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Bill Clinton: I directed the Secretary of Energy to exchange 30 million barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve over…

On the recordSeptember 22, 2000
I directed the Secretary of Energy to exchange 30 million barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve over the next 30 days.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks on the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and an Exchange With Reporters

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