Push the Biden administration to release more oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

Margaret Wood Hassan · New Hampshire · Democratic

policy impact 0.68 specificity 0.84 extraction confidence 92%

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Occurrences

Evidence

Sen. Maggie Hassan's March 31, 2022 press release states that, following her repeated calls, the Biden administration announced an additional release of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and cites her role in pressing for SPR releases to lower prices for constituents.

Official Senate press release attributing a March 31, 2022 Biden administration SPR release to Hassan's repeated calls and describing her as having led/participated in bipartisan pushes that resulted in administration action to release oil to lower prices.

delivered same_term A for effort

Following Senator Hassan’s Push, Administration to Release More Oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
secondary · model gpt-5-mini · confidence 92%

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The Department of Energy (March 31, 2022) issued statements that it would execute President Biden’s authorization to release up to one million barrels per day from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve for six months and subsequently posted multiple Notices of Sale and contract awards implementing those releases.

Official DOE documentation (statement and subsequent notices of sale/contract awards) confirms the Biden administration carried out large SPR drawdowns announced March 31, 2022, demonstrating the administration implemented SPR releases after calls from members of Congress.

delivered same_term

Statement from U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm on President Biden’s Historic Response to Putin’s Price Hike (DOE statement implementing SPR release)
secondary · model gpt-5-mini · confidence 95%

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Assessments

delivered same_term A for effort

The Biden administration announced and executed major SPR releases on March 31, 2022 (DOE notices and sale/contract awards). Senator Maggie Hassan issued a contemporaneous press release stating her repeated calls contributed to that decision. The action occurred during her Senate term and she publicly and materially pushed for the release, so the promise was delivered.

provider openai · model gpt-5-mini · confidence 90%