Funny, hitting the SPR has done wonders for the price of oil in the past and has acted as a counterbalance to OPEC. Controlling spending at all levels of government is always a great goal, but I fail to see how that's going to affect the price we pay at the pump.
Without an energy policy that reduces or eliminates the foreign control over our domestic gas prices by encouraging drilling and building new refineries, we remain at the mercy of OPEC and Hugo. I'm still waiting for the staunchest liberal to show me how that benefits America.
The Department of Energy web site I linked above tracked EVERY sale and exchange of oil for the SPR. What you claim never happened.