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David Valadao: “I think these energy policies are misguided, and the fact that Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil company had a $161 billion…”

On the recordMarch 22, 2023
I think these energy policies are misguided, and the fact that Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil company had a $161 billion in profit on record, I think I would be looking more at that and how do we drive those revenues back to the U.S. for American innovation, American clean energy, and American energy workers.
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David Valadao
Republican · California

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Criticism of energy policies favoring foreign profits over American workers.

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