Joe Barton actually said...

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.

We are just trying to adopt the SPR to the modern situation.

But I also think I speak for the majority and the minority that we hope that this is something that can move reasonably expeditiously and th...