Sen. Cramer Cosponsors Bill to Block SPR Oil Exports to China

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, cosponsored the Protecting America's Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act.

The bill, led by Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), would prohibit the U.S. Secretary of Energy from exporting Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) oil to China or selling it to companies with ties to the Chinese Communist Party. It would also establish a condition barring any entity sold SPR oil, from exporting the product to China.

"The SPR is not a commodity the Administration should exploit in an attempt to address its self-inflicted inflation crisis," said Senator Cramer. "The sooner the U.S. decouples from China, the better positioned we will be to bolster our national security, promote our producers, and leverage our resources. The right play here would be to unleash domestic fuel production and protect our strategic reserve from Communist China."

Senator Cramer is joined by Senators Roger Marshall (R-KS), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Jerry Moran (R-KS), John Boozman (R-AR), Mike Braun (R-IN), Rick Scott (R-FL), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Roger Wicker (R-MS), and Tim Scott (R-SC).

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