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Adam Schiff: “I think that family would say, ``You know, I would be willing to pay a little less at the pump or have the oil company…”

On the recordJuly 26, 2007
I think that family would say, ``You know, I would be willing to pay a little less at the pump or have the oil company earn a little less at the pump if it meant pumping a little more of that money into the FBI to keep me safe, or if it meant another bulletproof vest for a police officer.'' I think that family would say the record profits of that industry, that we had a chance to actually take some of those resources and plow it into this country, invest in this country, I think that family in Texas would say, ``That means more to me than making sure that these companies enjoy corporate welfare and astounding profits.''
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Adam Schiff
Democratic · California

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Discussing the impact of oil company profits on public safety funding.

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