Biden accused by top Republicans of ‘abusing’ SPR to lower gas prices and help him in November

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Two top Republicans on energy, Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Senate Republican Conference Chairman John Barrasso (R-WY), blasted the Biden administration for “its political abuse and misuse of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.”

In a letter addressed to Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce chairwoman and Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources ranking member detailed their opinion of how the Biden administration has “abused” the SPR for political purposes.

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