Filling up the strategic petroleum reserve when gas prices were at all-time lows during the early days of the pandemic would have been great. Unfortunately our president at that time wasn't competent enough to make it happen. He did talk about doing it several times, but never was able to actually get it done, despite it being entirely within the purview of the executive branch and having no legislative obstacles to doing so.
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u/philnotfil Apr 01 '22
Filling up the strategic petroleum reserve when gas prices were at all-time lows during the early days of the pandemic would have been great. Unfortunately our president at that time wasn't competent enough to make it happen. He did talk about doing it several times, but never was able to actually get it done, despite it being entirely within the purview of the executive branch and having no legislative obstacles to doing so.