Schumer Calls on US Oil Companies to Testify Before Senate Amid Rising Gasoline Prices

© PETE MAROVICHSenate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks during a press availability following the democratic caucus luncheon at the United States Capitol on November 2, 2021 in Washington, DC.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks during a press availability following the democratic caucus luncheon at the United States Capitol on November 2, 2021 in Washington, DC.   - Sputnik International, 1920, 17.03.2022
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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer wants to see US Big Oil companies’ executives testifying before the Senate amid the surge in gasoline prices while oil continues to tumble.
“Unbelievable: Big Oil is telling consumers to just wait for prices to go down even though the price of oil is already dropping,” Schumer said via Twitter on Wednesday. “We are calling Big Oil executives to testify before the Senate.”
Earlier on Wednesday, President Joe Biden also appealed to US oil giants with a request to reduce gasoline prices in view of the fall in the commodity prices in recent days.
Vehicle lights pass a price board at a BP gas station in Detroit, Monday, March 7, 2022. - Sputnik International, 1920, 16.03.2022
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