Topic: Joe Barton

Views of Republicans to lead key energy committees

Scientific American - 468 days ago
Republicans have gained control of the U.S. House of Representatives, picking up at least 60 seats and virtually destroying President Barack Obama's hopes of moving on comprehensive energy legislation in the new Congress.. Representative Doc Hastings of Washington is the top Republican ...

The 10 Worst Members of Congress

Esquire - 488 days ago
com/features/esquire-endorsements-2008/10-best-members-congress-1108 The 10 Best Members of Congress The good works and great sacrifice of our elected officials too often go unsung. An amazing thing happened this summer as BP CEO Tony Hayward was testifying before an Energy and Commerce subcommittee. When it ...

Congress wants hearing over Google Wi-Fi

CNET - 613 days ago
Google told a congressional committee in a letter this week that it doesn't believe its Wi-Fi data-gathering scandal broke any laws, but that might not be enough to satisfy their inquiries.. File it under the what-else-are-they-going-say department, but Google's letter to three ...

Auto-industry back mileage plan defeated

AP News - 1690 days ago
House Committee Defeats Increase to Gas Mileage StandardsA House committee on Thursday rejected an auto industry-backed plan to raise gas standards for new vehicles.Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee wanted to increase the requirements for any vehicle that uses renewable ...
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Broadband law rewrite planned for 2006

CNET - 2195 days ago
A senior Republican congressman on Wednesday said his committee hopes to propose a "comprehensive" overhaul of the nation's telecommunications laws--with an intensive focus on the explosion of the Internet--later this month. "We really want to get a comprehensive telecom reform bill to ...