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Press Releases

Sparks? Sure, but No Ring Yet – Barton (November 17, 2009)

Citing Recession, Barton Asks FCC to Halt Net Neutrality Rulemaking (October 20, 2009)

DATA, Peer-to-Peer Bills Will Bolster Consumer Protection, Barton Says (September 30, 2009)

Wireless Industry the Model to Follow on National Broadband Strategy, Barton Says (September 17, 2009)

Barton: Agencies Must Prioritize Projects to Improve Broadband Access (September 10, 2009)

People Have a Right to Protect Online Information, Barton Says (June 18, 2009)

Barton, Stearns Ask Commerce, FCC for Data about Impact of DTV Delay (June 11, 2009)

Barton, Stearns Ask FCC to Detail USF Tax Increases (June 9, 2009)

FCC Response Highlights USF Excesses; Barton, Stearns Call for Market-Based Reform (June 5, 2009)

Barton: Wireless Competition Flourishing; Consumers Paying Less, Getting More (May 7, 2009)

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Letters

Response from CMS Regarding SCHIP State-Specific Error Rates (July 10, 2009)

Response from Commerce Secretary Locke Regarding the DTV Transition (June 30, 2009)

Response from FCC Acting Chairman Copps regarding the DTV Transition (June 25, 2009)

Response from Acting Chairman Copps of the FCC Regarding the Universal Service Fund (June 18, 2009)

Response from the FCC Regarding the Use of Stimulus Funds (March 31, 2009)

Broadband Stimulus Funding Oversight -- Letter to NTIA, FCC and Department of Agriculture (March 25, 2009)

Response from the Department of Commerce Regarding the DTV Transition (March 5, 2009)

Response from the FCC Regarding the DTV Transition (March 2, 2009)

DTV Coupon Priorities -- Acting Chairman Copps(FCC), Deputy Administrator Gomez(NTIA) (February 18, 2009)

DTV Delay -- Acting Chairman Michael Copps (February 2, 2009)

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U.S. Representative Joe Barton

U.S. Representative Joe L. Barton
Joe Barton was first elected to congress by the people of Texas' Sixth Congressional District in 1984. In 2004, he was selected by his House colleagues to be the chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce...
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