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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Josh Brecheen issued the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 21, the Strategic Production Response Act, which limits the drawdown of petroleum in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) until the Department of Energy develops a plan to increase the percentage of federal lands leased for oil and gas production.

This vote follows the first open amendment process in the House in seven years, resulting in the consideration of more than 140 amendments to the SPR Act.

“As Oklahomans know, the Biden Administration has declared a war on American energy—canceling pipelines, imposing burdensome regulations on companies, and imposing a moratorium on new oil and gas leases on public lands,” said Congressman Josh Brecheen. 

“While the Biden Administration has made it tougher for America to produce oil, its solution has been to deplete our Strategic Petroleum Reserve—selling off nearly 40% of our stockpile. The SPR is supposed to only be used in emergency situations,” Brecheen continued. 

“I was proud to vote for the Strategic Production Response Act so that America has a plan: if we’re going to withdraw from our SPR in non-emergencies than we must also increase domestic production. It is common sense and the first step in ending the Biden Administration’s assault against American energy,” Brecheen concluded.