Joe Barton: “Why wouldn't we be talking about taking this excess light sweet crude and tooling up our refinery capacity to keep it…”

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

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

As dean of the Texas delegation, I ask unanimous consent that the gentleman from Texas, the Honorable Michael Cloud, be permitted to take the oath of office today. His certificate of election has not arrived, but there is no contest and no…

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