Joe Barton: “The NRC is supposed to serve as an independent watchdog which is driven by science, not politics.”

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

There's a saying that a lot of us use quite a bit. It's called no good deed goes unpunished.

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.

I can't tell you how excited I am to have this hearing. It's really exciting for me.