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Crude Intentions: The Untold Story of the Ban, the Oil Industry, and America's Small Businesses

Wednesday, June 17, 2015 | 11:00 | Full Committee
On Wednesday, June 17, 2015, at 11:00 A.M., the Committee on Small Business held a hearing titled, ​ Crude Intentions: The Untold Story of the Ban, the Oil Industry, and America's Small BusinessesThe hearing was held in Room 2360 of the Rayburn House Office Building.

The purpose of the hearing was to examine the possibility of lifting the crude oil export ban and the effect its removal will have on American small businesses. 

Opening Statement:

Chairman Steve Chabot (R-OH) 

 

Witnesses and Testimony:

  • Mr. Dale Leppo, Chairman, Leppo Group, Tallmadge, OH
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  • Mr. Rory McMinn, President and Managing Director, Read and Stevens, Inc., Roswell, NM
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  • Dr. Kenneth B. Medlock, III, Senior Director, Center for Energy Studies, James A. Baker, III and Susan G. Baker Fellow in Energy and Resource Economics, Houston, TX
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  •  Mr. Tyson Slocum, Energy Program Director, Public Citizen, Washington, DC
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