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Reagan Day Dinner
U.S. Congressman Joe Barton will be the guest speaker at the seventh annual “Reagan Day Dinner” to be held at the Navarro College Cook Center, 3100 West Collin Avenue and 41st Street, Corsicana, on Monday, March 6, 2017 sponsored by the Republican Party of Navarro County. Meet and Greet from 6:00-7:00 pm. Dinner serving at 7:00 pm. Casual dress. Discussion will be "What's It Like To Be In The DC Majority in 2017." The Reagan Day Dinner is a kick-off for 2017 Republican activities in Navarro County, and also helps to provide operating funds for our local office. Congressman Joe Barton was first elected to serve the Sixth District of Texas in 1984. In 2004, he was selected by his colleagues to be the Chairman of the House Committee on Energy & Commerce – the oldest standing legislative House committee. Barton was the first Texan since former House Speaker Sam Rayburn to chair this important committee. The Energy & Commerce Committee has arguably the broadest non tax-oriented jurisdiction of any congressional committee, with principal House responsibility over matters relating to energy, commerce, public health and marketplace interests. Barton is currently the senior Republican and serves as Vice Chairman of the full Energy and Commerce Committee. In the 115th Congress, Barton serves as the Dean of the Texas Delegation and is the 9th most senior Member of the House. The “House GOP's leading expert on energy policy" (Wall Street Journal), Barton has led the House charge to pass comprehensive national energy policy legislation. In 2005, he shared authorship of the most comprehensive energy policy to become law since the 1930s. Barton has committed himself to passing legislation promoting an environment of high supply, low demand, consumer-friendly prices and environmental protection. A proponent of competition, Barton is additionally responsible for both the first electricity deregulation legislation to pass a House subcommittee, and for legislation which deregulated the natural gas industry. Barton’s diligent works to promote a conservative agenda and protection of individual rights have long been hallmarks of his congressional career. In his first legislative victory as Chairman, the House overwhelmingly passed legislation to limit indecency on the public airwaves. As a founding co-Chairman of the Congressional Privacy Caucus, he continues in his new role to preserve American’s financial and medical privacy, and has in particular used his jurisdiction to protect safety and privacy in the ever-expanding Internet universe. As founding co-Chairman of Asthma Awareness Day on Capitol Hill, Barton has consistently supported common sense, environmentally-sound clean air policy at the local, state and national level. He remains committed to supporting advanced research and increased funding for diabetes, cancer and the issues of home, rural and mental health, and was responsible for the passage of landmark FDA reform legislation designed to improve the way the agency approves medical devices. Barton remains among the steadfast House leaders on tax reform through the promotion of lower taxes and financial freedom. He has supported eliminating the marriage penalty and estate tax, reduced capital gains taxes, retirement of the current tax code and sweeping bankruptcy reforms. Barton will continue to fight for the basic traditional rights put forth by our Founding Fathers. Joe Barton was born on September 15, 1949 in Waco, Texas. An avid baseball player growing up, he earned a four-year Gifford-Hill Opportunity Award scholarship to Texas A&M University, where he was the outstanding industrial engineering student for the Class of 1972. After earning a Master’s of Science degree in Industrial Administration from Purdue University, he joined Ennis Business Forms, where he rose to the position of Assistant to the Vice President. In 1981, he was selected for the prestigious White House Fellows Program, and served as an aide to then-Energy Secretary James B. Edwards. He returned to Texas in 1982 as a natural gas decontrol consultant for Atlantic Richfield Oil and Gas Company before being elected to Congress. Barton lives in Ennis, Texas. He has four children and five grandchildren. Tickets are $35.00 each, and must be purchased in advance. Please mail a check as soon as possible, to ensure your reservation. Make checks payable to RPNC (Republican Party of Navarro County) and mail to: RPNC P.O. Box 1272 Corsicana, Texas 75151 To make payment by credit card, click on the "Donate" tab or "Donations Page" link of this website, select the number of "Tickets for Reagan Dinner" in the right hand column and press "Pay Now" to complete your transaction. Please confirm your attendance by contacting County Chair Chris Baldwin by E-mail chris@navgop.com. Seating is limited, so please reserve early! All proceeds will benefit the Republican Party Of Navarro County operations and will stay in Navarro County.
Reagan Day DinnerDate and Time
Monday Mar 6, 2017
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM CSTMarch 6, 2017
Location
Navarro College Cook Center
Fees/Admission
$35 per person
Website
Contact Information
Chris Baldwin Republican Party of Navarro County Chair
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