Joe Barton: “However, despite these advances, there is still more work that needs to be done.”

If we did that and went to a pure market for ethanol, it would work.

I don't want to speak for the Department of Energy, but the draft legislation allows, without going through the appropriation process, funds generated by using this facility for private purposes to be used for maintenance of the facility.

Every now and then, we have a day when it reminds us why we ran for Congress. Today is one of those days.

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