Joe Barton said...

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And I am here under protest. I don't do getaway hearings, and I darned sure don't do hearings t...

We repealed the crude oil ban. As I speak today, we are exporting about 2 million barrels of oil per day.

I want to thank Karen Harbert for her help in passing the repeal of the ban on crude oil exports.

This is a difficult hearing because I think everybody has the same bottom line.