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On the recordMarch 15, 2011
The talk of tapping into the strategic petroleum reserve is nonsensical when we have a reserve that is strategically placed with a lot more oil in it.
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Louie Gohmert
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

He criticizes the idea of using the strategic petroleum reserve instead of offshore drilling.

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