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Joe Barton: “Without being able to export a finished product--mostly diesel too, some gasoline, but mostly diesel--we are able to…”

On the recordMarch 2, 2015
Without being able to export a finished product--mostly diesel too, some gasoline, but mostly diesel--we are able to keep those refineries up and running, and that is a national security thing.
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Joe Barton
Republican · Texas

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Barton emphasizes the importance of exports for refinery operations and national security.

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