Jan 20, 2015
I want to commend Dr. Burgess for the work that he has done over the last several years.
Joe Barton
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Joe Barton is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Texas's 6th congressional district from 1985 to 2019. During his tenure, Barton served as the chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, where he played a significant role in shaping energy policy and telecommunications legislation. He was known for his advocacy of fossil fuel interests and his support for deregulation in the energy sector.
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Dec 10, 2014
If we don't have a market in the United States for the crude oil at our refineries, if you can't export it, you keep it in the ground.
Dec 10, 2014
Putting a ban on crude oil exports at that time made some sense, to husband that resource as a strategic commodity.
Dec 10, 2014
Mexico is finally freeing up their oil economy, and if they follow through with their constitutional change, you will see a large number of U.S. producers going down to Mexico.
Dec 10, 2014
What happens to domestic oil production in the near term, in the mid term, in the long term if we keep the ban in place?
Dec 10, 2014
In a free market economy like the United States, there are almost no commodities or products that we have a ban on.
Dec 10, 2014
We have a number of Members on this committee that probably weren't alive when we passed the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975.
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