Joe Barton: “I have been an advocate for privacy for almost 20 years in the Congress.”

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's obvious that, to me, anyway, this program is being abused.

I want to thank Congressman Rush for working with me as one of the two lead bipartisan sponsors.

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