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Its funny how the Republican 'High gas prices!' complaint has pivoted to 'Low Strategic Petroleum Reserves!'.
The second one doesn't quite roll off the tongue the same way.
Which Econ major flunk out wrote this bill? China doesn’t get a discount on the oil, they pay market price. Joe turned a profit on the sale. >

The mistake you are making is assuming the purpose of the bill is to benefit the US. >

It's just silly performative legislation. It sounds like House Republicans are trying to spin low gas prices as a bad thing they can blame Biden for, and in their contortions they've collectively shoved their head up their own ass. >


The House passed the bill Thursday on a broadly bipartisan vote of 331-97

Not bipartisan theatre, may have some merit >

It's literal theater. The strategic reserves are the one valve Biden can personally turn to impact gas prices. They release them to temporarily increase supply. The supply increase world wide creates a small surge of availability which drives down the overall price. This lowers oil prices. >

It's going to be 2 years of this: "House passes bill, no one cares." >

A Republican Congress approved an SPR sale to China when Trump was in office. Just saying. >

Republicans: “gas prices are too high. It’s Biden’s fault and he won’t do anything to fix it!”
Biden: does the one thing he can tapping the SPR
Republicans: “you weren’t supposed to actually do your job”