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Ruben Gallego: “We should start thinking about...expanding our Strategic…”

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

A rising Democrat with 2028 buzz lays out his energy plan

Published May 4, 2026 | Video Starts at 16:42

And sometimes it's as much as 40 to 50% gasoline is more expensive. Changing the mileage reimbursement for the IRS does will help small business owners. … We should start thinking about...expanding our Strategic Petroleum Reserve. … price of diesel, gasoline is actually one of the drivers of that. And when things happen such as what's happening in Iran, it's diesel that actually ends up costing some of the biggest drivers of the cost when it comes to food and other things. (16:42–17:08)

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Suggests expanding the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to support the economy.

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