2010-11-01
Rep. Joe Barton Vows Probe of White House Policies in Move for House Energy Gavel. By Ben Geman, TheHill, 100/27/10. “Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) is vowing to quickly probe White House environmental policies he calls economically harmful if he becomes chairman of the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee next year. Barton is the panel's senior Republican and a former chair, but Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) is considered the front-runner for the gavel if Republicans reclaim the House. Barton -- a climate skeptic and advocate of expanded drilling -- says he would undertake a wide-ranging investigation of Obama administration decisions on healthcare, global warming, communications and other matters… Barton was politically damaged by his now-infamous apology to BP in June, which he quickly retracted under pressure from GOP leadership.”
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