[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15911]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       LIFT CRUDE OIL EXPORT BAN

  (Mr. PAULSEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PAULSEN. Mr. Speaker, with just one change in the law, we could 
create nearly 400,000 American jobs, potentially help lower gas prices, 
and exert soft power that keeps bad actors around the world from 
destabilizing the price of oil. That change would be lifting the ban on 
crude oil exports.
  With all of these benefits for America, it makes sense that we should 
embrace that change and put it on the President's desk right away. The 
export ban is a relic of the past that needs to be lifted to help 
establish the United States as a preeminent energy leader in the world.
  The United States is the only country in the world that has a ban on 
exporting oil. With countries like Iran and Russia flexing their muscle 
on the world stage, lifting the ban would help enhance both our energy 
and our national security. But even more than that, removing the crude 
oil export ban means helping our economy with more good-paying jobs for 
hardworking Americans.
  Mr. Speaker, it is time to lift the crude oil export ban.

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