To: President Donald Trump, The United States House of Representatives, and The United States Senate
Embargo Exports of Refined Petroleum Products
Whereas the Untied States is facing exorbitantly high gasoline process, a fact that negatively affects both personal finances and the general economy; and
Whereas, the number one export of the United States is refined petroleum products, particularly in the form of gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel; and
Whereas, the development of oil pipelines cannot alleviate the problem of high gasoline prices if such refined products are allowed to be sold outside the United States,
Therefore, we call on the federal government to exercise its legislative and administrative power to embargo the exportation of refined petroleum products from the United States.
Why is this important?
For the last year, our largest export has been refined petroleum products. Unless exportation of gasoline and related products are ceased, gasoline prices will not decline regardless of levels of production of crude oil.
The mainstream media have been ignoring the the US has been a net exporter of gasoline for over a year--at a time when Americans have been paying unnecessarily high prices at the pump.