WASHINGTON, March 15 [Category: Energy] -- The Institute for Energy Research posted the following commentary: * * * U.S. Will Release 172 Million Barrels of Oil From the Strategic Petroleum Reserve * Key Takeaways 1 Member states of the IEA have agreed to release 400 million barrels of strategic reserves in the wake of Iran's closure and mining of the Strait of Hormuz. 2 The U.S. share will be 172 million barrels over four months, beginning next week in conjunction with other members more PR

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: "It Isn't Worth the Costs," Sen. Schiff Slams the Burden Trump's Iran War is Putting on American Families, Servicemembers on NBC's Meet the Press * Schiff: "Let's think about what is being lost right now, and that is all of these billions, this $11 billion just within the first few days. That's money that could have gone into new hospitals and new schools. It could have gone into health ca more PR