Schumer: Wrong on the SPR Since 1999

“In a time when the majority of Americans are turning to their elected officials to help promote clean air, safe water, and healthy neighborhoods, it is clear from his exceptional environmental score that Chuck Schumer is working to address these quality of life concerns in the Senate,” said LCV President Deb Callahan. “Senator Schumer has chosen to embrace the public’s interest in a clean and healthy environment, instead of siding with the polluting special interests.”

That is unless anyone complains about the prices of those polluting substances. Then he seems to do quite the opposite on environmental issues. If oil is the nation’s heroine addiction, then Sen. Schumer has been trying to make the price on the street as cheap as possible since he was elected Senator. And his favor honey pot to raid is the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR).

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