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2 Jul 2009, 7:26 am
In May, Representative Joe Barton (Republican, Texas) hauled BCS officials into the House to testify before the Committee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.Barton has sponsored legislation that would prohibit "the marketing, promotion, and advertising of a post-season game as a 'national championship' football game" unless the victor was chosen through a playoff system. [read post]
9 May 2011, 5:32 pm by Olivia
Ed Markey and Joe Barton released a draft of the “Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011,”  which would prohibit web companies from using information on children under 18 for marketing purposes. [read post]
4 Nov 2010, 7:37 pm by suffolkmcls
Joe Barton (R-Texas) has indicated Internet privacy would be a priority in an effort to increase the prosperity of the online economy. [read post]
1 Mar 2011, 1:35 pm
Facebook reiterated its plan to make users' addresses and phone numbers available to third-party developers in a letter (PDF) to US Representatives Ed Markey (D-MA) and Joe Barton (R-TX). [read post]
3 Nov 2010, 2:59 am
Joe Barton's colleagues will likely restore him to the chairmanship of the Energy and Commerce Committee, a post he held from 2004-2006.As chairman, Barton was well known for his expertise in energy. [read post]
13 Oct 2011, 12:48 pm by Bradley P. Vallerius, JD
See: Letter from Ranking Member Barney Frank, House Committee on Financial Services (Oct. 13, 2011) Politico: Online gambling backed by Barney Frank, Joe Barton (Oct. 12, 2011) Press release: Pelosi Releases Democratic Ranking Members’ Recommendations to Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (Oct. 13, 2011) [read post]
9 Apr 2007, 1:44 pm
Meanwhile, Texas Congressman Joe Barton (R), former chairman and current ranking member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, continued on his warpath that FERC should have jurisdiction over ERCOT. [read post]
16 May 2011, 8:02 am by Emma Llanso
Ed Markey (D-MA) and Joe Barton (R-TX) introduced House Bill 1895, the Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011, which would amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and introduce additional provisions to govern the collection and use of teens' personal information. [read post]
12 Dec 2009, 4:49 am by Timothy P. Flynn
This week, Joe Barton, (R-Texas) introduced a bill that would proscribe the promotion, marketing, or advertising of any post-season Division I college football game as a "championship" unless it is the final game of a single-elimination tournament. [read post]
25 Jan 2017, 12:30 pm by Jon Brodkin
Nineteen Republican representatives signed the letter, led by Greg Walden (R-Ore.) and Joe Barton (R-Texas), the chair and vice chair of the Commerce Committee; and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Leonard Lance (R-N.J.), the chair and vice chair of the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. [read post]
20 Oct 2010, 7:10 pm by -
Ed Markey, a Massachusetts Democrat, and Joe Barton, a Texas Republican, directed their questions at Zuckerberg. [read post]
18 Jan 2008, 7:00 pm
"King of Torts" Joe Jamail was the keynote speaker in Austin. [read post]
18 Jun 2010, 10:33 am by Joe Markowitz
  First there was Congressman Joe Barton's public apology to BP'S CEO Tony Hayward, which was deemed so politically damaging that Barton was forced to apologize for his apology. [read post]
4 Oct 2011, 8:26 am by Davis Wright Tremaine
The letter, written by Congressmen Joe Barton (R-TX) and Ed Markey (D-MA), is based on an August Wall Street Journal article discussing their use. [read post]
11 Jul 2011, 8:07 am by David Doniger
Joe Barton, the Texas Republican who last year apologized to BP during the Gulf oil spill and more recently questioned whether there is any “medical negative” from mercury or other dangerous air pollutants. [read post]
20 May 2009, 11:30 am
   The committee's ranking Republican, Joe Barton of Texas, reportedly had to be talked out of a strategy of obstruction and delay. [read post]
23 Jan 2013, 12:16 pm by Rahul Bhagnari, ACLU
Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep Joe Barton (R-Tex.) whose request for information to cell-phone providers revealed that they receive a staggering 1.3 million requests in 2011 alone. [read post]