Joe Barton: “He didn't state it, but he said that this might be about politics. Well, it is not.”

There's a saying that a lot of us use quite a bit. It's called no good deed goes unpunished.

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 that means actually end up in a bill the President signs in this Congress.

I want to thank Congressman Rush for working with me as one of the two lead bipartisan sponsors.

I helped lead the fight, and a lot of Members on the committee did, to repeal the ban on crude oil exports 3 or 4 years ago.