President Barack Obama says he’s prepared to tap the country’s emergency oil reserve should the situation demand it.

As gas prices rise some in Congress have been calling on Obama to tap into the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

Obama spoke at a White House news conference Friday as gas prices in the U.S. climbed past $3.54 per gallon.

Oil prices have surged 24 percent since the middle of February as unrest in the Middle

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