Richard Shelby actually said...

"Today I find it strange that the United States is the only advanced country that bans crude oil exports."

"The deal that the Administration has presented us concerning Iran's nuclear program will entail the lifting of sanctions against Iranian oil."

"Lifting the ban would also send a very powerful signal of the United States' commitment to free trade and open markets."

"The export ban on crude oil was from the very beginning a deeply perverse policy implemented in a futile attempt to mitigate the perverse effects of other Government policies."