Hill Heat: Timeline: During Paris Talks, D.C. Breathed Life Into U.S. Oil IndustryScience Policy Legislation Actiontag:www.hillheat.com,2005:TypoTypo2015-12-15T21:01:30-05:00Brad Johnsonurn:uuid:281c320c-a73c-4b2b-b0ba-98dc6da262302015-12-15T10:37:00-05:002015-12-15T21:01:30-05:00Timeline: During Paris Talks, D.C. Breathed Life Into U.S. Oil Industry<p><a href='http://www.nationaljournal.com/s/125456/crude-oil-exports-emerge-wildcard-end-year-frenzy'>Martin Heinrich</a> (D-N.M.), December 3:
<blockquote>Heinrich previously voted against a pro-exports bill that cleared the Energy and Natural Resources Committee on a party-line vote, but signaled that he could support exports if they’re coupled with strong renewable-energy incentives.
“We are looking for things that bring people to the table from both sides,” he said. “I think there is a real opportunity here. I hope we realize it.”</blockquote></p>
<blockquote>“It’s effectively carbon-neutral” to allow crude exports, Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) told reporters last week, “because you’re going to burn the oil someplace under the current regime.”</blockquote>
<p><a href='http://www.nationaljournal.com/s/125456/crude-oil-exports-emerge-wildcard-end-year-frenzy'>Tim Kaine</a> (D-Va.), December 3:
<blockquote>“There is a wide range of opinion [in the Democratic caucus], some pro, some con,” Sen. Tim Kaine, a Virginia Democrat, told National Journal. “The majority opinion is probably [that] we’d be willing to consider it if we got some very strong energy-efficiency and greenhouse-gas-reducing provisions along with it.”</blockquote></p>
<p><a href='http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/why-we-should-care-whether-the-us-exports-crude-oil_56682b6ce4b0f290e521364d'>Heidi Heitkamp</a>, December 9:
<blockquote>“The good news is there is no one saying ‘absolutely no,’ and there is a range of belief systems in terms of what you would need in order to accomplish the lifting of the ban,” Heitkamp said Tuesday. “We believe we’re at a spot where we could actually get a deal.”’</blockquote></p>
White House Press Secretary <a href='http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/why-we-should-care-whether-the-us-exports-crude-oil_56682b6ce4b0f290e521364d'>Josh Earnest</a>, December 9:
<blockquote>In a press conference on Tuesday, White House press secretary Josh Earnest reiterated the administration’s position, but wouldn’t threaten a veto of the omnibus or tax extenders package if a provision lifting the decades-old ban on crude oil was tucked inside.</blockquote><p><a href='http://www.nationaljournal.com/s/125456/crude-oil-exports-emerge-wildcard-end-year-frenzy'>Martin Heinrich</a> (D-N.M.), December 3:
<blockquote>Heinrich previously voted against a pro-exports bill that cleared the Energy and Natural Resources Committee on a party-line vote, but signaled that he could support exports if they’re coupled with strong renewable-energy incentives.
“We are looking for things that bring people to the table from both sides,” he said. “I think there is a real opportunity here. I hope we realize it.”</blockquote></p>
<blockquote>“It’s effectively carbon-neutral” to allow crude exports, Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) told reporters last week, “because you’re going to burn the oil someplace under the current regime.”</blockquote>
<p><a href='http://www.nationaljournal.com/s/125456/crude-oil-exports-emerge-wildcard-end-year-frenzy'>Tim Kaine</a> (D-Va.), December 3:
<blockquote>“There is a wide range of opinion [in the Democratic caucus], some pro, some con,” Sen. Tim Kaine, a Virginia Democrat, told National Journal. “The majority opinion is probably [that] we’d be willing to consider it if we got some very strong energy-efficiency and greenhouse-gas-reducing provisions along with it.”</blockquote></p>
<p><a href='http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/why-we-should-care-whether-the-us-exports-crude-oil_56682b6ce4b0f290e521364d'>Heidi Heitkamp</a>, December 9:
<blockquote>“The good news is there is no one saying ‘absolutely no,’ and there is a range of belief systems in terms of what you would need in order to accomplish the lifting of the ban,” Heitkamp said Tuesday. “We believe we’re at a spot where we could actually get a deal.”’</blockquote></p>
White House Press Secretary <a href='http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/why-we-should-care-whether-the-us-exports-crude-oil_56682b6ce4b0f290e521364d'>Josh Earnest</a>, December 9:
<blockquote>In a press conference on Tuesday, White House press secretary Josh Earnest reiterated the administration’s position, but wouldn’t threaten a veto of the omnibus or tax extenders package if a provision lifting the decades-old ban on crude oil was tucked inside.</blockquote>