Joe Barton: “I got that and you have done it.”

I was in Senate Chamber trying to prevent a hold on H.R. 7217. I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 434. ____________________

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

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

That's hard to stomach. We wouldn't be having this discussion if there wasn't a general agreement that your company has discriminated against conservatives, most of whom happen to be Republican.