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Joe Manchin: “We hope to use it as that strategic reserve, but we keep it around for good reason.”

On the recordOctober 5, 2015
We hope to use it as that strategic reserve, but we keep it around for good reason.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Manchin highlights the purpose of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve as a precautionary measure.

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