Joe Barton: “I now yield to Mr. Blake Farenthold, the Congressman from Corpus Christi, Texas.”

My Texas pride doesn't need to be hurt by that, is what you are telling me.

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

It's obvious that, to me, anyway, this program is being abused.

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.