Joe Barton actually said...

"If we let the producers have the option of putting that oil on the world market, the consumer in the United States could potentially benefit from the world price going down."

"If that is the case, as we are coming up with this national bill, do we have the responsibility to allow for regional differences in these standards and requirements?"

"We need to allow for those differences at the legislative level, but also at the regulatory level at FERC."

"Texas is an anomaly because of ERCOT. Two-thirds of our power generation and our consumption is intrastate, within the State, and is controlled by the State."