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On the recordMarch 7, 2012
So we need the SPR and we need the administration to have the authority to be able to crack down on the speculation, make sure there is more transparency and no game-playing.
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Ed Whitfield
Republican · Kentucky

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Emphasizing the need for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and regulatory authority to combat market speculation.

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