WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) joined Senator John Curtis (R-Utah) as the Democratic lead on legislation to help lower gas prices in the West. The Western Refined Fuel Reserve (WRFR) Act would require the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a fuel reserve that would hold refined fuels for certain Western states, including Nevada, to utilize during emergencies.
Western states, including Nevada, have the highest gas prices (https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/states-with-the-highest-gas-prices) in the country. Today, gas in Nevada costs (https://gasprices.aaa.com/?state=NV) $3.72 per gallon, 74 cents higher than the national...