Senators Hear Geopolitical Case Against Oil Export Ban

摘要

Those who advocate lifting the current tight restrictions on exports of US crude oil argued on Thursday that such a move would boost the nation's standing in the world and also enhance the security of the US and its allies. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R - Alaska) -- who chaired a Senate committee hearing on oil exports -- described the country's natural resources as a valuable foreign policy tool. "To me it is such an important part of the discussion here," she said.