Joe Barton actually said...

"I believe the current crude oil exports restrictions are also standing in the way of real economic and geopolitical benefits."

"Why wouldn't we be talking about taking this excess light sweet crude and tooling up our refinery capacity to keep it here in the United States?"

"There is no urgency to do this."

"We shouldn't embrace short-term gains without understanding the long-term costs of our decisions because we can't afford to get it wrong."