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Dems turn to hostile dictators for oil production as gas prices tick up, GOP blame 'war on American energy'

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President Biden and Democratic lawmakers doubled down on the importance of hostile actors boosting oil output Wednesday after a decision from a Saudi-led group to cut production.

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), the powerful Middle Eastern oil cartel, and its Russian counterpart announced a massive production cut of 2 million barrels of oil per day, the largest reduction since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020.

In response, Democrats have unleashed their fury, noting the importance of oil production from the cartel comprised of dictators and hostile actors. "The President is disappointed by the shortsighted decision by OPEC+ to cut production quotas while the global economy is dealing with the continued negative impact of Putin’s invasion of Ukraine," the White House said in a statement Wednesday. "At a time when maintaining a global supply of energy is of paramount importance, this decision will have the most negative impact on lower- and middle-income countries that are already reeling from elevated energy prices," the statement continued.

President Biden greets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in July. (Reuters) The White House also announced Biden would order the Department of Energy to unleash another 10 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.The president has already drained 280 million barrels from the emergency stockpile, taking it to its lowest level since 1984.

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