care industry, while forcing seniors to accept annual increases in premiums and deductibles and a growing gap in coverage for the prescription drugs they buy.
		Barton voted against allowing millions of Americans to save their hard-earned dollars on prescription drugs by re-importing them from Canada, even though these were U.S. made and patient safety was ensured.
		Barton voted to continue awarding contracts to Halliburton even if the Pentagon's own audit processes found that more than $100 million of their contractor's costs in Iraq were unreasonable.
	www.dccc.org /gopauctionhouse/members/JoeBartonTX-6.html (727 words)

	SEED Coalition
		Send a FAX to Congressman Joe Barton letting him know that his opposition to a 10 percent Renewable Electricity Standard in the energy bill hurts the Texas economy, clean air efforts and energy security.
		Congressman Joe Barton led the opposition to including a renewable electricity standard in the Energy bill conference committee that worked to resolve the differences between House and Senate bills.
		Representative Joe Barton 2109 Rayburn Building Washington, DC 20515 Dear Congressman Barton, Your opposition to inclusion of a 10 percent Renewable Electricity Standard in the energy bill hurts the Texas economy, and efforts for clean air as well as energy security.
	www.seedcoalition.org /act.joebarton_renewables.html (429 words)

	American Prospect Online - ViewWeb
		Exhibit A: Joe Barton, a Republican from Texas, recently selected as chairman of the House of Representatives' Energy and Commerce Committee.
		During the 2004 election cycle, Barton received more than $ 200,000 in campaign donations from the oil/gas industry as well as from the electric utility industry, his two top sources of funding.
		Moreover, the entire request is premised on the notion that Barton's congressional committee provides a suitable venue in which to undertake a detailed inquiry into the validity of controversial scientific results.
	www.prospect.org /web/page.ww?section=root&name=ViewWeb&articleId=9932 (1393 words)

	Joe Barton : U.S. Congress - Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Congressman Joe Barton has served the constituents of the Sixth Congressional District of Texas since 1984.
		As Co-Chairman of the House Privacy Caucus (CPC), he is a congressional leader on protecting our rights to medical, financial and Internet privacy; and as a senior Member of the House has worked tirelessly to eradicate the marriage and death taxes, cut capital gains taxes and drastically reform the current tax code.
		Barton and his wife, Terri, have six children and four grandchildren.
	www.joebarton.com /Bio.aspx (271 words)

	NSPE's Engineering Times
		Barton: Reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) is likely to be considered in the first session of the 108th Congress.
		Barton: Operation Iraqi Freedom was a great success in ridding Iraq of Saddam Hussein’s tyranny.
		Barton: The NASA investigation of the Columbia tragedy is a good example of this.
	www.nspe.org /etweb/16-03barton.asp (1077 words)

	Rep. Joe Barton (RTx) Sneaks Dirty Air... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Greenwire confirmed today that Rep. Barton is attempting to sneak a dirty-air amendment into the controversial energy legislation being written behind closed-doors by a small cadre of lawmakers in Washington, D.C. "The Barton amendment would force people to breathe dirty air for a longer period of time.
		The Barton amendment would change the Clean Air Act to permit the U.S. Environmental to extend the cleanup deadline for areas with serious smog problems.
		Although Rep. Barton's office claims the controversial dirty-air provision has already been inserted into the energy bill, O'Donnell said it could still be rejected by the bill's Senate managers.
	releases.usnewswire.com /GetRelease.asp?id=22196 (441 words)

	Dome News, FALL 2001 - Congressman Joe Barton
		After listening to a televised broadcast with Congressman Joe Barton, from the Sixth District of Texas, discussing national energy conservation, Monolithic's President David B. South wrote to the Congressman, explaining the design and benefits of the Monolithic Dome.
		In his reply, Barton thanked South for the contact and included information on H.R. 4 or the SAFE act, legislation passed by the House of Representatives in August 2001 that "is good for the environment and good for America.
		Because of his work and interest, Monolithic is inviting Congressman Barton to attend and participate in our 2002 Monolithic Dome Conference.
	www.monolithic.com /domenews/2001fall/barton.html (291 words)

	'Smokey Joe' Barton (Or Is That `Oily Joe?') Named Clean Air 'Villain of the Month' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		We are speaking, of course, about Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas), whom the non-profit Clean Air Trust today named as "clean air villain of the month" for June 2004.
		Barton, chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, achieved this dubious honor by fronting for oil companies and ramming a bill through the House of Representatives that could weaken clean air and other environmental requirements for refineries.
		Barton himself conceded he was cutting some pretty significant legislative corners.
	releases.usnewswire.com /printing.asp?id=32317 (589 words)

	purevolume™ \| Luke Jackson and Joe Barton
		In testament to the old adage 'two heads are better than one', Jackson Bartons developing song craft relies chiefly on their combined creative efforts, rather than their own individual merits; a driving force that was only realized the hard way.
		By the time Joe Barton had picked up a bass, plugged it in, and played until his fingers were buried in blisters, he knew that music was going to play a large role in his life, whether it remained a hobby or not.
		Their first efforts were inconsistent; there was a blemishing reluctance to let riffs, chord progressions and lyrics be tampered with by the other party, even if was for the better.
	www.purevolume.com /lukejacksonandjoebarton (349 words)

	Joe Barton News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Joe Barton News continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
		Bay Village- born Pat ricia Heaton is mad at Rep. Joe Barton, Republican of Texas, who refuses to consider a bill that would provide $900 million for autism research and treatment.
		House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Joe Barton on Thursday said that Congress before the end of the year likely will reverse a 5.1% reduction in Medicare physician reimbursements scheduled to take effect...
	www.topix.net /us-house/joe-barton (729 words)

	Keyword (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Barton, 56, is resting at George Washington University Hospital, where he was taken after feeling ill during a conference committee meeting in the U.S. Capitol Thursday night.
		Barton requested research information from the authors of a controversial global-warming study, because "this dispute surrounding your studies bears directly on important questions about the federally funded work upon which climate studies rely." Sounds reasonable, but to House Science Committee Chairman Sherwood Boehlert, this constituted "intimidation" of the scientific community.
		The Congressman, Joe Barton, says questions have been raised about a study the experts did on climate history and which is at the heart of the current understanding of global warming.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/keyword?k=joebarton (1293 words)

	Star-Telegram.com \| 09/09/2005 \| Barton votes against relief package (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Barton, R-Ennis, was one of only 11 House members who voted against the bill, which the House quickly approved 410-11 and which the Senate approved 97-0.
		Barton press secretary Karen Modlin said in a statement that Barton supports providing food, shelter and clothing to the hurricane victims but wants to make sure that federal funds are spent properly where they are needed.
		"Texas families sent Congressman Joe Barton to Washington to represent their values and compassion in Congress," said Bill Burton, communications director for the committee.
	www.dfw.com /mld/dfw/news/12602253.htm (389 words)

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