ThinkProgress | The Senate Had A Hearing On Oil Exports And Didn't Mention The Environment Once ThinkProgress With the United States in the midst of an oil boom — and with Americans using less gas than ever before — lifting the ban would have profound implications both at home and abroad, issues that dominated the panelists' testimony and committee's questions. Growing US oil export debate has now spread to geopolitics Senate GOP lays out case for oil exports When oil's the topic, Senate talk is light and sweet |