Biden opens Strategic Petroleum Reserve to blunt gas prices

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The Biden administration announced Tuesday that it will release 50 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in an effort to bring down the cost of gasoline as drivers face the highest prices in years.

The decision ends weeks of speculation that President Joe Biden would resort to the measure as high prices cut into his approval ratings.

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