Political Quotes

“This is a messaging amendment. We saw the President draw down the SPR in order to lower gas prices. That is not the purpose of the SPR. The SPR is not a political tool to be implemented with a drawdown right before an election. This was a blip on the radar for lowering gas prices for our constituents. The SPR was designed for emergencies for this Nation, whether there is a hurricane hitting Louisiana or a war. That is the purpose of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. It is not just a reserve that the President can tap into to influence elections and lower gas prices for folks. The way to do that is to increase American energy production in this country. We are blessed in this Nation with abundant natural resources, but apparently, we are cursed by liberal politicians who don't want us to tap into those abundant resources that will help the quality of life of people not only in America but by exporting some of those resources to people across the globe, you can improve the quality of lives for people around the world. Yet, we saw a drawdown of the SPR to temporarily lower prices. That was wrong. Emergencies only. When we draw it down, we ought to produce American energy and refill it, not buy oil from OPEC or adversaries using American resources, again, that we are blessed with in this Nation.…”