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How one policy wonk convinced the Biden Administration to get into the oil trading business
How one policy wonk convinced the Biden Administration to get into the oil trading business
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Length:
33 minutes
Released:
Oct 23, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Fearing an energy crisis following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a little-known policy wonk convinced the Biden Administration to help drive down oil prices by using the US’s government emergency supply of oil in a radical new way. Featuring Skanda Amarnath (@IrvingSwisher), Executive Director of the think tank, Employ America.
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Released:
Oct 23, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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