Survey: 57% Of U.S. Voters Support SPR Releases To Lower Gasoline Prices

Nearly three in five American voters, or 57%, support the releases from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) as a means to lower domestic gasoline prices, a new Morning Consult/Politico survey found on Wednesday. 70% of Democrats and 48% of Republicans support the SPR releases. The Biden Administration is in the process of releasing 180 million barrels from the SPR by the end of this year and is considering further releases in its efforts to bring down gasoline prices ahead of the midterm election on November 8.   Other measures to reduce…