Joe Barton: “When compliance costs go up, that cuts into a business' bottom line, and that means jobs are likely to be lost.”

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

That's hard to stomach. We wouldn't be having this discussion if there wasn't a general agreement that your company has discriminated against conservatives, most of whom happen to be Republican.

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

May I inquire how much time I have remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Texas has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.