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Tom Barrett: “We have the lowest strategic oil reserve volume that we've…”

Featuring: Tom Barrett, Republican | U.S. House, Michigan, District 7

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One-on-one with State Sen. Tom Barrett on Michigan's 7th Congressional District race

Published | Video Starts at 13:55

And Alyssa Slotkin supports Governor Whitmer's plan to shut down Line 5, putting families like mine and thousands, millions probably of other Michiganders at risk. She wants to tap into the strategic oil reserve and completely deplete that down to nothing. We have the lowest strategic oil reserve volume that we've had in my lifetime. And that's in part due to Elissa Slotkin encouraging the Biden administration to do that. (13:55–14:00)

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Asserts that the strategic oil reserve volume is at its lowest in his lifetime.

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