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Henry Waxman: “With oil at such a high price, do we need to be giving out $4 billion in tax breaks for oil companies each year?”

On the recordMarch 7, 2012
With oil at such a high price, do we need to be giving out $4 billion in tax breaks for oil companies each year?
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Henry Waxman
Democratic · California

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Waxman questions the need for oil subsidies given high profits.

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