Rising pump prices draw calls to action from Democrats

As oil prices rise in the wake of U.S. military operations in Iran, Senate Democrats have begun calling for a solution to the increasing costs.

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, in a Sunday post on X, called on President Donald Trump to draw down oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to slow rising costs.

“Due to Donald Trump’s reckless war of choice, gas prices have surged to their highest levels in years. His response? ‘If they rise, they rise.’ He couldn’t care less,” Schumer said. “Today, I demanded Trump release oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve IMMEDIATELY to bring relief to Americans at the pump.”