GOP Leaders Threatened To Strip Barton's Seniority For BP Apology
First Posted: 06-17-10 04:37 PM Updated: 06-17-10 05:25 PM
House Republican leadership threatened to strip Rep. Joe Barton's seniority on the Energy and Commerce Committee if the Texas Republican didn't immediately retract an apology he had issued to BP earlier on Thursday, a GOP leadership aide told HuffPost.
His post, however, is still not secure.