Markey says US must prepare oil reserve after OPEC

> "OPEC, led by Iran and Venezuela, has snubbed its nose at the United States and the rest of the Western nations addicted to OPEC oil," Markey, the top Democrat on the Natural Resources Committee, said in a release. "This is a clear sign that America must engage in a long-term plan to break our ties to this OPEC-controlled market, and prepare to deploy America's oil reserves now to head off an economic collapse from continued high gas prices." (Reporting by Timothy Gardner)