John Hoeven actually said...

How do we empower our industry to compete rather than shackle it at the same time we are actually taking steps that assist our adversaries?

Lifting the oil export ban was very important and that set a very good example of what I am talking about.

If we want to help our friends, especially our gas consuming friends in Japan, in Asia and elsewhere, we do want to increase global supply.

I believe that lifting the oil export ban is important for our country and will help with national security through energy security.