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Joe Barton: I have a list here of studies where they have looked at what would happen to the price in the United States at retail…

On the recordJune 1, 2015
I have a list here of studies where they have looked at what would happen to the price in the United States at retail for gasoline, and... have all concluded that if we allowed our oil to be exported, there would be no increase in the domestic price.
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Joe Barton
Republican · Texas

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Barton cites studies supporting that oil exports won't raise domestic gasoline prices.

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