| Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (IA-01) released the following statement, slamming President Biden for continuing to drain the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve and calling on Congress to pass legislation to prevent him from continuing to do so.
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| "President Biden would rather let our Strategic Petroleum Reserve hit zero than unleash domestic energy options, so it's time we force him to ramp up domestic production. When OPEC+ announced production cuts last week, President Biden's first call should have been to American producers, particularly biofuels producers. Instead, he decided to drain our Strategic Petroleum Reserve even further. Congress should pass the Strategically Lowering Gas Prices Act, legislation that would prohibit the President from tapping into the Strategic Petroleum Reserve while blocking domestic production so that we can lower costs for families long-term instead of letting foreign adversaries decide what we pay for gas." - Congresswoman Ashley Hinson
Background:
- The Strategic Petroleum Reserve is at it's lowest level since 1984. When OPEC+ announced production cuts last week, President Biden announced the release of 10 million more barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
- Hinson helped introduce the Strategically Lowering Gas Prices Act, legislation that would prohibit the President from tapping into the Strategic Petroleum Reserve if there is an active executive order blocking oil and gas leasing on federal lands that would otherwise be available. We should not use the Strategic Petroleum Reserve if domestic resources are left untapped.
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