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Ruben Gallego: “I'm also demanding real answers from the Department of…”

Featuring: Ruben Gallego, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Arizona

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LIVE: Sen. Ruben Gallego addresses rising gas prices in Arizona

Published | Video Starts at 04:54

Anything we've done, there's no reason why Arizonans should be paying more for this. Very, very expensive. So these are the two things that we need to figure out. I'm also demanding real answers from the Department of Energy about the Weather administration's release of 172 million barrels from the SPR. The Strategic Petroleum Reserve will actually reach states like Arizona or only reach the states closest to the reserve. As you know, we get our gas from two areas, California and Texas. (04:54–05:02)

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