Joe Barton: “I will never forget then-Secretary of Energy Chu made the statement that coal is his worst nightmare.”

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

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.

It is always good to have hearings like this to try to, through bipartisan basis, get facts on the table.

Now, I want to ask Mr. Salo, you have mentioned two principles that legislation that actually works should have. You mentioned flexibility. Does ACE Kids have flexibility?