WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Tom Cotton issued the following press release:
Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today sent a letter to Secretary of Energy Chris Wright raising concerns over the Biden administration's misuse of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). America's emergency energy stockpile is an instrument designed to protect our national security and respond to supply emergencies, not a political tool.
In part, Senator Cotton wrote:
"I write to express my concerns about the Biden administration's actions related to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) and its consequences for the U.S. government's ability to respond to the illegal attacks by the Iranian regime in the Middle East.
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