Senators ask Bush to tap oil reserves to aid growth

Friday, September 5, 2003

WASHINGTON -- A group of senators sent President Bush a letter on Thursday asking him to release 15 million barrels of oil from the domestic petroleum reserves unless Saudi Arabia increases its oil exports to the United States.

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