Advertisement OPINION: This article may contain commentary which reflects the author's opinion. The strategic petroleum reserves are supposed to be used in times of a national crisis, not to lower gas prices. Now Republicans are starting an investigation into why President Joe Biden decided to the 180 million barrels released from the strategic petroleum reserves since the Spring, The Daily Mail reported.

It's no secret that Americans are paying record prices at the gas pumps. Rapidly ascending prices also affect the cost of all the goods and services that are an integral part of the American economy. Farmers, manufacturers, delivery companies, repair people...you name it: they're paying more to do their jobs, and they're passing those costs to consumers.