Joe Barton: “But if you really have any authority, now is the time to exercise it.”

Truth is a powerful drug. Use it sparingly.

It is always good to have hearings like this to try to, through bipartisan basis, get facts on the table.

I helped lead the fight, and a lot of Members on the committee did, to repeal the ban on crude oil exports 3 or 4 years ago.

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