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DhhD

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Fri Aug 28, 2015, 11:20 AM Aug 2015

Texas Republicans Want To Run The Price Of Gasoline Up By Exporting Our Fuel Resources. [View all]

http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/27/higher-hopes-lifting-oil-export-ban/

WASHINGTON — A handful of Texas congressional delegation members say they have an antidote for the anxiety low oil prices have inflicted on the Texas economy: repeal a 40-year ban on exporting U.S. crude oil to the international market.

After returning to the U.S. Capitol this fall, they say they are determined to move the legislation to President Obama's desk by Christmas.

But the nation’s capital is bracing for a frenetic fall. At best, Congress can expect an exhausting, four-month legislative slog through everything from Iran to abortion; at worst, the government could shut down. How such a charged atmosphere will affect the push for lifting the oil export ban is anyone's guess.

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Putting Red State Fellows in office is causing life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness to go down the injection well. When will Texans wake up?
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