As Trump's War Causes Gas Prices to Soar, Krishnamoorthi Calls for Tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve

WASHINGTON – Following this weekend's surge in oil prices — with the price per barrel climbing into triple digits, the highest level in four years — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) called on President Trump to act immediately to lower costs at the pump:

“Because of President Trump’s war in Iran, the average price per gallon in Illinois has soared by nearly fifty cents in just the past month. President Trump might say this is a ‘very small price to pay,’ but families struggling to fill their tanks disagree. By now it’s clear that the President started this war with no strategy, no plan to end it, and no concern for its impacts on hard-working Americans.

Today, I am calling on the White House to immediately tap the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to reduce the price of gas. President Trump’s failure to tap the Reserve — which we did most recently when the war in Ukraine began — is inexplicable. It’s simple: Illinois families did not want President Trump’s war, and they certainly should not be forced to pay for President Trump’s war.”