ThinkProgress: On Thursday, the Senate Energy Committee convened a hearing to discuss the U.S. ban on crude oil exports, which has been in place since 1973. 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.
"The national security side will be an extremely important part of this going forward," Chairwoman Sen....