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Report: Joe Biden to Announce Release of 10-15 Million More Barrels from Emergency Oil Reserves Before Midterm Elections
Breitbart ^ | Charlie Spiering

Posted on 10/19/2022 5:54:53 AM PDT by Hostage

President Joe Biden plans to release even more barrels of oil from the federal government’s strategic reserves to keep gas prices low before the midterm elections.

Bloomberg News reports that the Biden administration plans to release another ten million to 15 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

Biden’s latest decision marks more than 200 million barrels set for release in less than two years as president, more than all previous presidents combined according to the Wall Street Journal.

The oil reserves are currently at the lowest level since 1984.

Despite Biden’s historic oil releases to bring down the cost of gasoline, the OPEC+ nations announced their decision in October to cut oil production by two million barrels a day.

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The president expressed his disappointment with OPEC+ and Saudi Arabia’s decision, despite administration officials working behind the scenes urging them to delay their cuts until after the midterm elections.

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: biden; energy; oil; reserve; spr
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Effect: 1. Weakens the United States 2. Helps some Democrats in the Midterms
1 posted on 10/19/2022 5:54:53 AM PDT by Hostage
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To: Hostage

How stupid can people be?


2 posted on 10/19/2022 5:56:37 AM PDT by silverleaf (“Freedom ultimately means the right of other people to do things that you disagree with”. T. Sowell )
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To: Hostage

The effort is Biden pretending to be relevant.

Biden is following the practices of Kim Jong Un who shoots missiles to be relevant


3 posted on 10/19/2022 5:56:39 AM PDT by bert ( (KWE. NP. N.C. +12) Juneteenth is inequality day)
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To: Hostage

And when it’s all gone, then what?......................


4 posted on 10/19/2022 5:57:24 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Hostage

What a moron. Totally bereft of wisdom and understanding. And probably has no idea that on a daily basis we use about 20 million barrels a day.

Mathematics are not a politician’s strong suit. 🙄🙄🙄


5 posted on 10/19/2022 5:59:24 AM PDT by DennisR (Look around - God gives countless clues that He does, indeed, exist.)
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To: Hostage

Less than one day’s demand in US.


6 posted on 10/19/2022 5:59:25 AM PDT by Renkluaf
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To: Red Badger

Leftists will think climate change has been stopped.


7 posted on 10/19/2022 6:00:06 AM PDT by DennisR (Look around - God gives countless clues that He does, indeed, exist.)
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To: Hostage

The “emergency” is that the Dems may lose the mid-term elections.


8 posted on 10/19/2022 6:00:41 AM PDT by Opinionated Blowhard (When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.)
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And when it’s all gone, then what?......................

That's easy - blame Trump and the MAGA Republicans.

9 posted on 10/19/2022 6:01:39 AM PDT by Opinionated Blowhard (When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.)
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The “emergency” is that the Dems may lose the mid-term elections.

Seeing some of the poll trends I'm almost ready to renew my faith in people's judgement. If we get a major tidal wave then my faith will be renewed for sure.

10 posted on 10/19/2022 6:02:03 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: Hostage

Trader Joe ... I mean Traitor Joe continues his destruction of the Republic


11 posted on 10/19/2022 6:04:59 AM PDT by antidemoncrat
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To: Red Badger

We lose a war when we can’t even fuel our warships, as enemy nuclear subs sink tankers on the ocean.


12 posted on 10/19/2022 6:06:19 AM PDT by Travis McGee (EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: Hostage

It’s too late to help them.


13 posted on 10/19/2022 6:06:23 AM PDT by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marilyn vos Savant)
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To: Hostage

Waiting for the news that the SPR is “tapped out”. For Biden that SPR oil is his political ‘life’s blood’. Once it runs out even his die-hard supporters will realize that it’s all over.


14 posted on 10/19/2022 6:15:12 AM PDT by Tallguy
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To: Hostage

Does nothing to lower gas prices at the pump.


15 posted on 10/19/2022 6:15:50 AM PDT by SkyDancer ( I make airplanes fly, what's your super power?)
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To: silverleaf

Half the adults have IQs below 100.


16 posted on 10/19/2022 6:18:07 AM PDT by kosciusko51
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USA weakens itself against the like of nations like Russia, Iran, China, North Korea, etc. Democrat, Joe Biden continues to destroy this once great Republic and it’s magnificent people!!! Wake up, Wise up, American voters...Vote Trump Team & GOP...period!!! Save the American Republic and help Make America Great Again!!! The Current Democrat Party needs to be politically destroyed...now!!!


17 posted on 10/19/2022 6:19:47 AM PDT by JLAGRAYFOX (Defeat both the Republican (e) & Democrat (e) political parties....Forever!!!)
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The real issue is too little refined products currently in stock.....


18 posted on 10/19/2022 6:24:56 AM PDT by Lockbox (politicians, they all seemed like game show hosts to me.... Sting)
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To: Hostage

Using government resources for political purposes used to be a crime.

Still is if you aren’t a Demonocrat.


19 posted on 10/19/2022 6:27:40 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ( We need to “build back better” on the bones and ashes of those forcing us to “Build Back Better.")
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To: kosciusko51

The problem with those 50% is that they THINK they are smart.
They have predetermined positions that they can not be swayed from because they lack the ability to reason.


20 posted on 10/19/2022 6:28:33 AM PDT by woodbutcher1963
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