I want to call everyone's attention to a particular paragraph. It reads: ``When prices are high in the northeast, which uses a lot of home heating oil, the Secretary of Energy may,'' not must, but may, ``disburse home heating oil from a reserve.'' This reserve, as we all know all too well, does not exist today, although current law allows it. This amendment would authorize the creation of a Northeast reserve of up to 2 million barrels and allow it to be tapped during a regional emergency.
Sherwood Boehlert: “I want to call everyone's attention to a particular paragraph. It reads: ``When prices are high in the northeast, which…”
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Discussing the need for a Northeast reserve of home heating oil during a vote.
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