John Hoeven actually said...

"Nobody should be paying $9.99 for their oil when people here in Washington, DC are getting it for $2.10."

"I think that is the wrong approach, and I think it has ramifications in job creation in this country, in economic growth in this country and in national security from the standpoint of energy security..."

"We have an Administration, the Obama Administration, that continually makes it harder and more expensive and more difficult to produce oil and gas in this country through regulation and other restrict..."

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