Mike Levin: “earlier this week the OPEC cartel announced it would reduce oil production by 1 million barrels of oil per day starting…”

“earlier this week the OPEC cartel announced it would reduce oil production by 1 million barrels of oil per day starting April 1. This move is designed solely for one purpose: to keep pushing up oil prices in the United States and other oil-consuming countries. Most energy experts say that given current inventory levels in the United States and elsewhere and current consumption rates, OPEC's cuts mean that gasoline prices will likely stay high, hurting American families; jet fuel prices will stay high, hurting our airlines; and diesel fuel prices will stay high, hurting our truckers, manufacturers, and farmers. As OPEC was planning this price hike, what was the response of the administration? Just a few days before, the Secretary of Energy stated he was not about to go begging for oil. One step we should take immediately to counteract high prices and OPEC's action is to stop filling our Strategic Petroleum Reserve. This month, the administration is going to put about 200,000 barrels per day of oil into the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.”