Ed Whitfield actually said...

This morning's hearing we are going to be focused on the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975.

Joe Barton and others have raised the issue about adopting legislation that would remove this prohibition.

I am particularly pleased to work with my friend Bobby Rush here, the ranking member of this subcommittee.

The dramatic increases in domestic oil and natural gas production could not have come at a better time for the Nation's struggling economy.