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AXIOS (Ben Geman) - Exclusive: Gallego presses DOE on oil reserve as gas prices rise

Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) is pressing the Energy Department for details on plans to provide oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve as pump prices rise. Why it matters: Gallego's new letter to Energy Secretary Chris Wright, viewed first by Axios, shows how the energy effects of the Iran war are spilling into Capitol Hill — and politics more broadly. - Gallego is a potential 2028 Democratic presidential hopeful. Driving the news: The letter asks how the SPR move will affect gasoline prices and supply in Arizona, as well as questions about the planning process. The big picture: The Energy Department plans a phased distribution of 172 million barrels of crude from the nation's strategic oil reserves. - It's part of a wider planned…

Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) is pressing the Energy Department for details on plans to provide oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve as pump prices rise. Why it matters: Gallego's new letter to Energy Secretary Chris Wright, viewed first by Axios, shows how the energy effects of the Iran war are spilling into Capitol Hill — and politics more broadly. - Gallego is a potential 2028 Democratic presidential hopeful. Driving the news: The letter asks how the SPR move will affect gasoline prices and supply in Arizona, as well as questions about the planning process. The big picture: The Energy Department plans a phased distribution of 172 million barrels of crude from the nation's strategic oil reserves. - It's part of a wider planned…Open