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Press Releases

Barton: Creating Super Regulator Wrong Response to Financial Crisis (October 29, 2009)

Barton: Mercury Bill ‘An Abuse of Power;’ Chem Plant, Water Security Bills Not Anti-Terrorist (October 21, 2009)

Barton, Radanovich Ask JP Morgan Chase About Recent Data Breach (October 8, 2009)

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

Dems Retreat from Environmental Attack on U.S. Jobs (September 30, 2009)

Barton on CPSIA: We Need Common Sense, Not a War on Small Business (September 10, 2009)

Barton, Radanovich Ask to Hear from Victims of Consumer Product Safety Bill’s Overreach (September 8, 2009)

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

Barton: ‘Working People Are Losing Their Jobs and They Deserve to Know Why’ (June 12, 2009)

Consumer Safety: ‘Toy Story 3: Emperor Uncle Sam Puts You Out of Business’ (April 30, 2009)

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Letters

Response from JP Morgan Chase Regarding It's Loss of Sensitive Customer Information (October 31, 2009)

Letter to JP Morgan Chase Bank Regarding its Recent Loss of Sensitive Customer Information (October 7, 2009)

CPSIA's Unforseen Consequences -- Chairman Waxman (March 6, 2009)

Response to Request for Nancy Nord's Resignation -- President Obama (February 6, 2009)

CPSIA Implementation Issues -- Chairman Waxman (January 21, 2009)

CPSIA Implementation Issues -- Chairman Nord, Commissioner Moore (January 21, 2009)

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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