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      <excerpt>...redistricting put Fort Hood in the district of Rep. John Carter, R-Round Rock.  The four GOP lawmakers from Tarrant County &#8212; Reps. Joe Barton, Arlington; Kay Granger, Fort Worth; Michael Burgess, Lewisville; and Kenny Marchant, Coppell &#8212; have been s</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...put Fort Hood in the district of Rep. John Carter, R-Round Rock.  The four GOP lawmakers from Tarrant County &#8212; Reps. Joe Barton, Arlington; Kay Granger, Fort Worth; Michael Burgess, Lewisville; and Kenny Marchant, Coppell &#8212; have been strong opponent</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...taxes, boosts federal debt and grows government. &quot;It really doesn&#8217;t fix any of the ailments in healthcare,&quot; said Rep. Joe Barton, R-Arlington. &quot;The opt-out doesn&#8217;t really change the fundamental flaws in this bill. &quot;It is an attempt to buy votes,&quot; he</excerpt>
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      <title>Some Texas leaders hope healthcare bill will allow for opting out of plan</title>
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      <excerpt>...for his sometimes overbearing style of interrogation, often berating witnesses. But for all his bluster, says Republican Joe Barton of Texas, who last led the committee for his party, Dingell is actually a very humble person. &quot;He doesn't put his name on</excerpt>
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      <title>Rep. Dingell: The House's link to health-care history</title>
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      <excerpt>...fighting the new legislation. &#8220;I can&#8217;t tell you how good it feels to stand up here and see everybody today,&#8221; she said. Rep. Joe Barton was a bit of a ringleader, taking over the mike and working the crowd up into a frenzy. &#8220;There&#8217;s a sign over</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...Republicans sat without applauding, reflecting the partisan divide on the issue. &quot;She&#8217;s going to be disappointed,&quot; said Rep. Joe Barton of Arlington, the ranking Republican on the House Energy and Commerce Committee. He doesn&#8217;t accept the view of th</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...hasn&#8217;t looked back since. Whiting now joins Emmanual Guillory, Michael Weems and Colin Mayhood in recent promotions in Rep. Joe Barton&#8217;s (R-Texas) office. Though Whiting&#8217;s days aren&#8217;t spent exploring the great outdoors &#8212; one of her passions, s</excerpt>
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