Richard Shelby actually said...

"Lifting the ban on U.S. exports of crude oil could give us a real boost in terms of our national security."

"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."

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

"Oil exports is an opportunity--this is another particular, Mr. Chairman, to become an energy superpower."