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Mike Levin: the Senate has spoken. The administration should listen to common sense and to what the market says, that when supply in…

On the recordMarch 29, 2004
the Senate has spoken. The administration should listen to common sense and to what the market says, that when supply in the private sector goes down, prices go up, and the Strategic Petroleum Reserve fills have made a major contribution to high oil and gasoline prices in this country. It adds little to our energy or economic security for the administration to pursue the course it is on. I hope it will reconsider the SPR deposits.
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Mike Levin
Democratic · California

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Discussing the impact of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve on oil and gasoline prices.

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