Joe Barton actually said...

"Do we have a ban on the export of coal? No."

"Putting a ban on crude oil exports at that time made some sense, to husband that resource as a strategic commodity."

"Mexico is finally freeing up their oil economy, and if they follow through with their constitutional change, you will see a large number of U.S. producers going down to Mexico."

"What happens to domestic oil production in the near term, in the mid term, in the long term if we keep the ban in place?"