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CTyankee

(63,912 posts) Fri Dec 30, 2022, 09:18 PM Dec 2022

poor, pitiful republicans. To the good news on gas prices, here is one's Facebook person's snark:

"What you don't know is he has been using our reserve. It was NOT to be touched war purpose only."

Um, is this the party line from the repukes?

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poor, pitiful republicans. To the good news on gas prices, here is one's Facebook person's snark: (Original Post) CTyankee Dec 2022 OP

What a well informed chap. sl8 Dec 2022 #1

I guess I could cut and paste that, altho they would sneer "well, what do you THINK the Biden CTyankee Dec 2022 #3

who "doesn't know" the reserve has been used? Takket Dec 2022 #2

sl8

(13,779 posts)

1. What a well informed chap.

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Fri Dec 30, 2022, 09:29 PM

Dec 2022

https://www.energy.gov/ceser/strategic-petroleum-reserve

[..]

About the SPR
The Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), the world's largest supply of emergency crude oil was established primarily to reduce the impact of disruptions in supplies of petroleum products and to carry out obligations of the United States under the international energy program.

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CTyankee

(63,912 posts)

3. I guess I could cut and paste that, altho they would sneer "well, what do you THINK the Biden

Reply to sl8 (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 30, 2022, 09:33 PM

Dec 2022

people would say?"

You know, all that jazz...

Takket

(21,573 posts)

2. who "doesn't know" the reserve has been used?

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Fri Dec 30, 2022, 09:32 PM

Dec 2022

This was widely reported in the media when it happened. It is no secret.

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