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Them go down even further. >> senior adviser for energy securities, joining us from the lawn of the white house, amos hawkstein. thanks so much for your time this morning. we appreciate it. let's bring in the co-anchor of cnbc's squawkbox, andrew ross sorkin. you've been listening in. what will be the impact of the release of these $16 million barrels. >> in the short-term, he's right. it will lower prices. there's no question, and that will probably be a good thing. of course, people will have questions about the timing of it, the midterms, and everything else. the bigger question is longer...

United states is going to buy back oil for our national security, for the spr. that means that private sector in america can start investing back in america, increasing production, and lowering prices for american consumers. >> mr. hawkstein, i would like to ask you about the timing of price increases for gasoline. so the saudis announce that they're cutting back whatever they -- the amount of gas -- of oil that they're going to produce, on a specific day. within 48 hours, gas prices here in the united states trickle up. is there any evidence of price gouging going on? >> well, i think what ha...