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It is covering for the BS they sell to their base.  If they sold them the idea that there are gay aliens on the moon they would have a bill outlawing the US from doing business on the moon.
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” >

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.