Joe Barton: “Well, bless their hearts.”

I don't want to speak for the Department of Energy, but the draft legislation allows, without going through the appropriation process, funds generated by using this facility for private purposes to be used for maintenance of the facility.

It doesn't change the basic mission statement. It doesn't change the authorized level of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

I think that Mr. Flores and Mr. Shimkus have done a very good job in trying to patch together a compromise bill that's good politics.

If we did that and went to a pure market for ethanol, it would work.