– Reuters is reporting the Biden Administration shipped “more than 5 million barrels of oil that were part of a historic U.S. emergency oil reserves release aimed at lowering domestic fuel prices… to Europe and Asia last month according to data and sources, even as U.S. gasoline and diesel prices touched record highs.”
Reuters: Oil from U.S. reserves head overseas as gasoline prices stay high
Democratic candidates up and down the ballot have been cheerleading this policy as voters voice frustration about soaring gas prices. They must be asked about their support for this policy that is now shipping oil reserves overseas instead of helping lower the price at the pump for their constituents:
Mark Kelly
- “Amid Invasion in Ukraine, Kelly Calls on Biden to Release Oil From Strategic Reserves, Support Suspending Federal Gas Tax” (Senator Mark Kelly, “Amid Invasion in Ukraine, Kelly Calls on Biden to Release Oil From Strategic Reserves, Support Suspending Federal Gas Tax,” Press Release, 2/25/22)
- On March 1, 2022, Kelly tweeted that he urged the Biden Administration to “to coordinate oil releases from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.”(Twitter, 3/1/22)
- On March 31, 2022, Kelly emphasized his past calls for “coordinated oil releases from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.”(Twitter, 3/31/22)
Maggie Hassan
- AUDIO: Maggie Hassan touted her work pushing for a gas tax suspension and convincing the Biden administration to release oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. (Maggie Hassan, Interview on WGIR’s New Hampshire Today, 4/20/22, Audio Begins at 2:52)
- “Following Senator Hassan’s Push, Administration to Release More Oil from Strategic Petroleum Reserve”(Senator Maggie Hassan, “Following Senator Hassan’s Push, Administration to Release More Oil from Strategic Petroleum Reserve,” Press Release, 3/31/22)
Catherine Cortez Masto
- In November 2021, Cortez Masto said releasing oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve was “the right move.”(Sen. Cortez Masto, Twitter, 11/23/21)
- Cortez Masto press release headline: “Cortez Masto Applauds Biden Administration’s Move To Lower Gas Prices For Nevadans, Calls For Additional Action To Keep Costs Down” (Sen. Cortez Masto, “Cortez Masto Applauds Biden Administration’s Move To Lower Gas Prices For Nevadans, Calls For Additional Action To Keep Costs Down,” Press Release, 11/23/21)
- Cortez Masto wrote that “This release from our nation’s stockpile should make a difference for families…” (Sen. Cortez Masto, Letter to President Biden, 11/23/21)
Raphael Warnock
- Raphael Warnock signed a letter to Joe Biden urging him to release oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.(Senator Sherrod Brown, “Brown, Colleagues Urge Biden Administration To Tap Strategic Petroleum Reserve To Lower Gas Prices,” Press Release, 2/25/22)
John Fetterman
- John Fetterman said Joe Biden was right to release 30 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. (John Fetterman Twitter, twitter.com/JohnFetterman, Posted 3/7/22)
Val Demings
- Val Demings said she was “glad to see that the administration has ordered” a release of oil from the Strategy Petroleum Reserve. (Val Demings Twitter, twitter.com/RepValDemings, Posted 4/16/22)
“As Americans experience the worst pain at the pump in our country’s history, Democrats are shipping emergency oil reserves to Europe and Asia instead of helping bring costs down at home. This is an epic disaster that only compounds Democrats’ ownership of high gas prices, which began with years of undermining domestic energy production setting the table for this crisis to occur.” -SLF Communications Director Jack Pandol