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Rep. Joe Barton

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Term Start Term End Role    State  Party 
2007 2008 Representative TX Republican
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Recent Voting History

The votes below were taken by roll call, a voting procedure that records a vote from every Senator or Representative on the bill under consideration. This Member of Congress may have voted on other bills by the process known as "voice vote", but these votes are not recorded.
BillVoted
H.R.2642 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008
On Agreeing to the Senate Amendment With Amendment No. 3: H R 2642 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
Nay
May 15, 2008
H.R.2642 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008
On Agreeing to the Senate Amendment With Amendment No. 2: H R 2642 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
Nay
May 15, 2008
H.R.2642 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008
On Agreeing to the Senate Amendment With Amendment No. 1: H R 2642 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
Present
May 15, 2008

Voting Trends Analysis

The information below is an initial analysis of voting trends for this Member of Congress, calculated by cross-referencing all of this member's votes from the current 110th Congress (Jan. 2007 - Jan. 2009). The results are intended to offer some helpful context for the place that this Member of Congress occupies in the Congressional landscape. In the next steps of site development, OpenCongress will incorporate more detailed analyses of voting trends to give you a comprehensive snapshot of every Member of Congress.

Joe Barton in the News feed

May 16, 2008 Senate slams FCC newspaper/TV cross-ownership rule

Last time around Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) sponsored a parallel resolution in the House, but media consolidation enthusiast Joe Barton (R-TX) dominated ...

Source: Ars Technica, MA
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May 16, 2008 Lawmakers concerned over Charter's Web tracking

and Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) asked Charter President and Chief Executive Neil Smit to put the plan on hold until the three can confer. ...

Source: The Associated Press
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May 16, 2008 Sunday's editorial: Another stupid idea from Congress on gas prices

Give Republican Rep. Joe Barton of Texas credit for this critique: “If all the members of the House would go out onto the steps and clap our hands three ...

Source: Kansas City Star, MO
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Joe Barton in the Blogs feed

May 17, 2008 Congressmen Ask Charter to Freeze Web Profiling Plan

... habits in order to serve them targeted ads, questioning whether the scheme complies with federal privacy laws. In a letter (.pdf) to Charter CEO Neil Smit, Massachusetts Democrat Edward Markey and Texas Republican Joe Barton asked [...]

Source: Alternative News Sources
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May 17, 2008 Congressmen Not Happy About Charter's Plan To Sell Out Users To ...

Ed Markey and Joe Barton (who both have a fair amount of power in Congress) have sent Charter a letter warning the company that doing this without letting people affirmatively opt-in may violate the Communications Act, which limits what ...

Source: BEE: Venture Capital And Startups
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May 17, 2008 Charter Cable Targets subscribers

In response to the announcement, Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) asked Charter President and Chief Executive Neil Smit to put the plan on hold until the three can confer. The tracking is set to begin in June ...

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Campaign Contributions

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Top Funding Industry: Energy/Nat Resource
Top Contributor: Urology Centers of Alabama ($12,000)
IndustryDonation% of total
Energy/Nat Resource $132,041 23.3 %
Health $125,550 22.1 %
Misc Business $79,550 14.0 %
Lawyers & Lobbyists $45,090 7.9 %
Finance/Insur/RealEst $43,225 7.6 %
Communic/Electronics $41,700 7.4 %
Transportation $36,450 6.4 %
Other $18,625 3.3 %
Construction $18,500 3.3 %
Agribusiness $15,000 2.6 %
Defense $9,450 1.7 %
Labor $1,000 0.2 %
Ideology/Single-Issue $1,000 0.2 %
Total:$567,181

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