Alan Simpson: “I don't usually do that, but since he challenged me directly, let me see if I have got this straight. We have a law that…”

“I don't usually do that, but since he challenged me directly, let me see if I have got this straight. We have a law that says if you are going to import natural gas, it has to be on an American-flagged ship. And now we want to put in a law that says if you export natural gas, it has to be on an American ship. So, as I understand it, if every other country adopted a law similar to this, according to their country, we could neither import nor export natural gas around this world. So while this might be a good law, seemingly, I don't see how it would actually be beneficial. The gentleman always has thoughtful amendments which always seem to be out of order. Point of Order”